Marco Silva told Nikola Vlasic that he was not part of his Premier League plans and the Everton winger is now on loan in Russia with CSKA Moscow.
Nikola Vlasic is certainly proving a point out on loan at CSKA Moscow.
While Everton have won just one of their first six Premier League games this season, the Croatian winger is enjoying a terrific run of form over in Russia.
Vlasic, who is on loan at CSKA from the Toffees, scored a last-minute equaliser in last week’s Champions League draw away at Lokomotiv Moscow, before hitting the net again in a Man of the Match display in Sunday’s Moscow derby against Spartak.
Speaking to Novilist, Vlasic admitted Silva had told him that he would not be a big part of his first-team plans for the 2018/19 season, but the 21-year-old’s agent and father clearly believes Vlasic had plenty to offer at Goodison Park.
“Marco Silva is under enormous pressure because he loaned Nikola out. Many fans and pundits believe Everton have big problems in midfield and Nikola is the player they need,” Yoshko Vlasic told Championat.
“Vlasic told Silva before leaving he considered himself the best midfielder in the team. The manager made a big mistake.”
On paper, Everton should be creating and scoring more goals than they are right now with Gylfi Sigurdsson, Theo Walcott, Richarlison and Ademola Lookman all available to the Everton boss.
With Vlasic’s future uncertain, Yoshko has added that his son and client might not be returning to Merseyside any time soon.
“Nikola is enjoying his life at CSKA.” he said. “He has an excellent manager and excellent support from his team. Nikola might stay at CSKA next season.”
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