Ronald Koeman is apparently on the lookout for a new Everton right-back and the Manchester United youngster fits the bill.
Young, hungry and the manager’s compatriot, if there’s a better solution to Everton’s right-back search than Timothy Fosu-Mensah then we haven’t heard it.
After rescuing Morgan Schneiderlin from his Manchester United nightmare, Calciomercato report that Ronald Koeman is prepared to return to Old Trafford to offer the versatile 19-year-old an escape route.
After eight Premier League appearances in a breakthrough campaign under Louis Van Gaal last season, Jose Mourinho has merely served up more ammunition to those lining up to lament his apparent mistrust of young players.
Since the Portuguese arrived at Old Trafford, the former Ajax prodigy has played just one minute of Premier League football despite recently inking a four-year contract. That’s 618 fewer than Mason Holgate and 634 fewer than Tom Davies, two highly-rated prospects handed regular opportunities by Koeman at Goodison Park.
Therefore, you could see why the Dutchman would be enticed by the prospect of swapping Manchester for Merseyside. Furthermore, Everton seem intent on reinforcing their right-back options in the summer with Bacary Sagna and Ahmed Elmohamady reportedly identified as back-ups to Seamus Coleman.
However, at the age of 34 and 29 respectively, they hardly represent long-term, or indeed inspiring, additions. Fosu-Mensah, meanwhile, has his whole career ahead of him.
A career that appears to have stalled since Mourinho arrived in Manchester.
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