Everton have been linked with a huge-money move for the striker.
Everton fans have seen their club spend somewhere in the region of £145 million this summer, but a lot of them aren’t keen on the latest rumour.
The 26-year-old has scored 24 times in 81 games for the Lisbon-based club and it would cost the Toffees a whopping £45.8 million to trigger his release clause, Record claims.
With his goal return and buyout clause in mind, you could forgive fans of the Goodison Park club for not swinging from the chandeliers over the latest rumour – and many aren’t.
Manager Ronald Koeman definitely needs another striking option.
Wayne Rooney, who re-signed for the Toffees from Manchester United last month, has been in a rich vein of form, scoring in Everton’s last two Premier League games but if Koeman has designs on the top four then he will need additional firepower.
Moves for Olivier Giroud and Christian Benteke have been mooted, but only the latter is realistic at this stage.
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