Everton signing Rodrigo would be major surprise

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Everton are said to be keen on Valencia forward Rodrigo.

According to The Sun, Everton are interested in signing Rodrigo from Valencia, but his arrival at Goodison Park would go against Marcel Brands has tried to do since arriving.

Everton have generally looked at signing younger players since Brands and Marco Silva took to the helm, with the Toffees keen to reduce the average age of their squad.

Everton have worked well in the transfer market recently, with the likes of Bernard, Lucas Digne and Richarlison all proving to be outstanding signings.

Brands and Silva have both admitted that exceptions could be made, if Everton did find the right player available, who had more experience.

However, it would be a major shock to see Rodrigo placed on their wishlist this summer.

Everton are looking for a new striker, as it appears they currently are lacking a goalscorer, and The Sun claim that they could join the race for the Valencia forward, who is valued at £30 million.

But if Everton did move for Rodrigo for that sort of money it would rather scream of desperation.

Rodrigo is a talent, but at 28 he has little re-sale value and just doesn’t fit with the Everton project.

The Spaniard scored 15 goals in 51 appearances last term, which is credible but hardly spectacular, and he also struggled on his last spell in England with Bolton Wanderers.

The transfer just appears to carry too much risk, and it would be a major surprise if Everton went through with it, despite the rumours.