Everton allowed Ramiro Funes Mori to leave Goodison Park to move to Villarreal yesterday.
Everton’s sale of Ramiro Funes Mori surely suggests that Marcel Brands and Marco Silva are confident that a new defender will arrive in the near future.
Everton sold Funes Mori to Villarreal yesterday, with the Argentine the first of a number of players who could leave Goodison Park this summer.
Everton are understood to be wanting to cut the numbers in their squad, but they surely wouldn’t have sanctioned Funes Mori’s sale without confidence that a new defender would be arriving soon.
Everton already have problems at centre-back, so letting one of their options go, without signing any cover would be disastrous.
Everton are reportedly hoping to sell Ashley Williams, while Phil Jagielka and Michael Keane have hardly looked convincing over the past season.
Losing Funes Mori can’t be considered a blow, but cutting the numbers available to Silva at centre-back would not be a wise move.
And Everton’s willingness to let the Argnetine go, surely is a sign that they have confidence that a new central defender will arrive on Merseyside sooner rather than later.
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