Marco Silva is said to be keen to bring in Matthijs De Ligt from Ajax this summer.
De Ligt has been linked with some of Europe’s biggest clubs this summer, with the 18-year-old regarded as one of the top prospects in the world.
Everton are the latest club to throw their name in the ring for the centre-back, and if they somehow completed a deal, it would be their most exciting transfer for years.
Everton need a new centre-back this summer, and in De Ligt they will have struck the jackpot.
The Ajax man would be a player that Marco Silva could build his team around for years, with the teenager only set to get better.
De Ligt could fit in perfectly in Silva’s system too, as he is so comfortable in possession.
The transfer appears extremely ambitious at this stage, but if Everton can pull it off, then it would be a massive statement of intent.
And De Ligt’s arrival at Goodison Park would announce Everton as genuine contenders to trouble the top six next season.
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