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Niasse return to form should convince Klaassen to take loan move

Everton's Senegalese striker Oumar Niasse controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Everton at ...
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Oumar Niasse left Everton to join Hull City during the second half of the 2016-17 campaign.

Oumar Niasse of Everton holds off Christian Kabasele of Watford as he goes on to score his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Everton and Watford at Goodison Park on...

Since his move from Lokomotiv Moscow to Everton in January 2016, Oumar Niasse has had to endure the torrid chants of both home and away fans as he struggled to prove his transfer fee, reportedly worth £13.5million.

The 27-year-old looked lost during his first forays into Premier League football under Roberto Martinez, and it saw Ronald Koeman ostracise the Senegal international before loaning him to Hull City during the second half of the 2016-17 campaign.

Scoring five times for a Hull side staring relegation in the face, Niasse returned to Merseyside rejuvenated and has since starred for the Toffees – utilising the loan system to the best of its use by scoring five goals in eight games this term.

Charlie Daniels of AFC Bournemouth and Davy Klaassen of Everton battle for possession during the Premier League match between Everton and AFC Bournemouth at Goodison Park on September 23,...

Now, Turkish outlet Sporx claim Davy Klaassen could be the next Everton first teamer to be shipped out on loan after struggling to make an impact at Goodison Park despite captaining Ajax to the Europa League final last season.

The 24-year-old midfielder scored 20 goals and laid on 12 assists in 50 appearances last term, but is yet to find the back of the net for Everton and has only managed one assist against Ruzemberok.

Davy Klaassen of Everton and Lynden Gooch of Sunderland battle for possession during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Everton and Sunderland at Goodison Park on September 20, 2017...

The report claims European giants Fenerbahce are interested in luring the 16-time Netherlands international to the SuperLig, during the second half of the 2017-18 season.

Klaassen is way down the playmaker pecking order behind Gylfi Sigurdsson, Wayne Rooney and Nikola Vlasic, and if he wants to see his Everton move prove to be a success, mirroring Niasse by leaving on loan and coming back reinvigorated could be key to his form and the Toffees’ performance in 2018-19.