Everton’s Ademola Lookman reportedly wants a move to RB Leipzig.
Everton are yet to make a new signing this summer, but Marcel Brands and Marco Silva will be expecting talks to heat up in the coming weeks ahead of August’s transfer deadline.
The Toffees need reinforcements, and a left-sided winger should be a priority, especially if Silva wants to play his 4-2-3-1 system; after all, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Theo Walcott look settled as No. 10 and right winger.
Speculation from the Daily Star over the weekend suggested that Everton are looking to pounce for a Bundesliga star, with RB Leipzig’s Emil Forsberg believed to be a target.
The 26-year-old would allegedly cost upwards of £25million, and talks with RB Leipzig may not only involve a deal for star playmaker Forsberg.
The Mirror report that Everton winger Ademola Lookman – who spent the second half of last season on loan with Leipzig – wants to join the German club permanently, though Everton are rejecting their bids so far.
Lookman hit five goals and three assists in 11 games for Leipzig, making a permanent move appealing to both Leipzig and Lookman himself, but as a talent with huge potential, Everton are rightfully standing firm.
In fact, the only way Everton should allow Lookman to make the move he wants is if Forsberg heads to Goodison Park in a part-exchange deal, potentially bringing the price down to the region of £10million to £15million plus Lookman.
Everton’s priority should be to keep Lookman, but if they can’t convince him to stay, then landing Forsberg – who hit 19 assists in the 2016-17 season – should be an absolute must for the Toffees, as they shouldn’t go into next season with neither player.
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