Everton signed Sandro Ramirez from Malaga earlier this summer.
Pundit Phil Neville has told The Mirror that he thinks Sandro Ramirez is a ‘very good player’ – but believes the Everton signing will take time to settle in at Goodison Park.
Everton have splashed the cash this summer in the process of making six first-team additions, with Jordan Pickford, Cuco Martina, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen, Sandro Ramirez and Wayne Rooney all arriving.
Rooney has grabbed the most attention having completed his return to Goodison Park, whilst Pickford, Keane and Klaassen are exciting young additions, with Martina brought in as depth in defence.
Malaga forward Sandro shoots
Arguably the most intriguing addition is that of forward Sandro, who joined the Toffees from Malaga in a deal worth just £5.25million, as noted by The Mirror.
Sandro, 22, had come up through the ranks of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, but with a lack of first-team football at the Camp Nou, he moved on to Malaga last summer.
The forward – who can play out wide or up front – enjoyed a superb season with the Andalusians, smashing 14 goals and three assists in just 30 La Liga games before making his bargain move to Everton.
Now, pundit and former Everton captain Phil Neville has told The Mirror that he thinks Sandro is a ‘very good player’, but feels that it will take him time to settle in at Everton – more so than any of the club’s other summer signings.
Neville added that he thinks Swansea playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson would be a superb signing for Ronald Koeman’s men, whilst also praising the additions of Klaassen and Rooney as Everton search for more creativity.
Phil Neville
“I think he is a good player and what you are buying with Sigurdsson is a player who provides a lot of assists,” said Neville. “Sandro Ramirez, the centre forward they have bought from Malaga, is a very good player though it will take him time to settle in. And with Wayne Rooney, it wouldn’t surprise me if he goes and brings another forward in.”
“Sigurdsson, the thing that worries me is the money, but he would provide assists. You look at Davy Klaassen, his record in Ajax in terms of assists and goals, Rooney; a proven goalscorer and assists, Ross Barkley if he stays as well. All of a sudden Everton have a really creative side. Add Sigurdsson into that, Everton could be one of the teams to watch this year,” he added.
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