Everton striker Oumar Niasse could be on his way out of the club this month.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Everton striker Oumar Niasse is open to leaving the club this month as a £13million exit seemingly draws ever closer.
Niasse joined the Toffees two years ago in a major deal from Lokomotiv Moscow, but was largely frozen out under Ronald Koeman before being given another chance this term.
With five goals in 11 Premier League games, Niasse has produced far beyond what anybody expected of him, but it has become clear that he isn’t fancied under Sam Allardyce either.
Allardyce’s first signing – Turkish international striker Cenk Tosun – means that Niasse has dropped down the pecking order, and an exit could be on the cards this month.
The Liverpool Echo report that Niasse is ‘willing to leave’ this month in search of first-team football elsewhere, and three Premier League clubs are preparing moves.
Brighton and Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion are all understood to be interested in signing Niasse, with a £13million fee believed to be on his head.
That would see Everton recoup most of the outlay they paid to land Niasse in January 2016, offering the 27-year-old an escape route from Goodison Park after a tumultuous time on Merseyside.
That may also give manager Allardyce some funds to spend on other areas of his team, with Everton still seemingly in need of a left back and a defensive midfielder this month.
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