Winger Andre Carrillo is currently on loan at Watford.
According to the Watford Observer, winger Andre Carrillo may no longer join Watford permanently from Benfica when his loan deal expires this summer.
Carrillo, 25, made his name with Sporting in Portugal before a controversial move to rivals Benfica, and after one frustrating season at the Estadio da Luz, he headed to Watford for a season-long loan.
The Peruvian international reunited with his former Sporting manager Marco Silva, and featured prominently under the Portuguese boss, but hasn’t started a Premier League game since Silva’s sacking in January.
Now, it’s believed that any permanent deal for Carrillo could be off, and a return to Benfica could be on the cards, with may just open the door for a shock move to Everton – though some dominoes may have to fall for that to happen.
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Everton notoriously attempted to lure Silva away from Watford back in October and November following Ronald Koeman’s exit, and Silva seemingly had plans in mind for his Everton recruitment.
The Times report that Silva discussed taking Carrillo to Everton with him, and the winger wanted a move to Goodison Park in order to follow the manager to Merseyside.
With Sam Allardyce under huge pressure after a 1-0 defeat, ironically, at Watford on Saturday, the Toffees could yet replace him with Silva this summer, finally handing Farhad Moshiri his top managerial target.
That could open the door for Carrillo to follow him, and whilst a number of moving parts would have to fall into place, it does seem that an extended stay with Watford is unlikely.
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