Everton are set to receive a significant transfer windfall, assuming Amadou Onana’s £50 million ($64.8m) move to Aston Villa can be completed in the coming days.
Onana was one of the Toffees’ standout performers as they pulled themselves away from relegation danger in the Premier League last season. The club only found themselves in a similar situation in the first place after points deductions for breaching the EPL’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
There will undoubtedly be a balance to be struck between looking after the financial bottom line and ensuring Sean Dyche’s side are not detrimentally weakened by the loss of such a key player.
According Sports GazetteEverton have signed the Napoli playmaker Jesper Lindstrom as a possible summer signing. The Italian newspaper also credits Villa with an interest in the 24-year-old Dane. Perhaps Onana’s proposed move to Birmingham will help clear Lindstrom’s path to Merseyside.
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Jesper Lindstrom career statistics, transfer price
Napoli signed Lindstrom from Eintracht Frankfurt for 30 million euros ($32.7 million) last summer but the player struggled to adapt as the Partenopei’s Serie A title defence crumbled.
The attacking midfielder made 22 top-flight appearances but only started two of them as Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzarri were sacked by president Aurelio De Laurentiis. Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona took over on an interim basis until the end of the season and Lindström appears to be out of new manager Antonio Conte’s plans.
That miserable season meant he was left out of Denmark’s squad for Euro 2024. Lindstrom has 16 full international caps to his name and played in all three of his country’s games at the 2022 World Cup.
His rise to the top level came as a result of two impressive seasons at Eintracht Frankfurt, where Lindstrom won the UEFA Europa League in 2021/22 and featured in the Champions League the following season.
In 80 games in Frankfurt, Lindström has scored 14 goals and provided just as many assists. It is in this form that Everton hope to see him arrive at Goodison Park.
A deal close to the €30m Napoli handed the Bundesliga club a year ago should be enough to seal the deal, with Napoli themselves looking to reinvest with a potential signing of Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood.
