Everton has already been linked to Atletico Madrid right back Santiago Arias and are expected to make a move for the Colombian. However, the availability of Diego Costa is also worth considering.
Everton has suddenly picked up pace in the transfer window making drastic moves to sign targets like Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez. The Toffees are expected to soon make a move for Atletico Madrid right back Santiago Arias. Marcel Brands might even consider striker Diego Costa who has been put up for sale by Atletico Madrid.
Everton is seriously interested in the services of Santiago Arias and can even consider slight edge over others when it may come down to persuasion as Marcel Brands knows the Colombian well from their PSV days. According to AS (via Sport Witness), Los Rojiblancos are planning a squad renovation and aim to bring a midfielder and a forward. For these transfers to take place, they will have to sell players to ‘balance the books’.
Santiago Arias is on the list of players that will be sold. A bid of €15 million is required to gain Atleti’s attention and people in the Atletico camp believe that Toffees will do whatever is needed to sign Arias. The Royal Blues are expected to begin the operation once the deals for Allan and James Rodriguez are over the line.
While Santiago Arias is widely expected to move to Merseyside, Everton may even consider signing the Colombian’s teammate Diego Costa. As per Goal, Los Rojiblancos want to get Costa off their books this season or they face the risk of losing him for free next summer.
Goal further reported that Atletico Madrid have offered the Spaniard to a number of clubs in England, Italy, France and Turkey. So is Diego Costa worth a thought for Everton? Yes. Even though his form has dwindled in the last couple of seasons, he is still a fiery presence in front of the goal.
The name and animal nature of Diego Costa is enough to give scares to the opponent defenders. The Colchoneros boss, Diego Simeone, now wants to move on and with just one year left on Costa’s deal, clubs are being alerted of his availability.
With one year left, the services of the Brazil-born can be attained for a cheap price. The 31 year old has taken a hit for his goal scoring reputation after a slightly barren last season but he still is nowhere close to his culmination.
Diego Costa terrorized Premier League during his spell at Chelsea and having him back in the English Top Flight at this stage of his career will be an intriguing proposition. Everton are in the market to add more flair to the attack after recent links have emerged to Odsonne Edouard and Joshua King.
In terms of pure quality, Diego Costa will still outperform the above mentioned strikers on any day. Carlo Ancelotti is likely to tweak the formation and deploy Richarlison on the wings. With Moise Kean inching closer to a loan return to Juventus, Diego Costa is worth a shot.
He still has a few years left in him and Everton can extract the maximum out of him should the Toffees consider signing him. His terrifying presence in the box will aid the Toffees massively. A duo of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Diego Costa could become any defender’s worst nightmare.
Transfermarkt values the 31 year old prolific striker at just over €14 million. A double transfer swoop can be considered and a bargain fee can be agreed upon as Atletico Madrid are pretty much considering both their stars as deadwood.