Moise Kean is having a splendid season at PSG on loan from Everton
There’s been a lot of news surrounding Moise Kean after his electric form during his loan spell at PSG, with the Italian forward scoring 15 goals in only 29 appearances in the French capital. This has lead to a lot of big clubs giving Kean attention, but Everton have stayed strong and are demanding between £50-60 million, which would give the Toffees a minimum of £26 million in profit, not bad for somebody who only played one season for the Toffees.
One thing that has been mentioned is that Everton could be willing to accept £40 million due to the current pandemic, and with the Toffees having big plans in the Summer, that money could be vital in Carlo Ancelotti’s plans to overhaul this Everton squad and turn them into consistent European contenders.
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Juventus have been sniffing around their former player, with the Turin based club looking to make their team a bit younger, and one of the ways they’re planning on doing that is by offloading some players in the Summer. Andrea Pirlo is planning on getting rid of Aaron Ramsey and Douglas Costa, and a rumour in Italy is saying that Juventus could offer one of those two players + cash for Kean.
It’s an interesting rumour, but it’s a bad decision waiting to happen if the Toffees accept this deal. Ramsey and Costa are both 30, and with Everton looking to build a project for the future, then getting rid of a rising star for either of the two 30-year olds could be a mistake that sets Everton back for years.
Everton shouldn’t even sniff in the direction of this deal, Juventus have a few good players that Ancelotti could utilise, so I’m going to take a look at three different deals that I would prefer over from the Old Lady.
Adrien Rabiot has been linked to Everton throughout the last few months
Adrien Rabiot + £20 million
I’m going to stick with initial valuation of Kean from Fabrizio Romano who said Everton could demand £50-60 million for the Italian. So that means Juventus would have to pay around £50-60 million to land Moise Kean, and there’s a deal that works perfectly for both clubs.
Adrien Rabiot is a player Carlo Ancelotti has been sniffing around for a while now. He already knows Rabiot quite well, with Ancelotti handing him his debut for PSG back in 2012, it’s clear that Ancelotti holds Rabiot in high regards, and it’s understandable why.
The Frenchman hasn’t had the best of seasons, with Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo preferring players like Weston McKennie and Rodrigo Bentancur over Rabiot. Midfield is arguably Juventus’ strongest area of the field, with the Turin-based club also employing Arthur and the previously mentioned Aaron Ramsey, so it’s understandable that Rabiot may feel lost in the shuffle.
One competition Rabiot has shined in is the Champions League, even though he’s only made seven appearances. He currently averages a 7.25 in the Champions League, a number he also averaged for the French national team in the Nations League. Rabiot has been extremely effective on the defensive side of the ball, averaging 2.6 tackles and 2.3 interceptions, which would make give him the most defensive actions in Everton’s midfield if he was an Everton player.
Rabiot is valued at around £28 million (According to TransferMarkt), so it’s possible that if Everton stick to their guns, then they can get around £20 million and Rabiot for Kean, a deal which would be amazing for Everton, giving them a midfielder they want and also funds which could help go towards a right-back or a right-winger.
Federico Bernardeschi could help Everton solve right side problems
Federico Bernardeschi + £30 million
Another transfer that could offer a solution to Everton’s problems on the right-wing, 27-year-old Federico Bernardeschi, is mainly a bench player for Juventus with 16 of his 23 appearances coming off the bench, a problem that has plagued Bernardeschi’s career while at Juventus. The Italian has never started more than 20 games for the Old Lady, and the last time he did was his fantastic 16/17 season for Florentina, where he scored 11 goals and made four assists.
One problem could be that Bernardeschi hasn’t hit five league goals since that season at Florentina. Still, it’s hard for the winger if he’s part of an attack that’s constantly chopping and changing with no regularity. He needs to play somewhere where he will start, and that place could be Goodison Park.
Bernardeschi works best in a system where he is a complementary piece; he may have been the young star for Florentina in the 16/17 season, but in reality, he was the secondary man in the attack, with Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic being Florentina’s star man when it came to goals, this is why Juventus initially signed him, to have him play a supporting role to players like Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain, but he was never able to get that consistent starting place.
Under Carlo Ancelotti, Bernardeschi wouldn’t be expected to be the star man; he’d be behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and James Rodriguez in the attack, something that may actually suit the Italian because it allows him to play his natural game without getting all the attention. It’s a deal that could benefit Everton massively, especially with Ancelotti’s track record with improving players during his time at the club.
It’s possible that Ancelotti could get Bernardeschi back to his best, and the £30 million extra that Juventus would have to provide could help Everton massively in the transfer market this upcoming Summer, especially if Kean has no intention of staying in Merseyside and wants to return to his original club.
Everton could also look to demand straight cash for Moise Kean
£50-60 million
This one is pretty simple and doesn’t require much explanation. During the current pandemic, £50 million is a lot of money for a football club and would help Everton massively in signing the players they need to push for European football. By receiving this money, Everton would be able to pay Norwich the money they want for Max Aarons while also leaving the club with around £15 million extra to put into signing a midfielder or winger.
There’s the possibility that Kean is willing to stay at Everton, and if that is the case, then I believe the club could keep him, but I’ve made that case previously, and you can read that here.
In the more likely scenario, Kean wants to leave the club for Champions League football, something that looks very distant for the Toffees with their form against the teams lower down in the Premier League, which means Everton should try to get the most money possible for a player who’s more than likely going to hit his first 20-goal season in football at only 21-years old.
Would you like to keep Moise Kean or sell him?