It's no secret that Thierno Barry looks to be David Moyes' first choice center forward these days, a move that makes sense given his youth and upside.
That has left Beto out in the cold a bit, with the Guinea-Bissau international only receiving two starts from Moyes since November. Beto did score in a substitute appearance, but it was a meaningless goal in a 4-2 home loss to Brentford.
Given the age difference (Barry just turned 23 in October, while Beto will be 28 next week), allowing the French international to grow into the role and then let him run with it makes a lot of sense. But either way you slice it, Everton have been starving for goals. Some of this is because of the extended absence of the likes of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye, but the center forwards haven't exactly lit the world on fire either.
With all that in mind, it makes sense that clubs in other parts of the world are starting to sniff around Beto, with rumors suggesting that the likes of Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş are both interested in adding the striker before the January window closes.
The former club is of interest, of course, because Everton have been linked with their current striker, Youssef En-Nesyri, and local sources in Turkey indicate that the club has already made an offer to Beto and his representatives.
The indication is also that Everton are willing to swap one striker for another, a move, quite frankly, that doesn't make a lot of sense for either side.
On top of the potential outgoing move of Beto, Everton are also the latest club to call Wolves about Jørgen Strand Larsen, although it looks like the Norwegian's current club is asking for something in the neighborhood of £45-50 million after rejecting an earlier offer from Leeds United.
These two moves, of course, are dependent on one another.
Everton wouldn't want to add Strand Larsen only for him to end up being a third striker on the club, an unnecessary luxury for a team without any football outside of the Premier League. If Beto stays, that kind of money would be better suited to upgrade at right back or in the defensive midfield.
That makes this quite a tightrope for Everton to walk, and maybe one that's unnecessary, unless Beto is trying to force his way out of the club.
What the Toffees can't do is find themselves in a situation where they're left with one senior striker, and that makes this a dangerous game to play with just days left in the transfer window.