Everton takes the first steps to sign 25 million pounds sterling which is “like Odegaard”
The return of David Moyes may have brought a smile to Everton Football Club, although it is fair to say that the brilliant light on the Merseyside remains a certain Iliman Ndiaye, the star of Senegal enjoying a dazzling first campaign to the club.
In an outfit largely of the worker type, the 25 -year -old is undoubtedly the manufacturer of difference, appearing regularly with a magic moment – including his breathtaking hug in the middle of an emotional shipment of Goodison Park last month.
The way in which the man ex-Marseille is able to make his way through a sea of defenders is really a show to see, with the Jordan Campbell of athletics, rightly noting more so in the season that he is the type of player who can “change an entire mood” in a club.
With a better future in store at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, the signing of 15 million pounds sterling should surely be the central part of the New Moyes era. On the same note, the signatures of a similar ilk should surely be on the agenda this summer.
Last on Everton’s search for new signatures
The change is during the blue side of the Merseyside – especially with the fact of moving away from Goodison – with the end of the Premier League season, triggering a mass exodus of the club, with Ashley Young, João Virginia and Abdoulaye Doucouré which take place at the expiration of their contracts.
This sea of departures also saw Jack Harrison, Jesper Lindstrom, Orel Mangala and Armando Broja return to their parents’ clubs in the middle of their respective loan movements, although with the temporary capture of Charly Alcaraz which is permanent for an amount of around 15 million euros (13 million pounds sterling).
The agreement to sign the South American starlet could be followed by another exciting capture in the coming weeks, the Daily Mail suggesting that the Toffees took the first steps to sign James McATEE from Manchester City, having “made checks” on him.
According to the report, Nottingham Forest and West Ham United also keep an eye on the promising English, while a series of Bundesliga sits is also interested, namely Bayer Leverkusen.
The 22 -year -old – who would have a price of 25 million pounds sterling – seems intended to leave Etihad in the middle of his lack of playing time. The Merseyside, as was for Ndiaye, could be the perfect house this summer.
Why Everton needs to sign James McATEE
While Everton did not take too many risks on Ndiaye, given the reasonable price of 15 million pounds of the attacker, this agreement presented something of a bet given his difficult stay in Marseille before that, in which he only marked four times in 46 games for the Ligue 1 outfit.
In truth, the Toffees largely set up the 24 -year -old form, then aged 24, the form he had presented before his change in 2023, having illuminated the championship with Sheffield United, after having recorded 36 goals and aid in 88 games for the Blades.
To the delight of everyone in Goodison, these heroics have now been reproduced in an Everton shirt, Ndiaye ending in 2024/25 with 11 goals in all competitions, placing it before Beto in the club’s score cards.
This bet has more than paid, hence the reason why the repulpation for McATEE could collect similar rewards, the international U21 international also brilliant during his two loan spells in Sheffield.
Indeed, between 2022 and 2024, the silky playmaker recorded 22 goals and assists in 75 games in Bramall Lane, with that including a return of nine goals and three assists in the championship in 2022/23. Ndiaye, aligning the same side, provided 14 goals and 11 assists in the league this season.
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McATEE record – last 365 days |
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Stat |
Record (by 90) |
Classification* |
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Non-penalty objectives |
0.78 |
Top 1% |
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Shots |
3.53 |
Top 6% |
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Aid |
0.00 |
Bottom 1% |
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Creative actions |
1.96 |
Bottom 1% |
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Success |
80.7% |
Top 22% |
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Progressive passes |
3.33 |
Bottom 40% |
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Progressive door |
2.55 |
29% below |
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Key in the opposition box |
5.88 |
Top 18% |
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Gradual pass received |
9.22 |
Top 28% |
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Tackles |
1.96 |
Top 11% |
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Interceptions |
0.39 |
Bottom 41% |
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Blocks |
1.96 |
Top 1% |
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* Vs attacking the means / wingers in the best 5 leagues in Europe |
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Statistics via Fbref |
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Described as “a special player” from Pep Guardiola to Manchester, Mcatee has since had to say his time with the citizens, although recording seven goals of only nine departures in all competitions this season.
A complex and on foot playmaker who can operate in the center or off the right flank, the quality of MCATEE has also seen him compared to the captain of Arsenal Martin Odegaard in the past, with Pundit Carl Asaba declaring:
“He is a bonus player in that he plays in the midfield and you have an additional number in there, but he can just attack.
“He is like Odegaard. You play him in the midfield so he defends for you, he is another body so that they can try to sail, but he likes the ball at 30 meters because he can pass you as if you are not there.”
This resemblance certainly augurs the impact he can have if we give a coherent series of the match time at the level of the Premier League, the Toffees hoping that he can follow in the footsteps of Ndiaye in brilliant.
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