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da betway: It seems as though Everton have a particular lure to South America at the moment.
Not only are they lining up Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus as a potential successor for Marco Silva, but Gabriel Barbosa also remains someone they admire.
Yet, a further individual who could walk through the doors of Goodison Park in January is Rafael Santos Borre.
The River Plate forward, who scored in the Copa Libertadores final, is the subject of interest from the Toffees according to FOX Sports, via Publimetro.
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On the chalkboard
Everton clearly need more goals in January so it’s unsurprising that they’d be in the market for an extra forward.
Borre, who is currently aged 24, certainly fits the bill as someone who could lend them an extra hand. He’s scored seven times in the Superliga this season while also picking up a solitary assist.
That comes in just 11 games and is a tally that passes each and every one of the current playing staff at Goodison.
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Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have three each but Cenk Tosun has just one to his name. However, it is the former Juventus man Moise Kean who should be left to fear the most if the Colombian arrives.
The young striker has already been disciplined this season for arriving late to a team meeting twice and although he’s only been in Merseyside for a matter of months, he’s been treated in a rather bizarre way.
Despite Everton’s goalscoring woes, he’s remained on the bench and has started just two Premier League outings.
If he’s already struggling for regular opportunities now, the addition of another forward would be incredibly detrimental for Kean.
The 19-year-old’s mother was told he was going to be looked after when he joined but from a playing perspective that definitely hasn’t been the case.
Amassing just 288 minutes in the top-flight, he’s yet to score for the Toffees and there is already pressure mounting on a man who arrived from one of the giants of Italian football.
There is plenty of potential for him to grow but that may not be realised if he’s bumped further down the pecking order.
Landing extra firepower in Borre would be smart, but Everton must be wary at the same time.
Meanwhile, check out why Jorge Jesus would be a gamble for Everton…