According to Joe Thomas, Paul Onuachu, who had been associated with the Toffees in January, joined Trabzonspor, and Everton appears to have escaped serious harm.
The Liverpool Echo reporter took to Twitter on Monday (11 September) to react to the transfer of the Nigerian striker who was linked with a move to Goodison Park in the “crazy final days of the January transfer window” before joining Southampton instead.
But after only eight months on the south coast, the forward has agreed a temporary switch to the Turkish club having only made 12 appearances for Southampton and failing to score or assist in the Premier League, while he has not even featured for them in the Championship this term.
Everton were offered a move for the Genk striker at the end of the winter transfer window after impressing in the Belgian Pro League as they searched for a new striker [Daily Mail, January 31], only for Southampton to face with the Toffees at the bottom of the table to sign instead.
If there’s one thing Everton are happy to avoid at the moment, it would be another failed striker, as Goodison Park’s budget is already strained as they struggle to comply with financial restrictions and not can spend money. distant.
Everton desperately needed goals to avoid relegation last season, but with the resources available at Goodison, they managed to move out of the bottom three on the final day of the season and confirm their place in the Premier League. the lead for another tournament. campaign.
By the looks of Onuachu’s spell in England, it is unlikely that he would have fired Sean Dyche’s side to safety anyway, having drawn a blank in every outing on English soil before quickly finding a way out of St Mary’s through a temporary switch to Turkey.
Everton will be hoping that the signing of Beto this season will bring them more success than Southampton had with their new centre-forward, as despite the Toffees finding a stroke of luck to avoid Onuachu they do remain short of goals.
The early signs suggest they have got their hands on a slightly better forward in Beto, who has already managed to break his duck in England with his strike in Everton’s 2-1 win over Doncaster in the Carabao Cup.
