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da bet7： According to El Gol Digital, Everton are willing to offer €40m (£35.7m) to Atletico Madrid for the services of right-back Santiago Arias.
What’s the word, then?
Well, the side from the Spanish capital only signed Arias last summer in a deal worth €11m (£9.8m), but they could yet land a huge profit on the Colombian after just a year of having him if the Toffees make good on their interest.
The 27-year-old make 31 appearances for Diego Simeone’s side last term, scoring one goal and recording one assist.
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Arias is highly rated by Everton’s Sporting Director Marcel Brands, who was key in tying the full-back down to a new deal when in a similar director position at PSV Eindhoven.
Brands said: “He is the perfect model of the modern defender: pacy, powerful and attack-minded. There are not many players with such qualities.”
Everton should steer clear
Whilst he is clearly a player of some pedigree given the fact he is at a Champions League club, Everton shouldn’t pursue this deal.
Firstly, £35.7m is a lot of money to pay when the Toffees already have two options at right-back for the upcoming season in Seamus Coleman and Mason Holgate. Secondly, despite Brands loving the player, he would be going against his own vision for the club if Arias was signed.
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Brands said back in April that the Merseysiders would be looking to invest big money in players who are in the age bracket of 20-25/26, so signing Arias for such a huge fee wouldn’t make much sense as he is 27.
They also look close to completing the £22m signing of Andre Gomes whilst talks have opened with Chelsea for the signing of Kurt Zouma, who presumably won’t come cheap given his £25m valuation on Transfermarkt.
Given Gomes and Zouma’s impact whilst on loan last term, they should prioritise getting them over the line before any other deal right now.
No matter how highly Brands rates Arias, this isn’t a deal that the Toffees should be doing.