Everton could sign Galatasaray forward Mbaye Diagne with the money raised from the sale of Henry Onyekuru to Monaco, according to Turkish outlet Sabah Spor.
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Galatasaray are willing to sell the Senegal international to fund their own transfer plans, with Everton offering €15m (£14m) for the forward, who only signed for Galatasaray in January.
Saudi Arabian clubs had been attempting to sign the 27-year-old, but he wants to play his football in Europe.
Diagne played the first half of last season at Kasimpasa, before moving to Galatasaray for the second, amassing 30 goals in 28 starts and one substitute appearance across the two spells, as per WhoScored.
The Turkish Super Lig may be considered a lower level than the Premier League, but this is still a highly impressive record – especially compared to those of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun.
Calvert-Lewin started 19 Premier League games last season and came off the bench 16 times, scoring six goals across the campaign. Meanwhile, Tosun bagged just three goals in 10 starts and 15 substitute appearances.
This highlights just how prolific he was compared to the two Everton players during the 2018/19 season.
There is an argument that it is a risk to take a chance on someone coming from the Turkish Super Lig, with Tosun’s own struggles at Goodison Park in mind, but to have more league goals than games is seriously impressive.
For a reported £14m, Everton could have somebody who regularly gets the ball in the net which is something every team wants, so Everton should go ahead with this deal.
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