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da cassino： As per Football Insider, former England international Darren Bent believes Everton should try and sign former Toffee Eric Dier. The Tottenham Hotspur man has played just twice in the Premier League for the Lilywhites this season and was once apart of the Blues’ youth setup before leaving for Portugal.
What did he say?
Well, Dier has been massively overlooked by Mauricio Pochettino this season with new signing Tanguy Ndombele and regulars Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko keeping him out the side, and his first top flight start of the campaign not coming until Brighton last weekend.
Bent believes Everton should therefore try and lure him to Merseyside, and states that Manchester United should also consider his signature to help Paul Pogba. He said: “I think Leicester would be a good one, they could get the best out of him, Everton, yeah, good.
“Even someone like Manchester United could do with him, a holding midfielder – don’t play Fred there (as) a holding midfielder, he (Dier) plays holding, Pogba plays next to him where he can go and have a free role.”
Always buy versatility and experience
Right now, if there is any position that Everton are strong in, it’s the centre of midfield. With Andre Gomes now injury-free, Silva has five options in the middle of the park and when Jean-Philippe Gbamin returns the Portuguese will certainly be spoilt for choice in this area.
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This does not mean, however, that those available to him have pulled up trees. Tom Davies has so far played just 20 minutes of league action, whilst Morgan Schneiderlin’s average rating of 6.07 from WhoScored and Gomes’ average of 6.47 prove certain names have consistently underperformed.
Because of such torrid form, and considering Dier’s versatility and experience, he will surely be a worthy addition. The Englishman is still only 25, having made 40 caps for his country and played 32 times for Sporting and 213 times for Spurs.
Similar to that of Fabian Delph, Dier would bring incredible versatility for the Blues, as Transfermarkt demonstrates he has played everywhere in the defence, both centre and right-midfield and played 124 times in his predominant position as a defensive midfielder, as per the matches in which the website has recorded his position.
Not only would the 25-year-old help out in midfield, he could also work as a back-up for Yerry Mina and Michael Keane, with the two of them playing every league minute so far, conceding 13 goals. Dier has shown he can play as a centre-back, stepping out in that role 86 times throughout his career, according to Transfermarkt.
Last season, the former Sporting man averaged 1.3 tackles, 2.1 clearances and 1.4 dribbles per game for Spurs in the league and with his proven versatility and experience around Europe and internationally, it would surely be a great signing.