EVERTON have allegedly failed with an audacious swoop to bring the son of a legendary Ballon d’Or winner to Goodison.
Sean Dyche’s side are desperate for reinforcements as they battle for Premier League survival.
They have already received a ten-point deduction for violating FFP regulations and may only face a six-point deduction in the coming weeks.
Lately they are one point above the relegation zone, but they will move into the bottom 3 if Luton wins their remaining game.
Despite the financial troubles at Everton, Dyche is still desperately attempting to bolster his squad for the relegation war.
The Guardian claims to have filed a deal for Juventus star Timothy Weah.
The 23-year-old winger, who has 35 caps for the United States, is the son of AC Milan legend and former Chelsea striker George Weah.
But at the moment he has no intention of following in his father’s footsteps and going to England.
The report states that the player himself turned down a move to Everton because he was struggling to play for the Bianconeri this season.
The former Lille and Paris Saint-Germain ace has basically been deployed as a winger and limited to appearances off the bench.
However, he would rather stay and fight for his place at Juventus than join Dyche and Everon’s relegation battle.
Juve have recently topped Serie A and are two things ahead of second-placed Inter Milan.
That merit could be extended to five this weekend when the Elder visits Inter for a very important clash.
Meanwhile, his father George, 57, played for many European greats such as Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan.
His successes in France and Italy saw him win the Ballon d’Or in 1995 and spend time in England with Chelsea and Manchester City.
After retiring, Weah became a politician in his home country and served as Liberia’s 25th president from 2018 until last week.
On the other hand, Leeds have presented an official loan for Ben Godfrey from Everton.
SunSport exclusively revealed Godfrey, 25, saw a £10m move to Serie A club Atalanta collapse as a result of the abolishment of favourable tax break rules in Italy.
But Dyche has given the centre-back the green light to leave Goodison Park while the club reviews its wage bill and defends FFP rules.
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