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Tuttomercatoweb in Italy believes Everton will compete with Tottenham Hotspur for the signing of Arkadiusz Milik when the mid-season window opens in January.
Polish foreign striker Milik worked for Everton Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli and scored 48 goals in 122 games with the Italian club after his departure from Ajax four years ago.
During his full season with Ancelotti in 2018/19, Milik, 26, scored 17 in 35 Serie A games.
Bournemouth is said to expect Everton to do so for striker Joshua King before Friday’s deadline for exchanges between Premier League clubs and the EFL.
The Bournemouth Championship has reportedly turned down a thirteen million pound offer from West Ham United by Norwegian King, who scored 48 Premier League goals in five seasons for the South Coast team after being transferred from Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 2015.
King, 28, is in the final year of his contract with Vitality Stadium and would have more interest in Aston Villa, Brighton
Quotes from Belgian Roberto Martínez paying tribute to Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the Sky Sports website.
Everton striker Calvert-Lewin won his international match with England in Sunday’s League of Nations victory over the Belgians.
And former Goodison Park manager Martinez, who suffered his fourth defeat in 47 matches at the helm of Belgium, said: “As a former Evertonian, I have followed Calvert-Lewin’s progress.
“I think he’s as smart as any number nine on this England team. . . [well] he’s still a young player compared to Harry Kane’s experience. “
The Guardian selects a first-year Academy player to see the year of the Premier League club.
This year’s national team for Everton is Reece Welch, who joined Everton at the age of seven and has international matches in England at under-16 and under-17 levels.
“The Huddersfield-born defender reaches an imposing figure at 6 feet and four inches,” the paper notes, “and his progress was recently rewarded (last month) with the first professional contract of his career; a three-year contract signed just days after his 17th birthday, underlining Everton’s confidence in his future.
“Welch is a well-trained and skilled central defender whose appetite to be informed and his paintings about the defensive aspect of his game have inspired the club’s coaching staff.
Meanwhile, the Premier League website presents the minds of Ancelotti, who appointed the department manager in September.
Everton returns from the foreign break with a Goodison Park Merseyside derby on Saturday after starting the season in the top category with 4 consecutive victories to dominate the table.
“Our purpose is to succeed in Europe next season and keep us as sensible as possible,” Ancelotti said.
“We’re going to play against one of the World Cup groups [in the derby].
“No matter what happened last week [Liverpool lost 7-2 at Aston Villa]. It’s a fantastic team with a fantastic coach.
“It will be difficult, we have confidence. “