Former Everton CEO Backs The Club To Go For This Defender With Caution: Do They Actually Need Him?
Former Everton CEO Backs The Club To Go For This Defender With Caution: Do They Actually Need Him? Former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness thinks the club should take a serious look at Bournemouth centre-back Marcos Senesi this summer, even if it isn’t their most desperate need. Speaking on Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness, who ran things at Goodison Park from 2004 to 2009 and now advises elite clubs, called the Argentine a “real upgrade” on Everton’s current defensive options.
Senesi, 28, is on a £50,000-a-week deal that ends in June 2026, which effectively means he’s available on a free transfer this summer. Wyness noted there is “a lot of interest” in the defender, including links to Italy, but argued that Everton’s main focus in the market should probably be on fullbacks and the front line rather than another centre-back. What did Wyness say?
“Difficult one, he’s a player in great demand, and I know that there’s been talk of him going to Italy. “Centre back, Argentinian, there is a lot of interest in him. Jarrad Branthwaite, if he’s fit, and Jake O’Brien are both young players, and then you’ve got James Tarkowski and Michael Keane coming towards the end of their situation.
“There’s been talk of John Stones. A lot of players are linked at that level. I do think they need one more centre-back to come in.
This would be a real upgrade if it were to go through. “But is it the position that Everton really need to upgrade? That’s what I would be concerned about, because I think the money that’s going to be spent should be really on fullbacks and strikers at the moment.