Everton Monitor This €25M Juventus Player: Will He Actually Solve Their Most Pressing Problem?
Everton Monitor This €25M Juventus Player: Will He Actually Solve Their Most Pressing Problem? David Moyes has overseen a dramatic turnaround at Everton this season, steering the club towards a genuine European push in their debut campaign at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Everton have taken three wins from their last four league matches, including a 3-0 victory over Chelsea before the final international break.
This recent surge has sparked a credible late charge for continental football. Jordan Pickford has been central to that defensive solidity. The Everton goalkeeper is currently among the closest challengers to Arsenal ‘s David Raya, sitting on 11 clean sheets.
With Jarrad Branthwaite missing most of the season with a hamstring injury and James Tarkowski, now 33, entering a stage where his fitness and contract are managed year-to-year, Everton cannot afford to ignore the centre-back market this summer. Five English clubs chase Juventus centre-back Federico Gatti Juventus centre-back Federico Gatti is attracting serious interest from five Premier League clubs ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Calciomercato, as relayed via Sport Witness . The Italian outlet reports that Newcastle United, Leeds United, Everton, Nottingham Forest, and West Ham United are all tracking the 27-year-old.
The Turin side will likely let him leave at the end of the season to secure a capital gain on their original investment. Sport Witness previously covered a three-way battle for the defender involving Nottingham Forest, West Ham, and Lyon two months ago, but the race has clearly grown since then. Juventus signed Gatti from Frosinone for €9 million in January 2022 and loaned him back for the rest of that season.
Since then, he has made 132 appearances for the club. In 16 Serie A appearances this campaign, Gatti has conceded 10 goals and kept seven clean sheets. This means his team concede roughly every 96 minutes when he is on the pitch.