Who Is Dario Osorio? The Chilean Winger Everton are tracking this summer

Who Is Dario Osorio? The Chilean Winger Everton are tracking this summer Dario Osario playing for Chile in New Zealand (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) As the summer transfer window approaches, the Rumour Mill is beginning to ramp up — and Dario Osorio is the latest name linked with Everton. According to Give Me Sport’s Senior Football Correspondent, Ben Jacobs, the Blues are one of three Premier League clubs tracking the FC Midtjylland winger.

Bournemouth and Crystal Palace — two clubs widely admired for their recent recruitment success — are also understood to be monitoring the Chile international. Now into his fourth season at FC Midtjylland, Osorio is one of several highly-rated young talents attracting attention from Premier League scouts. The Danish side have built a strong reputation for player development over the last decade or so, helping launch the careers of names such as Simon Kjær, Joachim Andersen and Alexander Sørloth.

Osorio joined Midtjylland from Universidad de Chile as a teenager and has since surpassed 100 senior appearances. Despite the recent redundancy of Scandinavian scout Ola Nielsen, the winger is believed to remain firmly on Everton’s recruitment radar alongside teammates Franculino and Senegalese defender Ousmane Diao. Though still only 22 years old, Osorio has already earned 23 caps for Chile, scoring twice at senior level.

Chile’s failure to qualify for this summer’s World Cup could potentially aid any transfer pursuit, with the winger available for a full pre-season should a move materialise. A tall, rangy right-winger who prefers to cut inside onto his stronger left foot, Osorio has stylistically been compared to a young Ángel Di María. Whether attempting cross-field switches or unleashing shots from distance, his natural instinct is to drift infield and influence attacks centrally.