Everton now eyeing transfer for Freiburg ahead Igor Matanovic

Everton are plotting a swoop to signal Croatian centre-forward Igor Matanovic from Freiburg subsequent summer season, based on Fussballdaten.

Freiburg strengthened their squad final summer season by bringing in Igor Matanović from Eintracht Frankfurt, and the choice has already proved profitable. The Bundesliga facet are pushing for a European place this season, with the Croatian ahead enjoying a major half of their progress.

Within the ongoing marketing campaign, the 22-year-old has netted 9 objectives and offered two assists in all competitions, along with his most up-to-date purpose coming in Thursday’s 5-1 thumping of four-time Belgian champions Genk within the Europa League. Six of these objectives have come within the Bundesliga, with solely Vincenzo Grifo netting extra league objectives (7) for Freiburg than him this season.

His performances haven’t gone unnoticed, notably within the Premier League, the place his bodily model of play is extra appropriate.

In response to Fussballdaten, Everton have recognized Matanovic as a viable centre-forward possibility to bolster David Moyes’ assault subsequent season.

Matanovic to Everton

The report provides that the Merseyside membership view the 22-year-old’s enjoying model as that of a ‘basic quantity 9’ and are already making preliminary enquiries along with his representatives to debate his potential switch to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Nonetheless, the Toffees should fend off stern competitors for the 6ft 4in centre-forward, because the report claims that Brentford and Rangers have additionally expressed curiosity within the German-born Croatian worldwide forward of subsequent summer season.

Whereas Freiburg are eager on retaining him on the Europa-Park Stadion past subsequent season, a charge in extra of £17m from Everton can be tough to withstand, based on the report, so it’ll be fascinating to see if the Toffees will observe up their curiosity with a concrete provide.

David Moyes clearly leans in direction of a selected striker profile suited to his system. He beforehand labored with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Michail Antonio, whereas his present choices at Everton embody Beto and Thierno Barry – all of whom share comparable bodily and tactical attributes. Matanovic seems to suit that mould.

Therefore, getting a tactically becoming ahead for the supervisor’s model of play for simply £17m can be a shrewd piece of enterprise by Everton.