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title: "Danny Mills urges Everton to axe ‘cumbersome’ Salomon Rondon"
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published: "2021-12-03T12:00:00Z"
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# Danny Mills urges Everton to axe ‘cumbersome’ Salomon Rondon

Former Premier League defender Danny Mills has urged [Everton](https://readeverton.com/2021/12/02/virals-everton-named-among-clubs-interested-in-daniel-jebbison/) to axe Salomon Rondon from the starting XI.

The 32-year-old was [forced off in the Merseyside derby](https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC/status/1466358984785469444?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) with what appeared to be a hamstring problem.

However, prior to that moment, the Venezuelan had [struggled to make an impact](https://www.sofascore.com/player/salomon-rondon/35532) on proceedings.

Now without a goal in [11 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/salomon-rondon/leistungsdaten/spieler/80197) as a Blue, Mills told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mills-everton-must-axe-rondon-after-horror-reveal/) that time must be up for the Rondon experiment.

> Rondon works very, very hard. He didn’t really create too much, he didn’t really offer too much-attacking prowess and threat. Can you really justify having a player in the team just to meet clearances and challenge for headers? Probably not is the answer. Rondon is what he is. He’s big, he’s cumbersome and he’s a target man. He will work very hard for you but Everton need a little bit more than that right now. He wouldn’t be playing so much if Dominic Calvert-Lewin wasn’t injured.

Highlighting the measly [27 touches](https://www.sofascore.com/player/salomon-rondon/35532) against Liverpool as a serious point of concern, Mills was clearly unimpressed with Rondon’s lack of influence.

Signed as a [free transfer](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2240732/everton-sign-rondon) on deadline day by Rafa Benitez from Chinese club Dalian Professional, the [83-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/salomon-rondon/nationalmannschaft/spieler/80197/verein_id/3504) ace has struggled to lead the line for the Toffees.

### READ EVERTON VERDICT

Ultimately it’s the last line that that stands out most of all here.

Rondon was brought in to provide additional strength-in-depth and perhaps a plan B.

Instead, the ex-Newcastle United man has found himself as the last remaining recognised striker in the [squad](https://www.evertonfc.com/teams/first-team) and with plenty of burden to carry.

Seemingly injured now anyway, it’s unlikely the [£4.5million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/salomon-rondon/marktwertverlauf/spieler/80197#:~:text=Centre%2DForward%22.-,With%20a%20market%20value%20of%20%C2%A34.50m%2C%20Salom%C3%B3n%20Rond%C3%B3n,players%20of%20the%20Premier%20League.) man will feature against [Arsenal on Monday night](https://www.evertonfc.com/fixtures) at least.