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title: "Everton are interested in Celtic’s Edouard – an unnecessary target"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-03-06T12:31:11Z"
modified: "2020-03-06T12:31:12Z"
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# Everton are interested in Celtic’s Edouard – an unnecessary target

Everton are interested in rivalling Tottenham and Leicester to the signing of Celtic forward Odsonne Edouard this summer, [according to Mail Online](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8080219/Everton-enter-race-sign-Celtic-striker-Odsonne-Edouard.html), although a deal doesn’t appear to make much sense for the Blues.

The French forward has excelled in Scotland this season, having [scored an astounding 20 goals in 26 SPL games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/leistungsdaten/spieler/344152), while also assisting on 11 occasions too.

Now after having conducted a series of scouting trips to watch the forward in action, [Mail Online report](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8080219/Everton-enter-race-sign-Celtic-striker-Odsonne-Edouard.html) that Carlo Ancelotti is keen on signing the former Paris Saint-Germain man, while Celtic want him to sign a new contract.

However, any move for the 22-year old may have to come from a need to replace one of Everton’s current strikers, none of whom appear likely to leave the club any time soon.

[Richarlison signed a bumper contract extension](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50650094#:~:text=Everton%20forward%20Richarlison%20has%20signed,55%20appearances%20in%20all%20competitions.) in December, while his strike partner Dominic Calvert-Lewin is on the verge of putting pen to paper on a [new and improved five-year deal](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/03/05/everton-sign-dominic-calvert-lewin-new-five-year-contract-reward/#:~:text=Everton%20striker%20Dominic%20Calvert%2DLewin,of%20an%20England%20call%2Dup.).

Moise Kean meanwhile was signed as one for the future in the summer, and while he hasn’t settled immediately at Goodison Park, [Ancelotti has backed him to succeed](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/25/carlo-ancelotti-backs-moise-kean-adapt-succeed-everton) on Merseyside.

Everton have more pressing concerns in the summer, namely at centre-back, in [central midfield](https://theathletic.co.uk/1631170/2020/02/25/gylfi-sigurdssons-time-at-everton-could-be-running-out/) and on the [right wing](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marcel-brands-explains-everton-transfer-17568853), and we feel the Toffees are unlikely to consider signing another player to a position that is well stocked.

Should Ancelotti sanction the sale of any of the three strikers, then Edouard, who [Transfermarkt value at just £13.5million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/profil/spieler/344152), could be a very viable replacement.

However, the likelihood of that happening, to us, appears to be admittedly slim.