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title: "Everton dealt potential setback in Mohammed Kudus chase"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "James Thompson"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2022-10-05T17:50:00Z"
modified: "2022-10-05T17:50:00Z"
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# Everton dealt potential setback in Mohammed Kudus chase

[Everton](https://readeverton.com/) have been dealt a potential setback to their hopes of securing a transfer deal for Ajax star Mohammed Kudus.

According to a recent report from [Bild](https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/borussia-dortmund/bvb-moukoko-ersatz-dortmund-hat-ajax-star-auf-dem-zettel-81516562.bild.html), Borussia Dortmund have got their eyes on a potential move for Kudus, who the Toffees were linked with during the previous summer transfer window.

The Merseyside club reportedly had a £15m bid [rejected](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/everton-mohammed-kudus-transfer-news-b2157723.html) by Ajax for the player during the summer window.

After scoring 14 goals in [57](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohammed-kudus/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/543499) appearances for his previous club FC Nordsjaelland, the 22-year-old [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohammed-kudus/transfers/spieler/543499) the Dutch giants back in the 2020 summer transfer window.

Since then, the Ghanaian has scored 13 goals and supplied five assists in [54](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohammed-kudus/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/543499) appearances across all competitions.

This season has seen Kudus show Everton why they should be regretting not signing him in the summer by scoring eight goals in [12](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohammed-kudus/leistungsdaten/spieler/543499) appearances.

In three Champions League games this season against Rangers, Liverpool and Napoli, the attacker has scored three goals, provided one assist and earn himself a performance rating of 7.77/10 from [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/250/Tournaments/12/Seasons/9086/Stages/21311/PlayerStatistics/Europe-Champions-League-2022-2023), putting him in the top 20 players to have featured in the tournament.

His latest goal in Ajax’s 6-1 defeat against Napoli was [labelled](https://twitter.com/A9Mac/status/1577376373194244109?s=20&t=Puu9M6vYddbXXW2xLqE2JA) as a “thing of beauty” by journalist Aaron Mclean.

Taking into account how Frank Lampard’s side currently have the joint-third lowest rate of goals per shot ([0.06](https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/Premier-League-Stats)) as well as the second-lowest rate of goals per shot on target ([0.17](https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/Premier-League-Stats)) in the league this season, this highlights how much they could do with a clinical figure like Kudus in their team and why Lampard would be gutted to miss out on him again.

Bearing in mind how Dortmund have the lure of being able to play in the Champions League, as he is currently doing with Ajax, this could work in the German club’s favour over Everton in terms of securing a potential future transfer deal for the player.

Although, the chance of playing in the Premier League with a big club like Everton under the management of Lampard, could also be very alluring for Kudus.

Moving forward, regardless of whoever gets linked with a move for the Ajax figure, Everton should still do all they can to bring the youngster to Goodison Park.