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title: "Everton Keen on Reims Striker Boulaye Dia"
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author: "Alex Jones"
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published: "2020-12-16T10:30:00Z"
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# Everton Keen on Reims Striker Boulaye Dia

Arsenal and Everton have been heavily linked with a Ligue 1 striker who is giving PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe a serious run for his money in the race for the French top division’s Golden Boot.

[Boulaye Dia](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-transfer-rumours/brighton-boulaye-dia-asking-price-porto-marseille-interest/), plying his trade at Stade de Reims, is a man in a rich vein of scoring form. He has impressively notched [eight league goals this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boulaye-dia/profil/spieler/626913) – just [two fewer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ligue-1/torschuetzenliste/wettbewerb/FR1/saison_id/2020) than World Cup winner Mbappe.

He has also scored [five more league goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neymar/leistungsdaten/spieler/68290) than Mbappe’s PSG teammate Neymar, despite his team languishing at second from bottom in Ligue 1.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, this eye for goal has caught the eye of a number of suitors in England, with the Toffees among the principal suitors keen on the striker.

The French-born Senegalese international’s contract is currently set to [run until 2022](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boulaye-dia/profil/spieler/626913), and it has been claimed in reports via [Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1372785/Arsenal-Everton-transfer-battle-Kylian-Mbappe-SNT)that he might be available for just £10m in a knock-down bargain. However, there is reportedly further interest from fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille, so competition looks to be fierce for Dia’s signature.

### Read Everton Verdict

Links to Dia could indicate bad news for existing striking backups at Everton, including [Cenk Tosun and on-loan Moise Kean](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/leistungsdaten/verein/29).

The prolific Senegalese hitman could be an affordable ideal backup to challenge Dominic Calvert-Lewin for a starting spot, providing reliable cover.

Moreover, Everton could be freed up from a sporting perspective to shave a number of other striking assets off their books and duly cover the cost of a move for Dia – providing substantial profit on top.