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title: "Everton scout Cyprien as potential upgrade on midfield options"
canonical: "https://readeverton.com/everton-scout-cyprien-as-potential-upgrade-on-midfield-options/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2020-03-30T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-30T19:00:00Z"
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# Everton scout Cyprien as potential upgrade on midfield options

Everton have been watching Nice midfielder Wylan Cyprien closely this season, according to [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-nice-wylan-cyprien-18001508?_ga=2.100739393.1181275748.1585580628-77946879.1585580628), and the Frenchman could be a major upgrade on Carlo Ancelotti’s current midfield options.

[Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-nice-wylan-cyprien-18001508?_ga=2.100739393.1181275748.1585580628-77946879.1585580628) also claim that Newcastle have been keen on signing Cyprien since January as Steve Bruce looks to add a burst of energy to his lethargic squad, while the Frenchman reportedly rejected Aston Villa’s advances in the winter window.

In terms of Everton’s current midfield options, wach of [Fabian Delph](https://thisisfutbol.com/2020/01/blogs/premier-league/everton-fans-slam-fabian-delph/), [Morgan Schneiderlin](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/everton/everton-fans-want-to-see-morgan-schneiderlin-leave-the-club/), [Gylfi Sigurdsson](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/everton-fans-slam-sigurdssons-recent-poor-performances/) and [Tom Davies](https://thisisfutbol.com/2020/01/blogs/premier-league/everton-supporters-slam-tom-davies-after-draw-with-newcastle-united/) have been on the end of Everton fan criticism at some point this season, with Ancelotti’s side having struggled for consistency throughout the campaign.

Cyprien could be the man to bring stability though, and his performances for Nice have shown as such this season.

Having scored [seven times and assisted three times in 20](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wylan-cyprien/leistungsdaten/spieler/182889) Ligue 1 appearances, Cyprien has more goals and assists than all four of Everton’s more regular midfielders combined, with [Sigurdsson having scored one and assisted two](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton), while [Davies has also scored once](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton).

Looking deeper into Cyprien’s statistics, the 25-year old’s [87.6% pass completion](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/123873/Show/Wylan-Cyprien) is higher than everyone in [Everton’s squad](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton) except bizarrely Oumar Niasse, who somehow has 100%. Cyprien’s average of [62.6 passes](https://readeverton.com/62.6) per game is also higher than [Everton’s entire squad](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton), while only [Lucas Digne](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton) has managed more average key passes.

[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wylan-cyprien/leistungsdaten/spieler/182889) list Cyprien’s market value at just £16.2million, and while [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-nice-wylan-cyprien-18001508?_ga=2.100739393.1181275748.1585580628-77946879.1585580628) don’t reveal a price tag, an actual price tag would likely be higher than that.

Cyprien would definitely improve the calibre of the options available to Ancelotti, and the Italian could do much worse than consider a summer move for the Frenchman.