Everton have identified a possible long-term replacement for Idrissa Gueye, with Tottenham’s Pape Sarr emerging as a name on the radar.
According to Afrik Foot, Everton have earmarked Sarr as a potential successor to his compatriot Gueye, who recently left Merseyside for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Diriyah after his second spell at the club. The Senegal international would arrive with an obvious familiarity already built in — Iliman Ndiaye remains on Everton’s books and shares both nationality and international teammate status with Sarr.
The 23-year-old’s situation at Tottenham has grown complicated. He started just 13 Premier League games last season under three different head coaches, and the arrivals of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes have pushed him further down the pecking order. Spurs are said to be prepared to let him leave for a fee in the region of £21.4m.
Everton, though, won’t have this one to themselves. Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Galatasaray, Aston Villa and Al-Ahli are all credited with interest, meaning any move would need to happen quickly if Moyes wants to beat the competition to it.
Worth noting this is agent-network and single-outlet reporting rather than a confirmed approach — no suggestion yet that Everton have made contact with Tottenham. Given the widening list of suitors, this one may move fast if it moves at all.
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