Everton signed striker Cenk Tosun in the January window for £27 million but he has been on the bench in the Toffee’s last two matches and boss Sam Allardyce has explained his reasoning, as reported by the Liverpool Echo.
The striker has struggled in his opening few games for the Blues and is yet to land his first goal which, given the price that was paid is a worry.
The 26-year-old had a good goal record at Beskitas as he has scored 14 goals in just 22 games prior to his move.
Coming into a completely different league and surroundings was always going to be tough but he will in the long-term prove to be a key signing.
The Everton boss spoke about why he has seen limited game time in the last couple of matches following the defeat at Arsenal last night.
He’s had service to him that he’s not held up and he’s found it a bit of a struggle at this level because of the pace and the physicality of the game.
So his service hasn’t been too bad but his hold up play hasn’t been like it was at Besiktas so that’s why he’s not starting the games at the minute because he’s finding it tough going like every player does, particularly when they come in January.
He went on to talk about what he wanted from his January arrival following the move.
I said we wanted goals, he scored goals in the Champions League and with Besiktas but may not hit the ground running for us. He hasn’t done that yet, I’m sure he will do eventually.
I’m more concerned about the other players than I am about Cenk. I’m more likely to feed him slowly and give him a bit more time over the next few weeks and hopefully by the end of the season he starts games.
