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title: "Virals: Romano confirms Everton have missed out on Denzel Dumfries"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2021-08-13T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-13T06:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Romano confirms Everton have missed out on Denzel Dumfries

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that one-time top [Everton](https://readeverton.com/2021/08/12/stephen-warnock-unsure-if-james-rodriguez-fits-new-everton-style/)target Denzel Dumfries is set to join Inter Milan.

The Italian transfer expert took to Twitter to break the news, offering several key indications – including a direct reference to Everton’s interest.

‘Denzel Dumfries is set to join Inter from PSV Eindhoven’, declared Romano who then confirmed a ‘verbal agreement reached between clubs’.

> Twitter: Denzel Dumfries is set to join Inter from PSV Eindhoven, verbal agreement reached between clubs and here-we-go! ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f535.svg)![??](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f1f3-1f1f1.svg)… https://t.co/63kfpphWa0 (@FabrizioRomano)

He added his trademark ‘here-we-go’ confirmatory message to the Tweet, declaring that Inter are ‘planning for medical in the next few days’ in order to complete the move for the Dutch international.

The Serie A champions sold their right-back Achraf Hakimi to Paris Saint-Germain in a deal that[could rise to £60 million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11820/12350280/achraf-hakimi-paris-saint-germain-beat-chelsea-to-sign-inter-milan-wing-back-on-five-year-deal)with add-ons included, fending off interest from Chelsea in the process.

Consequentially, replacing him with a new right-back was a priority for Simone Inzaghi’s side.

The deal represented the highest fee ever commanded by Inter for an outgoing player.

The [previous record](https://sempreinter.com/2021/06/24/inter-to-set-new-record-for-transfer-fee-received-when-selling-achraf-hakimi-to-psg-for-e70m-italian-media-highlights/) for the most expensive deal for an outgoing Nerazzurri player is Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s transfer to Barcelona in 2009, which commanded a fee of €69.5 million (£58m).

Romano added that Everton are ‘out of the race’, having cooled their interest in recent weeks.

The defender had been previously linked with a move to Goodison Park off the back of some impressive performances for Frank de Boer’s Netherlands team at Euro 2020.

At one stage, ongoing financial problems[were believed](https://readeverton.com/2021/07/14/virals-everton-hold-advantage-in-denzel-dumfries-race/) to be keeping Inter out of the race, but Hakimi’s sale plus the[imminent sale of Romelu Lukaku](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/romelu-lukaku-chelsea-fc-super-cup-trophy-home-b950342.html) to Chelsea has offered Inter some flexibility in terms of market resources.

### Read Everton Verdict

Losing out on Dumfries is a key blow to Everton who seemed[firmly intent](https://readeverton.com/2021/07/14/virals-everton-hold-advantage-in-denzel-dumfries-race/)on pressing ahead with a deal.

Having had a quiet window that to date has cost Everton less than £2 million in fees, fans will hope Rafa Benitez is able to work adequately with limited resources to keep Everton competitive for the new campaign.