Despite a clear message to the rest of the world they aren’t really in a position to spend huge amounts of money, Everton continue to be seen as an endless pit of funds by the Italian media.
The Toffees, due to FFP restrictions, have only spent £1.8m on the transfer market this summer, all spent on Demarai Gray, while Andros Townsend and Asmir Begovic arrived on frees.
With only Bernard leaving for a measly £900k, there isn’t a lot of room to manoeuvre, which means the idea of them spending upwards of €30m on a player is a bit farcical.
Despite this, that’s what Gazzetta dello Sport hint at on Tuesday, looking at what Inter could do on the market, with Joaquin Correa an option to help replace Romelu Lukaku.
However, even with his profile growing more and more appetising, the Serie A side are ‘waiting to come forward’, which, ‘in the meantime’, has allowed Benitez’s Everton to ‘use their turn signal’, alluding to an overtaking.
That’s because the Premier League side are ‘ready to invest and are, therefore, fearsome’.
Correa, down his end, ‘gives precedence to the Milanese solution’, but it’s made clear that ‘Everton’s pressing cannot be avoided indefinitely’.
We’ll see about that, because without a sale or some kind of Marcel Brands masterstroke loan deal, the Toffees aren’t getting anywhere near the price Lazio want for Correa, which is around €30m.
