Everton were the subject of a series of odd claims from the Portuguese press in the summer about Raul Jimenez.
It was claimed the Toffees had offered €45m for the Mexican striker, and what made the whole thing inexplicable was that Benfica had reportedly said no. With Jimenez being very much a substitute and not a regular goalscoring one at that, it was a surprise they could reject anything like that amount.
The claims continued throughout the summer, with it later being stated Everton were set to put in a new offer of €30m, which didn’t make any sense given the earlier claims, but was at least closer to the player’s actual value.
Should any side offer anything like €30m now, it’s got to be a decent bet that Benfica would take it.
This weekend A Bola carry quotes from the player suggesting a move is quite possible, saying he’s “open to any situation” and will try to do what is best for his career.
An Everton move would surely be fortunate.
