Suggestions Everton have had €18m bid rejected for midfielder, testing club’s resilience

 

Over the past few days, we’ve been covering Everton’s alleged interest in Marcelo Brozovic, Inter’s rather versatile midfielder.

Providing competition for Roberto Mancini’s Zenit St-Petersburg, the Toffees have been told time and time again by the Italian media the Croatia international is available for somewhere in between €20-25m.

Despite having a €50m release clause in his contract, the Serie A club are in no position to ask for that much for the 24-year-old, and with a need to raise €30m in the next nine days to meet FFP regulations, they’re likely to get very desperate for cash over the next week or so.

It appears that Manchester United are already testing their resilience by offering less for Ivan Perisic than they value him for, and Everton seem to have done the exact same thing for Brozovic.

Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday suggest that Ronald Koeman’s side made an €18m bid for the Croatian midfielder, which was rejected by the Italian side.

While their resilience is admirable, it might not be the most logical approach.

After all, when the whole world knows you need money, you can’t expect fellow clubs to generously hand you a safety net, especially when they want a bit of what you have.

That’s not how things work.

The clock is ticking for Inter, and we wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if an improved offer were to come along in the next couple of days to see if their stance has changed.

Go on Everton, offer €19m.