It was easy to feel a little sympathy for Sandro Ramirez and his troubles at Everton in the first half of the season.
Going from being a hero at Malaga, Sandro landed in an Everton situation which just got worse and worse. It became clear sooner than it should have that Sandro was looking for a way out, and there were repeated claims in Spain of talks with other clubs.
Valencia were the initial favourites, with the player looking kindly on such a move, but Everton weren’t about to be turned over and asked for more money on a loan than the Spanish club wanted to pay. Deciding to sign Luciano Vietto instead, Valencia walked away.
Then Sandro was said to be completely set on Sevilla and didn’t mind he wasn’t the club’s first choice. With Michy Batshuayi the priority, Sevilla waited until the end of the window to go for their second option.
Completing his move to Sevilla on January 30th, it took just a couple of days for the Everton owned player to make it clear he’s not eager on a return. On the reasons he failed on Merseyside, Sandro said: “England is very different, the life is different, people are different, but now I come to a big city and a great club.”
Two weeks after that, Sandro has made his stance even clearer. Quoted by Mundo Deportivo, the striker said: “I can honestly say that I want to continue at Sevilla. It was a complicated negotiation because Everton didn’t loosen the rope. In the end I was able to come and in two weeks I’ve seen it in my football, and what I want is Sevilla.”
Everton didn’t agree a buying option with Sevilla, and it seems Sandro is going to push himself so far away from an Everton return that it impacts his price. After only 76 minutes of Sevilla action, the player is already publicly canvassing for a permanent deal, which 
may all be part of the plan.
This could be a tricky one for Everton, with Sevilla notorious at trying to get prices down. If Sandro keeps talking and makes a return completely unrealistic, that could be a useful tactic.
It doesn’t show a great deal of respect for Everton, who gave Sandro his big Premier League chance, but he clearly couldn’t care less.
Thankfully for Everton, they only paid €6m to get him.
