Pssst. Come here. We’re going to tell you the worst kept secret in the Everton football rumour mill: Carlo Ancelotti likes Napoli’s Allan.
This is the big bombshell Corriere dello Sport drop on us on Monday, explaining the Brazilian is ‘the only one [in the Serie A side’s midfield] the club would renounce’, and would only do so ‘in the presence of an adequate offer’.
The newspaper state the ‘Everton hypothesis remains practicable’, and it is an ‘eventuality to be taken into consideration’.
This all stems from ‘Ancelotti’s estimation’ for the 29-year-old, which has ‘certainly not evaporated’ over the past two and a half months.
The main topic of discussion going forward will be the player’s valuation, and it could come down to ‘Allan’s temptation to get back into the game and embrace a different football’.
There’s no rush from Napoli’s end, as they know they are well covered in midfield, so whoever comes in to potentially replace the player will likely be young.
Names like Enzo Le Fée and Samuele Ricci are mentioned, but they make it very clear it will ‘solely depend on Allan’.
If he leaves, they will replace him, but they seemingly won’t force him out.
