Good morning, Everton fans. Here is your morning digest for Monday, March 30.
Ancelotti unconvinced by Toffees winger
Carlo Ancelotti will look to reshape his Everton squad at the end of the campaign and that may be bad news for Theo Walcott.
The winger has featured regularly under Ancelotti but, according to the Mirror, hasn’t convinced the Italian coach that he can be a long-term solution on the right flank.
Walcott hasn’t lived up to expectation at Goodison Park since he completed a £20m move from Arsenal in January 2018. He has struck just ten times for the Toffees in 79 appearances.
Centre-back Everton should turn to this summer
Everton are set to be left disappointed in their pursuit of Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes with the Brazilian now expected to complete a move to Chelsea at the end of the season.
Centre-back is an area Ancelotti wants to strengthen this summer with only Michael Keane, Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate his current options. And one player who would fit the bill is Ben White, who is on loan at Leeds United from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Cool and composed in possession but also rugged and dogged when required, White has already been linked with several Premier League sides. Here we breakdown why Everton should be interested in his services.
World-Cup winner advised to join Everton
Mario Gotze appeared destined for superstardom after he scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final. But almost six years on and the attacker’s potential remains somewhat unfilled.
He returned to former club Borussia Dortmund in 2016 after a difficult spell at Bayern and while there have been flickers of magic, Gotze hasn’t been able to produce on a consistent basis.
He is out of contract at the end of the season and is expected to leave BVB on a free transfer. And Everton have been encouraged to make a move by former Germany striker Michael Rummenigge.
“I’m thinking he could join a club like Everton or West Ham or an Italian middle-of-the-table club,” he wrote in his column for Germany publication Sportbuzzer.
“In the Bundesliga, he could fit with Borussia Monchengladbach or Leverkusen. I hope he shakes off the pressure and finds his way although, right now, I have my doubts.”
