Everton are now ‘confident’ of landing Blackburn Rovers striker Ben Brereton Diaz before Thursday’s transfer window slams shut, according to journalist Simon Phillips. Well, the Toffees have been looking to strengthen in attack ever since the departure of Richarlison to Tottenham earlier in the summer, but they have struggled to do so.
In fact, in the absence of the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the opening weeks of the 2022/23 Premier League season, the Merseyside outfit have been forced to play the linked-away Anthony Gordon as a makeshift centre-forward, resulting in a struggle for goals for the team.
Brereton Diaz has been linked with Frank Lampard’s side during the last few months, but it appears as though they are really stepping up their bid to land him before the 11pm deadline.
The Chile international has scored a total of 34 goals in 135 matches for Rovers, with his most impressive form coming last term when he netted 22 times in 39 matches in all competitons.