Everton: 'Very strange' Goodison Park deal 'didn't make any sense'

The January addition of Anwar El Ghazi was a “strange” signing by Everton, according to Daily Star journalist Paul Brown.

The £9m-rated attacker made the loan switch to Goodison Park from Aston Villa, but he’s hardly had a look in since his winter arrival.

El Ghazi’s move to Everton appeared a bizarre signing at the time, and that’s exactly how his loan has turned out.

Everton already had the likes of Demarai Gray, Andros Townsend, Anthony Gordon, Alex Iwobi and Richarlison to play out wide, so it’s no wonder the Dutchman is still waiting for his first Toffees start.

Rafael Benitez’s sacking just three days after he put pen to paper hasn’t helped his chances of making a positive impression on Merseyside, but El Ghazi has always appeared down the pecking order.

Overall, he’s made just two substitute appearances, totalling 11 minutes, and he hasn’t been on the pitch since the defeat to Manchester City almost two months ago.

On a couple of occasions in recent weeks, El Ghazi has even failed to make the matchday squad, highlighting how difficult of a time he’s been having at the club.

Therefore, Brown has questioned everything about the signing and is totally confused as to why Everton decided to sign him in the first place.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “El Ghazi has barely played for Everton; it was a very strange signing. It didn’t seem to make sense when the club was overloaded with wingers already. It didn’t seem to be the manager pushing for it, so it was a strange one.”

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Lampard has already made his feelings clear about El Ghazi’s position, so unless they get struck down by injuries, he’s likely to spend the remainder of the campaign watching on from the