“Fans would probably be fuming” – Journalist drops "really worrying" exit claim on Everton man

Everton supporters would ‘probably be fuming’ if the club sold star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Dean Jones.

The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park in recent months after establishing himself as one of the Premier League’s top marksmen.

A report in the Daily Star back in January claimed that Arsenal were set to make a move for Calvert-Lewin if they failed to sign former Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic prior to his switch to Juventus.

The Sun then claimed that fellow Premier League outfit West Ham United were interested in snapping up the 11-cap England international as they continue to search for some competition to Michail Antonio.

However, a formal offer failed to materialise for Calvert-Lewin in January – who is valued at £40.5m by Transfermarkt – and he ended up staying put at Everton.

But with the Toffees continuing to struggle at the wrong end of the top-flight table, the towering star’s future is far from secure.

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Everton are currently sitting just one place and three points above the relegation zone heading into the final stages of the season, and their exit from the Premier League could leave the club’s hierarchy with no choice but to sanction Calvert-Lewin’s exit.

And even if Frank Lampard does manage to keep them above the bottom three, the offer of European football may be too good for the player to turn down.

Although Jones has revealed that the Merseyside outfit ‘won’t want to sell’ Calvert-Lewin, he has also stated that ‘it’s a really worrying time’ for the club’s fan base.

He told GiveMeSport: “They won’t want to sell him,