Thelwell now eyeing 'world-class' attacker for Everton this summer; Messi called him 'magical'

Kevin Thelwell is reportedly now eyeing up a move for Luka Jovic for Everton in the summer.

There was a lot of hype around Jovic when he was playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, where he scored 40 goals and made a further ten assists in 93 games in total over all competitions (Transfermarkt), so much so that his former manager Adi Hutter dubbed him ‘world-class‘.

Lionel Messi has even gone as far as to call him a ‘magical‘ player in the past, but since moving to Real Madrid, he has only managed a mere three goals and four assists (Transfermarkt).

Nonetheless, it would not be a surprise if the UEFA Champions League semi-finalists decide to move him on this summer.

As per Sport, the Goodison Park faithful are now ‘attentive’ to Jovic’s situation at Los Blancos, as well as Arsenal, while both Inter and AC Milan are also thought to be interested in his signature.

However, it is thought that the Serbia international would prefer a move back to the Bundesliga.

Jovic showed a lot of promise early on in his career, and is still just 24 years of age, but given his form at Madrid, signing him would be a big and expensive risk.

The striker is currently earning a whopping £152,000-per-week at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Madrid would no doubt want to recoup as much of the £52.4m fee that they paid to sign him as possible.

Nonetheless, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison still remain at the Merseyside club, and so Thelwell and the board should really be assessing their options more carefully once the summer transfer window comes around.

In other news, find out what big transfer boost the Toffees have now been gifted here!

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