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Nigeria’s Victor Moses could be a surprise first target for new Everton boss Roberto Martinez Mirror Football
reports. The Goodison new chief believes his former Wigan striker –
sold to Chelsea for £9m – may be up for grabs with the arrival of Jose
Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.
With Romelu Lukaku heading back to
Chelsea after an eye-catching loan year at West Brom, Moses could be
squeezed out despite playing a role last season.
Moses played under
Martinez at Wigan and the new Toffees boss is keen to get reacquainted
with the 22 year-old Nigerian who has enjoyed a flying year with Chelsea
and Nigeria.
Close watchers of the transfer market
and the English Premier League suggest that Moses may find himself
slipping further and further down the pecking order behind the likes of
Eden Hazard, Juan Mata and Brazilian Oscar.
With Mourinho back in the Chelsea hot
seat, the Nigerian international could find a regular starting place
even harder to hold down; and Moses may think his best bet is to seek
pastures new and linking back up with his old mentor hard to resist.
It is also believed that a fee of around
£10m may be enough to secure a deal for Moses if he is keen to move.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is believed to have told Mourinho that
there will be less money on the table this time around and the
Portuguese may be forced to offload a number of fringe players to fund
his own transfer targets.
Martinez has also hinted he could go
back to raid his old club Wigan, with midfielders James McCarthy, former
Evertonian Callum McManaman, James McArthur, Spanish defender Ivan
Ramis, and striker Aroune Kone all possible targets.
Martinez revealed there is no deal in place with Whelan to prevent him returning to poach Latics players.
Martinez said, “No, the chairman has
been very straightforward and clear with that. He understands that there
will be players leaving not just to Everton but they will be leaving
because the Premier League is where they want to be. But nobody will go
on the cheap; nobody will be leaving because they want to leave.
Everyone in football has a price.
“He understands that any team can lose players when a club gets relegated, not just Wigan.”
