Everton to listen to offers for Mason Holgate with Toffees eyeing top centre-back

By Josh Barker


Published: May 16, 2021 8:57 pm

Last Updated: May 16, 2021 10:20 pm

Reports stemming from England over the weekend have provided an insight into Everton’s transfer plans for the summer, which look as though they could involve Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.

Koulibaly’s Napoli stint

Koulibaly has been plying his trade at the Stadio San Paolo for nearly seven years now, after signing from Belgian outfit Genk for a fee just shy of £7m.

And the stopper has since cemented himself as an absolutely integral member of the Naples-based outfit’s backline, whilst also earning a name as one of the best centre-halves in Europe.

All told, Koulibaly has notched 283 appearances across all competitions for the Azzurri, helping to guide the club to a Supercoppa Italiana title and, more recently, the Coppa Italia.

Everton eyeing top centre-back

Such fine form, in the past, has unsurprisingly attracted interest from some of England’s top sides.

Following Vincent Kompany’s exit, Manchester City were known to be in the market for a centre-half.

Of course, they have since signed both Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake. But before this, City were heavily linked with the Senegalese during last summer’s transfer window.

In recent times, though, it is another Premier League outfit, albeit a slightly less high-profile one, who have set their sights on the Napoli standout.

Everton were linked with Koulibaly back in March.

And now, fresh reports this weekend have seen such links brought back to the fore.

According to Football Insider, Everton will listen to offers for Mason Holgate in the summer, as they aim to raise cash for A-list signings, including a top centre-back.

FI, who add that Holgate has not totally convinced Carlo Ancelotti since the Italian arrived at the club, also mention the Toffees’ links to the aforementioned Koulibaly in their report.

It is concluded that Ancelotti does not believe the current combinations of Everton centre-back pairings work together.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	36	47	83
2	Manchester United FC	36	28	70
3	Leicester City FC	36	21	66
4	Chelsea FC	36	22	64
5	Liverpool FC	35	20	60
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	36	22	59
7	West Ham United FC	36	10	59
8	Everton FC	35	4	56
9	Arsenal FC	36	12	55
10	Leeds United	36	4	53
11	Aston Villa FC	36	7	49
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	36	-14	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	36	-21	44
14	Southampton FC	36	-16	43
15	Burnley FC	36	-18	39
16	Newcastle United FC	36	-19	39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	36	-5	38
18	Fulham FC	36	-24	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	35	-36	26
20	Sheffield United FC	35	-44	17

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6

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