Everton are preparing for tonight’s game with Leeds, and there is word of a bid rejected for a player just hours before kick-off.
David Moyes is looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League, after the brilliant away win at Aston Villa last time out.
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Moyes has key players back for the game, with Jarrad Branthwaite, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Charly Alcaraz all back after injury.
But Moyes will be without Jack Grealish, who is set for a lengthy spell out with a foot injury.
Of course in the background, the transfer window is still open and there remains speculation about late incomings and outgoings.
And just hours before kick-off against Leeds, there has been an attempt by one club to sign Beto.
Juventus fail with Beto loan bid
According to Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, Italian giants Juventus have today seen a loan offer for Beto rejected.
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This, after Turkish club Fenerbahce also tried and failed to sign Beto on loan last week.
Beto of course, has been the subject of speculation for quite a while now, having struggled for consistency on Merseyside.
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The striker did very well when first Moyes returned to the club last year.
But he’s come in for criticism this season and scored just a couple of goals in the Premier League, and at the moment Thierno Barry is preferred.
Interestingly, Juve’s bid for Beto comes just hours after it was claimed they pulled out of negotiations for Youssef En-Nesyri.
En-Nesyri, of course, is a player Everton have looked at signing this month.
Everton must secure Beto replacement first
Everton are right to reject this offer from Juventus, which seemingly didn’t include any kind of option or obligation to buy, which is obviously no good to the Toffees.
It is paramount that Everton secure a replacement for Beto before offloading him, especially at this late stage in the window.
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It would be fairly unwise for Everton to green-light Beto’s exit without a guarantee of a replacement.
As much as there is a need to upgrade on him, Everton cannot be getting rid of him unless there is absolute certainty that another body will come in.
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