Report names six players Everton would ‘consider cashing in on’
Everton are willing to “listen to offers for up to half a dozen senior players” this summer as Rafael Benitez hopes to build funds, according to reports.
The Spaniard has replaced Carlo Ancelotti at Everton ahead of the 2021/22 campaign. The Italian has opted to rejoin Real Madrid. He managed the Spanish giants between 2013 and 2015 and during his reign they won the Champions League.
Benitez previously managed Liverpool between 2004 and 2010. He has also had stints in charge of Chelsea and Newcastle United.
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The 61-year-old has a big job on his hands, as Everton have “financial restrictions” in place this season.
In an attempt to counteract this, the Toffees are willing to let “up to” six players leave according to The Telegraph.
The report names James Rodriguez, Andre Gomes, Bernard, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Cenk Tosun as the six “high earners Everton would consider cashing in on if the right offers” are placed.
They add that Benitez “would be happy” to keep Moise Kean, even though he is eager to return to PSG.
Elsewhere, ex-Liverpool man Dietmar Hamann has claimed that Benitez will be “loved” by Everton fans:
“I think he will be loved by the Everton faithful. He’s a top-class manager. I think he’s a genius.
“He wants to manage back in the Premier League and if there is no other club where he can go to, I wouldn’t hold it against him.
“When you look at his track record, what he did at Newcastle, what he did at Chelsea when he had a lot of fans against him when he first took over, he’s just a brilliant manager.
“I think the Everton fans in about six months’ time they will speak differently and maybe regret some of things they have said about him.
“He wants to manage back in the Premier League and if there is no other club where he can go to, I wouldn’t hold it against him.
“I know how sensitive the situation is in Liverpool, but he left there (Liverpool) a long time ago and I think he will do very well there (at Everton).”