Everton fans on the Grand Old Team forum have been discussing players they would be willing to sign from teams that could be relegated from the Premier League this season, and one name that cropped up over and over again was former Toffee Gerard Deulofeu.
The supporters were given the choice on the thread of any individual from the current bottom six in the top flight – Brighton, Bournemouth, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Watford and Norwich City.
Deulofeu of course features for the Hornets and hasn’t been in bad form considering their troubles before Nigel Pearson was appointed in December.
The 25-year-old has four goals and five assists in 25 Premier League appearances this term, including one of the latter in the 3-2 defeat against Everton at Vicarage Road at the weekend.
The Spaniard has also shown his versatility during the current campaign by playing on the left wing and as a centre-forward, as per those games where Transfermarkt has recorded his position, while he has also played on the right on one occasion.
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Barcelona bought Deulofeu back from the Merseyside club in the summer of 2017 after he fell out of favour under then manager Ronald Koeman, before he moved to Watford a year later in a deal that could be worth £15m with add-ons, as per BBC Sport.
As you can see below, many Evertonians would be open to the attacker’s return when asked which players they would want from the potential relegation candidates…
While one Toffees supporter would be keen on Deulofeu, he fears that his price tag may have risen considerably during his time with the Hornets.
It’s difficult to say that for sure, although the fact Richarlison cost Everton an initial £35m before add-ons in the summer of 2018 suggests they wouldn’t let him leave on the cheap.
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In addition, his contract doesn’t run out until 2023 and he does have 17 goals in 67 games for them, which also suggests he’d be one of their main sellable assets should they go down.
Another fan described the 25-year-old as being better than Walcott, and when you compare the duo’s records at their current employers it would be hard to argue with that opinion.
The former Arsenal man has 10 goals and seven assists in 76 games compared to 17 and 11 respectively for Deulofeu in nine fewer appearances.
That said, Deulofeu does primarily play on the left while Walcott plays on the right, so he wouldn’t necessarily be a direct replacement if he did re-join.
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