Richarlison: Everton medical for Watford forward before £50m move
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Everton hope to sign Watford's Brazilian forward Richarlison within 24 hours in a deal that could eventually be worth £50m.
The 21-year-old was having a medical with the Goodison Park club on Monday.
Toffees boss Marco Silva signed Richarlison for £11.5m from Fluminese in August 2017 when he was in charge at Vicarage Road, after the player had impressed in the Under-20 World Cup.
He scored five goals in his first 12 Premier League matches.
Richarlison has not netted since November, but Silva has been keen to take him to Everton since he succeeded the sacked Sam Allardyce on 31 May.
Everton were believed to be willing to pay about £35m but there are likely to be clauses that will take the deal closer to Watford's asking price of £50m.
The Merseyside club's record signing is Gylfi Sigurdsson, who joined from Swansea in August 2017 for £45m.
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Liverpool have got Shaqiri for 14m
Man City got Mahrez for 60m
And Everton some how come up with 50m for Richarlison... oh man
Makes me sick really, and it's the reason I stopped putting my money in.
Brilliant business by them, he has talent but his decision making and composure in front of goal are poor.
The Pozzo's the best owners in the land and have given us a team with more English players than most premier league teams. They also listen to the fans.
“Why is there no HYS on Ozil?”
Because his announcement that he has given up playing for Germany is not news. Most of us thought he’d done that years ago!
If Watford can get £50m for Richarlison they should immediately be put in charge of Brexit.