{"id":21832,"date":"2026-01-25T22:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/01\/25\/everton-take-contrasting-stance-in-the-transfer-market-for-these-2-players-the-right-move-for-moyes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:54","slug":"everton-take-contrasting-stance-in-the-transfer-market-for-these-2-players-the-right-move-for-moyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/01\/25\/everton-take-contrasting-stance-in-the-transfer-market-for-these-2-players-the-right-move-for-moyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton Take Contrasting Stance In The Transfer Market For These 2 Players: The Right Move For Moyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New reports<\/a> from Istanbul suggest that Beto<\/a>\u2019s team flew to Turkey late last week. They were trying to wrap up<\/a> a deal for the Everton<\/a> striker. Fenerbah\u00e7e had picked the Portuguese forward as their top choice to replace Youssef En-Nesyri, who is about to join Juventus. The Turkish club first asked for a loan with an option to buy, but the Everton bosses shot that idea down immediately.<\/p>\n

Everton Transfer Standoff: Beto Pricing Blocks Fenerbah\u00e7e Move as Lazio Circle Iroegbunam<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After a lot of back-and-forth, Everton have told Fenerbah\u00e7e they want a flat \u20ac20m fee to let him go. The Istanbul club weren\u2019t willing to pay that much, which led Beto\u2019s agent to leave the city without a deal in place. It\u2019s still unclear whether the 27-year-old\u2019s agent has returned to Merseyside to rethink things or has headed to Italy to see if anyone else is interested.<\/p>\n

\"Lazio
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND \u2013 JANUARY 10: Beto of Everton looks on during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Everton and Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium on January 10, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Jess Hornby\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the same time, there is a lot of talk about midfielder Timothy Iroegbunam. Calciomercato<\/a> says Lazio are getting ready to offer between \u20ac8m and \u20ac10m for the 22-year-old. Still, Everton want something closer to \u20ac15m.<\/p>\n

Iroegbunam joined from Aston Villa<\/a> in June 2024 and has become a key part of David Moyes\u2019 squad, playing 19 times already this season. His contract runs until June 2027, so the club are in a tricky spot regarding his long-term price tag.<\/p>\n

A Risky Gamble on Squad Depth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Looking at these moves, the leadership at Goodison Park are taking a high-stakes gamble. Asking for \u20ac20m for Beto is a bold move. He hasn\u2019t done much over the last year, but the high price shows Everton won\u2019t let their attackers go for cheap.<\/p>\n

\"Lazio
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND \u2013 JANUARY 07: Tim Iroegbunam of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hill Dickinson Stadium on January 07, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If Moyes wants to put that money toward a better goalscorer, then staying firm is the right move. On the other hand, overpricing a bench player might backfire. It could leave the club stuck with an unhappy player and no extra cash to fix the starting lineup.<\/p>\n

Selling Iroegbunam, however, doesn\u2019t make much sense. Trading away a 22-year-old midfielder who plays regularly for just \u20ac10m, or even \u20ac15m,\u00a0looks like bad planning for the future. The team need his energy and depth to handle the tough Premier League season.<\/p>\n

Plus, the Englishman\u2019s contract isn\u2019t running out yet, so there\u2019s no reason to rush a sale. Unless Lazio come back with a much bigger offer, or Moyes has a better replacement ready to go, letting him leave would hurt the team for very little profit. Everton need to focus on keeping their young talent instead of selling them off for nominal fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New reports from Istanbul suggest that Beto\u2019s team flew to Turkey late last week. They were trying to wrap up a deal for the Everton striker. Fenerbah\u00e7e had picked the Portuguese forward as their top choice to replace Youssef En-Nesyri, who is about to join Juventus. The Turkish club first asked for a loan with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13963,"featured_media":21833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13963"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}