{"id":28189,"date":"2026-05-14T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/05\/14\/serie-bs-goal-scoring-midfield-gem-eyes-premier-league-move-should-everton-beat-newcastle-to-his-signature\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:29:39","slug":"serie-bs-goal-scoring-midfield-gem-eyes-premier-league-move-should-everton-beat-newcastle-to-his-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/05\/14\/serie-bs-goal-scoring-midfield-gem-eyes-premier-league-move-should-everton-beat-newcastle-to-his-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie B\u2019s Goal-Scoring Midfield Gem Eyes Premier League Move: Should Everton Beat Newcastle To His Signature?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everton and Newcastle United are the latest Premier League clubs linked with Venezia midfielder Issa Doumbia ahead of the 2026\/27 season, per Portuguese outlet A Bola (via Sport Witness<\/a>). The 22-year-old was a massive part of Venezia\u2019s promotion-winning season, racking up 10 goals and five assists across 38 appearances.<\/p>\n

Everton and Newcastle eye Venezia\u2019s Serie B star as Sporting CP scramble to keep the lead<\/strong><\/h3>\n

His stats back up what people see on the pitch as his non-penalty xG (10.54) puts him in the top 85% of Serie B players, and his xA of 0.21 per 90 minutes is better than 84% of the rest of the league. He also completes 89.44% of his passes, averaging nearly 40 per game.<\/p>\n

Brentford<\/a> and Bournemouth were already keen, but Everton and Newcastle\u2019s interest has reportedly bumped Venezia\u2019s asking price from \u20ac15m to nearly \u20ac20m. Sporting CP are still the frontrunners and have a five-year deal and an \u20ac80m release clause ready to go, but Premier League money usually has a way of changing things.<\/p>\n

How does Doumbia fit\u00a0the profile Everton actually need this summer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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LECCE, ITALY \u2013 APRIL 06: Issa Doumbia of Venezia during the Serie A match between Lecce and Venezia at Stadio Via del Mare on April 06, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Doumbia is a bit of a rarity. He is a box-to-box midfielder who hits double figures from open play while staying disciplined and accurate on the ball. With 1.56 key passes per game, he\u2019s a creator, not just a runner. That said, it\u2019s worth noting that those numbers came against Serie B defences.<\/p>\n

The big question is whether his decision-making will hold up against a Premier League press. For an Everton<\/a> side rebuilding under David Moyes on a tight budget, finding a midfielder who can chip in with goals is huge. At roughly \u00a317m, Doumbia looks like a smart piece of business.<\/p>\n

Should Everton push hard or let Newcastle overpay?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Honestly, Everton should make a move now rather than wait. With Newcastle\u2019s financial backing, a bidding war is only going to hurt the Toffees. At \u00a317m, Doumbia fits both the budget and the system. Letting this turn into a drawn-out auction won\u2019t do anyone at Everton any favours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everton and Newcastle United are the latest Premier League clubs linked with Venezia midfielder Issa Doumbia ahead of the 2026\/27 season, per Portuguese outlet A Bola (via Sport Witness). The 22-year-old was a massive part of Venezia\u2019s promotion-winning season, racking up 10 goals and five assists across 38 appearances. Everton and Newcastle eye Venezia\u2019s Serie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13963,"featured_media":28190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28189","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\/28189","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=28189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}