He is referred to as the Atletico Madrid powerhouse in England. Three goals against Club Brugge in the Champions League last week, before that 5 goals in the last 8 La Liga games. The Norwegian international striker has rushed past icon Luis Suarez at Atletico, and in the last six months there has been a lot of interest from the Premier League. Newcastle were heavily linked with the 30-year-old in January, West Ham before that. Now it is reported that another Premier League club is aiming to sign the Norwegian Viking.
According to English journalist Alan Nixon, Everton are preparing an “ambitious” bid for Sørloth in the summer transfer window. The Toffees have struggled in the final third this season, partly due to inconsistent performances from their forwards, and partly due to a lack of chance creation. Thierno Barry was brought to the club in the summer transfer window, but the young striker needs time to adapt to the Premier League.
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Now Everton are in the market for a new centre-forward, David Moyes has picked up the pace this season, eight points behind Liverpool in 5th place with ten games remaining.
There have previously been reports from Spain that Atletico Madrid are open to selling Sørloth for around 30 million euros, according to the English journalist, Everton are willing to pay this for the Norwegian powerhouse.
We would like to see Sørloth return to the world’s toughest league and show he has so much more to give than he did in the Palace shirt, David Moyes is also a manager who loves a striker type like Sørltoh, and will surely give the 30-year-old the best working conditions in the Everton shirt.
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The question is whether well-seasoned Champions League accustomed Sørltoh will settle for the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup on the ball island.
