Will 2025 be a year of optimism? everton after all?

on Sunday, david moyes Led Merseyside to a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur for his first win in his second spell in charge, with the Toffees leading 3-0 at half-time at Goodison Park ; Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye both hit the target.

This leaves the Toffees four points clear of the relegation zone and desperate to hold on to their side. Premier League before moving into the new stadium at Bramley Moore Quay in the summer.

Now is Moyes’ chance to bring in new signings as he seeks to build a squad strong enough to survive comfortably, so could the Blues sign a multiple Premier League winner on a free transfer?

Everton looking to bring in a new winger

according to a report Matt Lowe reports for The Telegraph Everton were ‘offered’ the chance to sign last week William this month.

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The winger joined record 47-time Greek champions Olympiacos in September, winning Reportedly £100,000-a-week Made in Piraeus, but only Appeared 11 times Zero goals scored for the Red and White, here’s why they Anxious to terminate one year contract Just halfway through, he became a free agent on New Year’s Eve.

William is best known for his role in chelseaPlayed for Anzhi Makhachkala, scoring 63 goals and 57 assists in 339 games. Reportedly £32m In 2013, he won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Europa League.

To be fair, Brazilians are beloved figure The same cannot be said for the Blues, but their London rivals Arsenal.

After the contract expired in 2020, William joined the Gunners on a free transfer, but only scored 10 goals. 37 appearances and 1 goal scoredwith reporters Phil Costa on Twitter Describing him as “one of the worst professional players” in Arsenal’s history, former striker John Hartson he added He made “absolutely no contribution” during his tenure at the club.

After Corinthians briefly returned to Brazil, Cut it short after receiving it He returned to English football with Fulham after receiving numerous death threats from angry supporters, and it’s safe to say he was more popular at Craven Cottage than at Highbury.

How Willian can help Everton

William pockets ten goals The highlight for the Cottagers was scoring against his former club in a famous west London derby win, Later it was revealed on BBC Football Focus His daughters were devastated because they all “loved Chelsea.”

talking about Monday Night Football on Sky Sports Earlier this month, Fulham captain Tom Cairney believed Willian was the best player he had ever played with, claiming the Brazilian was one of the most “underrated” players in Premier League history, adding that he had no to receive “the recognition he deserves.” Deserve it”.

So Fulham fans were upset at the Brazilian’s departure last summer, which showed that even if Arsenal supporters don’t believe you, there’s still a top player there, suggesting Everton should take a chance.

Even after Sunday’s three goals, first The Toffees have scored multiple goals in open play in the same game all season but they still Ranked second to last Premier League goals (18) and expected goals (21.1).

So Moyes will certainly need some attacking help, so can Willian make a similar impact to James Rodriguez at Goodison Park?

The Colombian, a big-money figure after a brilliant career in Europe, spent just one season on Merseyside but scored six goals and amassed eight goals assists, helping the team enter the top ten in the 2020/21 season, and the final ranking was no higher than the following 15 days. Become a cult herodespite only having played behind closed doors.

So, could William do something similar? Let’s compare the Brazilian’s time at Fulham to the Colombian’s time at Everton.

Given that Willian spent two seasons at Fulham and Rodriguez spent just one at Everton, the latter provides a very small sample size, so we’re evaluating the statistics on a per-90-player basis.

In short, the two are very similar in many metrics, including field goal and pass completion percentage.

James is more of a goalscoring threat, though, although his expected performance during his time at Goodison Park clearly exceeded his expected goals, which is clearly great, if not overly sustainable.

Willian, meanwhile, ranks higher in dribbling and shot creation, suggesting he could certainly add something extra to Everton’s attack; for Boseman, he could be the low-cost option they are looking for , low-risk signing.

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