Everton’s owners were actually really keen to sign £45m Tottenham player

Everton had a frustrating summer really in the transfer market as a number of big players left the club for pastures new.

The likes of Alex Iwobi were among the key faces to leave Goodison Park. In the end, striker Beto was the big signing for Sean Dyche and a poor start to the season has followed in the main.

Everton’s transfer policy has been heavily criticised over recent windows but according to The Athletic, certain players have actually been targeted who were a better profile, including current Tottenham man, Brennan Johnson.

Everton tried to sign Brennan Johnson before Tottenham move
According to The Athletic’s latest report on Everton’s transfer business, the Toffees board had admired Johnson for quite some time.

Indeed, it’s claimed that they had even tried hard to sign the forward while he was at Nottingham Forest.

Of course, in the end, Johnson made a big money move worth around £45m to Tottenham in the summer.

Everton, meanwhile, are now scrapping for every point with Beto struggling for goals and Dyche still trying to work out his best way of playing with his current squad.