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Everton are said to be ready to offer forward Henry Onyekuru to European giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain when his loan spell with Galatasaray finishes at the end of the season, according to a reports by Aksam as translated by Sport Witness.
What’s the word?
The Toffees brought the 21-year-old attacker to the club in 2017 following a terrific spell with his former side Eupen in Belgium, seeing a return of 30 goals in 60 games.
The Nigerian forward failed to earn a work permit in order to play in England, though, and was sent on loan to Anderlecht before joining Super Lig side Galatasaray for the 2018/19 campaign.
In 13 appearances for the Turkish side, the 5ft 9in forward has netted four times, including a brace against Kayserispor earlier this month.
Galatasaray are claimed to be keen on keeping him on loan if he isn’t going to return to Everton, but Aksam’s report suggests the Toffees would only be open to selling the striker, something the Istanbul-based club are unable to do from a financial point of view.
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Should Everton let him leave?
When he joined the Blues on a five-year contract in 2017, he was viewed by the then manager Ronald Koeman as a prospect for the future.
Everton would be well within their rights to hold desires to play Onyekuru once he becomes eligible for a UK work permit, yet may find it hard to stop the player wanting to leave if Bayern Munch or PSG chase his signature.
In his time at Galatasaray in particular, the 21-year-old has shown he has it within himself to perform in front of goal at a higher level than the Belgian leagues, but has also failed to develop his ball retention or chance creation – taking just 16 shots, 34 unsuccessful touches and being dispossessed 19 times in 13 games, as per WhoScored.
Marco Silva, though, must convince the Nigerian he has a future at Everton rather than offering him around as the club could do with him in their team.
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