Everton on alert as Championship striker who’s one of the ‘top 10 talents in Europe’ changes agent

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Everton are still in the market for a striker despite completing the £27m signing of Thierno Barry from Villarreal.

Thierno Barry completed his Everton transfer on Wednesday, penning a four-year contract running through to 2029.

Barry became David Moyes’ number one target after a deal for Liam Delap collapsed, so there is a lot of excitement around his arrival at Finch Farm.

Everton remain in the market for another centre-forward, with Callum Wilson believed to be on Moyes’ radar.

Now, they’ve been handed a transfer boost on another rumoured striking target.

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Everton target Mihailo Ivanovic changes agents

Everton are reportedly showing an interest in Millwall striker Mihailo Ivanovic after his breakout season in the Championship.

Ivanovic netted 13 goals in his debut campaign after completing a move from Serbian first division side FK Vojvodina Novi Sad last summer.

The 20-year-old has interest from not just Everton, but several clubs across the continent including Serie A outfit Parma.

Fabrizio Romano has just revealed that Ivanovic has changed agents, which is usually a telling sign that a player is open to a transfer.

That’ll certainly put Everton on red alert, with the Serbia international thought to be valued at around £13.7m.

Ivanovic regarded as one of the ‘top 10 talents in Europe’

Millwall manager Alex Neil has openly admitted that he believes Ivanovic is one of the ‘top 10 talents in Europe’, which is high praise indeed.

“Any 20-year-old that leads the line in the Championship and can get nearly (10 goals), and he’ll get double figures before the end of the season,” Neil said via The National back in April.

“If you do that, that’s an unbelievable season and it won’t be surprising me if people start talking about him.

“I’ve already seen something the other day talking about the top 10 young talents in Europe – he’s one of them.

“He’s 20 years of age, there are very few strikers at that age that will lead the line at this level and also score goals, so he deserves all the plaudits he gets.”

Ivanovic would be the perfect project striker for Everton, as he can learn his trade behind Barry without the pressure of having to perform from the get-go.