Everton almost signed 27-year-old striker who is now outscoring Harry Kane

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Everton desperately tried to sign Serhou Guirassy last summer.

According to the Daily Express, the Toffees came close to snapping up the striker who is now on target to beat both Harry Kane and Erling Haaland to the European Golden Boot.

Guirassy had only scored 19 goals in 64 appearances in Ligue 1 for Stade Rennes before Everton tried their very best to lure him to the Premier League.

Injury to Dominic Calvert-Lewin led to heavy interest in Guirassy, with the Toffees opening talks with Rennes over a deal back in August 2022.

The club were eager to sign the forward on an initial loan deal with the option to buy, however they were turned down as the French outfit were only willing to sanction a permanent exit.

Everton had seen Guirassy as the perfect player to fill the void of Calvert-Lewin, who was sidelined for six weeks through injury at the time. Meanwhile, they were still looking to replace Richarlison.

The Merseyside club failed to land the Guinea international and he instead went onto VfB Stuttgart – ironically, on an initial loan move.

Guirassy netted eleven goals in 22 matches in the Bundesliga last season, but has already almost matched his goal tally.

The striker has caught attention all across Europe after already averaging two goals a game in the German top flight, bagging an unbelievable 10 goals in only five matches. Guirassy has also claimed a goal and an assist in one game in the DFB-Pokal.

Guirassy has scored in every game he has played so far, netting his first hat-trick against Mainz and also grabbing three braces.

Could Serhou Guirassy have outscored Harry Kane at Everton?

Serhou Guirassy is now out-scoring each of Kane, Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, with the Man City star man currently his closest competitor on eight goals – though doing so in one extra match.

Guirassy’s spectacular form has catapulted Stuttgart into a Champions League spot, with the German side taking 12 points from a possible 15 so far.

It’s unclear how much Everton were willing to pay to bring Guirassy to Goodison Park, though Stuttgart’s €9 million (£7.8m) raises questions as to why they weren’t prepared to pay such a minor fee – especially given they had raked in £60m for Richarlison.