everton Torino have seen initial offers towards Aliu Naji rejected by the Italian club, who do not want to sell this summer.
tuttosport The report states that Everton are keen on the 21-year-old winger but have been immediately rejected by Torino.
Everton happy to pay €9-10m
The newspaper reports that the transfer market is heating up around Aliu Njie this summer. The 'Swedish gem' of Torino is attracting the interest of half of Europe. Despite limited playing time in recent months, there has been a queue of admirers for his 'extraordinary talent'.
His agents have received calls in recent days, leading to a meeting between sporting director Gianluca Petrachi and the player's agents. He has received many calls in recent days.
The only club willing to make a solid investment at the moment is Everton. The Toffees have been monitoring the winger on a number of occasions over the last six to seven months. They have now made it clear that they are prepared to commit €9-10m to buy the winger this summer.
However, these figures do not make Torino 'particularly happy'. Their president, Urbano Cairo and Petrachi want more before selling their 'prodigy'. And so, for now, Everton's effort looks set to be rejected.
€3m valuation
Their potential asking price has not been mentioned. Njie is currently valued at €3m by companies such as Transfermarkt. This means Everton are already offering three times his current value to get the deal done. However, Torino want at least €15 million to start negotiations.
However, the Italian side does not seem keen on any kind of deal. They would likely prefer to hold onto NG, continue to develop it, and perhaps sell for a larger fee in the future. For now, it appears that Everton have just taken the early initiative. It remains to be seen whether they make more offers or not.
Perhaps a few million more could convince Torino to sell. Or perhaps further attempts will see more rejection.
