Everton reportedly made an attempt to sign Lyon’s promising midfielder Maxence Caqueret this summer but the move failed to materialise.
Sean Dyche’s Everton have begun the Premier League season with two defeats in a row but the Toffees have got their first win of the season under their belts with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup.
Everton have made multiple first-team signings this summer as the Toffees hope to avoid relegation as the Merseyside club are preparing to go into their new stadium for the 2025/26 season.
Everton are closing in on the signing of Orel Mangala but reports from France have indicated the Belgian may not have been the only Lyon midfielder who Dyche’s side attempted to sign.
Everton ‘made offer’ to sign Lyon’s Maxence Caqueret
According to a post on X from French journalist Fabrice Hawkins, Everton made an attempt to land midfielder Maxence Caqueret from Lyon.
The Toffees are seemingly determined to add a midfield option to their side with Amadou Onana departing Everton for Aston Villa for £50 million.
A deal for Lyon’s Mangala is understood to be in the final stages, with the French side happy to loan him out to the Premier League until the end of the season.
But it appears Everton also tried for a different Lyon player, with Hawkins reporting that they ‘tried to recover’ Caqueret as well.
Unfortunately for them that failed before it even took off, with the midfielder not responding to approaches from the Toffees at this point. Perhaps that is why they then turned towards Mangala instead.
Everton close in on Mangala move
HITC understands that the Belgian midfielder is open to moving to Goodison Park this summer and Mangala had impressed throughout his stint in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest.
Everton are desperate to bolster their squad before Friday and Textor is set to use his French club Lyon to help the Toffees make further additions to their squad before this week’s deadline.
Sources have told HITC that Caqueret and Mangala may not be the only deals that the Merseyside club complete from Lyon with prospective owner John Textor keen to help Everton have the best chance of remaining in the Premier League.
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