Everton ‘have ambitious loan transfer bid for former Ballon d’Or winner’s son REJECTED by Juventus’
EVERTON have allegedly failed with an audacious swoop to bring the son of a legendary Ballon d’Or winner to Goodison.
Sean Dyche’s side are desperate for reinforcements as they battle for Premier League survival.
They have already been hit with a ten-point deduction for breaching FFP rules and could face another six-point one over the coming weeks.
They currently sit one point above the drop zone but will enter the bottom three should Luton win their game in hand.
Despite the financial troubles at Everton, Dyche is still desperately attempting to bolster his squad for the relegation war.
The Guardian claim that they submitted a loan for Juventus star Timothy Weah.
The 23-year-old winger, who has 35 caps for USA, is the son of AC MIlan legend and ex-Chelsea striker George Weah.
But he has no intentions at present of following in his father’s footsteps and heading to England.
The report states that the player himself rejected the move to Everton despite him struggling for regular action with the Bianconeri this season.
The ex-Lille and Paris Saint-Germain ace has mainly been deployed at wing-back and often restricted to cameos off the bench.
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However, he would rather stay and fight for his place at Juventus than join Dyche and Everon’s relegation battle.
Juve are currently in top spot in Serie A and sit two points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan.
That advantage could be stretched to five this weekend when the Old Lady travel to Inter for a crunch clash.
Meanwhile, his 57-year-old dad George starred for a host of top European teams such as Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan.
His success in France and Italy saw him win the Ballon d’Or in 1995 and he enjoyed brief stints in England with Chelsea and Manchester City.
After retirement, Weah became a politician back in his homeland and served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 until last week.
Elsewhere, Leeds have made an official loan approach for Everton’s Ben Godfrey.
SunSport exclusively revealed Godfrey, 25, saw a £10m move to Serie A club Atalanta collapse as a result of the abolishment of favourable tax break rules in Italy.
But Dyche has given the green light for the centre-back to leave Goodison Park as the club look to reduce their wage bill and help their case towards FFP rules.