Chris Beesley writes for the outlet’s website on 3 August that some in the Goodison Park “corridors of power” are said to be “loath” to miss out on a transfer fee for the star striker after he entered the final 12 months of his contract on Merseyside.
But others feel letting the Englishman go for below market value this summer would leave Sean Dyche’s squad “dangerously short of firepower” and the risk is great enough that it would make more sense to let him leave for nothing in a year’s time.
The Toffees have offered the 27-year-old an extension to his deal but uncertainty over the ownership situation in the wake of Dan Friedkin’s collapsed takeover looks to have
The ideal outcome would be for Calvert-Lewin to accept an extension on the proviso that he could be sold in one of the upcoming windows for a full fee should the right offer arrive.But he may be excused for feeling that the landscape is so endlessly uncertain at the club that he wants more of a clear outlook than that, even if that means knowing he leaves for nothing next summer.The next best option would be to let him go now for a reduced price and bring in a suitable replacement, but after talks with long-term suitors Newcastle broke down during the pursuit of Yakuba Minteh in June there are
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