Everton scout Carlo Jacomuzzi has admitted on Italian radio that he is an admirer of Napoli attacker Arkadiusz Milik.
Speaking to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli via Sport Witness, the former Napoli sporting director waxed lyrical about the Serie A forward, with Jacomuzzi saying about the 25-year-old striker: “In the second goal (against Hellas Verona) Milik demonstrated the goalscorer’s instinct. The Poland international has always been considered a great striker.”
Whilst it might just be an off-handed comment about a player who plays for Jacomuzzi’s former club, it is interesting to think if Everton would consider a move for Milik in the not too distant future.
Indeed, the Toffees spent close to £30m according to BBC Sport for another striker in Serie A this summer in the form of 19-year-old prospect Moise Kean, though as stats from Transfermarkt show, the Italian U-21 international has been far from impressive in his first few months on Merseyside with zero goals in 10 appearances.
Although Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison have proven this season to be okay at best when placed as the sole striker in Marco Silva’s starting XI, the prospect of signing a genuine number 9 could be one that Everton supporters can get behind, and Milik would be an outstanding candidate for the job.
Compared to Polish international teammate Robert Lewandowski via Joe, the Napoli attacker has proven to be a consecutive goalscorer when fully fit, with stats from Transfermarkt showing that the former Ajax star managed 20 goals in 47 appearances for I Ciucciarelli last year his first injury-free seasons with the Italian club.
Though Milik has got off to a slow start this campaign with the Champions League-competing club, with stats from Transfermarkt showing that the attacker has scored just twice in four games this season, there is no denying that the Polish attacker would be a seemingly good signing for the Toffees should their current striking options continue to underperform.