DBasia.news – British defender Michael Keane is the center of attention when he performed well in 2017 with Burnley. He had been targeted by Arsenal and Liverpool, before finally choosing to join Everton.
Two seasons with the Toffees, Keane was able to carry out his duties well in defense, recorded he has appeared in 69 matches. This also makes him re-included in the transfer plan of the top club, this time, the former Manchester United player was targeted by London duo, Arsenal and T Tottenham Hotspur.
The two teams seem to be serious enough to make Keane the main target, the article according to the Daily Mail report, Arsenal and Spurs representatives deliberately present at London Stadium to monitor the player’s performance when Everton beat West Ham in the 32nd week of the Premier League, Sunday (31/3).
Spurs’ attraction to Keane was allegedly because they thought he was a successor right from Jan Vertonghen, especially the Belgian player’s contract will be over in 2020. Likewise, with Toby Alderweireld, the talk of his contract never showed progress.
Unlike the story with Arsenal, the central defender sector seems to be the main focus, especially Unai Emery has actually wanted to add strength in the back line since last January, but eventually, they only managed to recruit Denis Suarez on loan.
Unfortunately, the hopes of Arsenal and Spurs to immediately secure the signature of Michael Keane are likely to find a steep road, besides still being the mainstay of Marco Silva, Everton is also rumored to be releasing the player at least 50 million pounds or an increase of 20 million compared to with when they recruited him from Burnley.