3. Elseid Hysaj
Everton are surely targeting a right back in the next transfer window.
Max Aarons and Mehmet Zeki Celik have been linked on numerous occasions but the competition for those right backs is fierce.
Bayern Munich have already started negotiations with Norwich City for Aarons whereas AS Roma were keen on Celik.
There is another right back who will be available for free in the summer. Napoli’s
Elseid Hysaj is likely to leave Naples at the end of this season and will seek newer pastures. The Albanian has worked with Carlo Ancelotti before and in fact was the Italian manager’s first choice at right back. In one and a half season when Ancelotti was Napoli’s manager, Hysaj played 40 games.
The 27 year old doesn’t gain attention by his spectacular tally of assists but simply following the basics of football. Solid, accurate passing and moving the ball around with ease is his greatest strength. Hysaj has an impressive pass completion rate of 85% this season.
The former Empoli man likes to involve himself in the attack and often raids forward but that doesn’t imply that he’s weak defensively. Under Ancelotti’s full season at Napoli, Hysaj averaged 2.05 tackles per 90 minutes and 1.45 blocks. This season, he averages 1.49 tackles and 1.61 blocks, which is pretty much similar to the stats he had in one of the best seasons of his career. (stats vis
FBref)