Cuco Martina

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Player Valuation: £70m
Apparently we are close to signing this right back from Southampton

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...verton-closing-cuco-martina-transfer-11790373

Everton closing on Cuco Martina transfer as Koeman looks to strengthen at right back
Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order
  • Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order


  • Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order

  • Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order


  • Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order


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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: Cuco Martina of Southampton is chased by Arouna Kone of Everton during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park on April 16, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Everton are closing in on the signing of Southampton full-back Cuco Martina.

Blues boss Ronald Koeman revealed last week that he was exploring the idea of buying a new right-back to provide competition for Seamus Coleman.

And the ECHO can reveal that Everton are in advanced talks to take 26-year-old Martina from St Mary's.



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Koeman signed the former Feyenoord youth player last summer for Southampton on a two-year deal but under new Saints manager Claude Puel he has fallen down the pecking order.



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Martina was not in the Southampton squad for games with Watford and Manchester United and now looks to be edging closer to joining the Blues.

Martina plays his international for Curacao and lists Twente and Jong Twente as former clubs.

And now he is closing in on a reunion with Koeman who was last week asked if he wanted to add a new right-back to his squad.

"That's possible," he said.

“Because what I like to have is, really, two players for each position in the team and we need to have that competition to get the best out of each player.

“That is a possibility.”
 

Only surprised that RK hasn't raided Southampton before this tbh.
Bit underwhelming though as he's the same age as Coleman
 

To be honest, I totally expected our interest in Martina. Koeman brought him to Soton from his previous team Twente, and trusted him at times even over Cedric Soares. He should be really cheap and I quite like the idea. Exactly the cover we need - a right back cover who is quite versatile, can play even as CB or CM. He is a decent player as a cover, I am not against the idea.
 


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