Three ways Everton can fit Sigurdsson into starting XI as Koeman transfer revolution takes shape
COMMENT By Will Butcher
Ronald Koeman has reportedly urged his Everton board to complete a deal for Swansea playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson this summer, but it remains unclear how he would fit into Everton’s side.
The Sun claim Dutch manager Koeman has told his board in no uncertain terms that they must complete a deal to sign the 27-year-old, despite having two bids rejected.
It is said that Paul Clement’s Swansea have most recently knocked back a bid worth a huge £45million for the Iceland international, as the Welsh club hold out for £50million.
In another report from the tabloid newspaper, they claimed on their website that fellow playmaker Ross Barkley had played his last game for the Toffees with Sigurdsson set to replace him.
But after completing deals to sign Davy Klaassen from Ajax and fan favourite Wayne Rooney from Manchester United, it is difficult to see how Sigurdsson can fit into the Toffees side.
Football Insider compares three ways in which the former Tottenham star can be embedded into Koeman’s starting eleven, with one formation containing a brand new four-man attack: