Everton Are Eyeing This £27m Rated West Ham United Forward: The Right Profile For Moyes? | OneFootball

Everton are among several Premier League clubs monitoring Taty Castellanos, with the Argentine expected to leave West Ham following their relegation from the top flight. According to Football Insider, former West Ham scout Mick Brown confirmed that Everton’s recruitment staff have been tracking the 27-year-old closely throughout the second half of the season.

Everton eyeing West Ham forward as Castellanos’ exit from London Stadium looks certain

Castellanos joined the London Stadium during the January transfer window and impressed under Nuno Espirito Santo, but he has no intention of playing Championship football next season. His social media message to supporters, while emotional and heartfelt, conspicuously avoided any mention of the 2026-27 season, which many interpreted as a clear signal that his time in east London is drawing to a close.

“Castellanos is one I expect to leave West Ham,” Brown told Football Insider.

“His agent will already be busy speaking to clubs trying to drum up interest and seeing who might be interested in his client; it’s always the way it works.

“He’s popped up with a few goals and some good performances. I think he’s shown he’s good enough to play in the Premier League, so I have no doubt there will be interest.

“Everton, for example, are in need of a new striker, and they could do far worse than him.

“Their scouts and recruitment people will have been keeping an eye on his performances for West Ham, and they will have been impressed by what they’ve seen.

“He’s shown he can score goals in the Premier League even for a struggling side, so somebody like Everton with their ambitions might be a good fit.

“I think what he’s done at West Ham has shown he could do a job, and probably a better one than Beto and Barry have been doing.”

Everton’s striking options and where Castellanos fits in

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 24: Taty Castellanos of West Ham United celebrates his 1st goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leeds United at London Stadium on May 24, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Compared to Everton’s current forwards, Castellanos edges both Beto and Thierno Barry on goals per game, registering 0.33 per match from 17 starts against Beto’s 0.24 and Barry’s 0.19 across the 2025-26 campaign. Brown told Football Insider that the striker has proven he can score consistently even for a struggling side, adding that somebody with Everton’s ambitions might represent a sensible next step for him.

West Ham paid around £29 million to bring Castellanos from Lazio in January, though they are likely to take a loss on that fee given their reduced negotiating position following relegation. Everton are also exploring other options in the striker market, including Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, though his reported wages of £265,000 per week would pose serious budgetary challenges for the club.

Should David Moyes push hard for Everton’s next frontman this summer?

Moyes does not have the luxury of patience here. Beto and Barry have given him a combined goal return that falls well short of what a club with European aspirations requires, and the numbers back that up plainly. Castellanos, by contrast, has done the hard thing, scoring goals for a side that was sinking week by week.

There is a visible pattern to Everton’s reported targets this summer, with experienced Premier League operators appearing to sit at the top of the list. That approach has logic when squad continuity matters, and Castellanos fits squarely into that bracket. He arrives already acclimatised to English football, physically ready, and hungry to prove himself at a stable club.

The risk of letting him pass is that Everton spend considerably more on someone less proven in the league, or worse, enter the season relying again on the same frontline that underwhelmed in 2025-26. Moyes should push for this one. Everton need goals, and on current evidence, Castellanos provides them more efficiently than what is already at Goodison Park.