Everton In Talks With €11.4m Serie A Winger: Good Option For David Moyes? | OneFootball

Goodison Park needs a spark. The newly minted Hill Dickinson Stadium witnessed a rather limp crawl to a 13th-place finish last term, and the attacking threat looks entirely blunt. Enter Edon Zhegrova. Rumours are swirling, but Italian journalist Mirko Di Natale has added some actual meat to the bones, revealing that Everton made direct contact with Juventus over the last few weeks. This isn’t a flash-in-the-pan interest either. The athletic David Ornstein flagged the Merseysiders as long-term suitors way back in February. (Via readeverton)

Everton are absolute favourites to sign out-of-favour Zhegrova

Other clubs are sniffing around. Monaco, Lens, Besiktas, and Trabzonspor are all keeping tabs on the situation. None of them possess the sheer persistence Everton have shown. Juventus are desperate to sell. The Kosovar international had a nightmare in Serie A, managing just one lonely start, zero goals, and zero assists. He was a shadow of the player who racked up 22 goal contributions for Lille the season prior. Juve paid €14.3m last autumn, but his book value has dropped to roughly €11.4m. That is the baseline for negotiations.

A calculated risk for David Moyes

PISA, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Edon Zhegrova of Juventus FC reacts during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Juventus FC at Arena Garibaldi on December 27, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Context matters here. Zhegrova didn’t suddenly forget how to play football. A nasty adductor injury right before his move to Turin ruined his campaign, limiting him to just 366 minutes of action, mostly scrap-time appearances off the bench. He needs a clean slate.

For Everton, a €11.4m price tag represents a massive bargain for a winger with this much raw ceiling. They have already splashed out £18m on Freiburg midfielder Merlin Rohl, so keeping the rest of the budget tight makes absolute sense.

Moyes won’t carry passengers. The Scotsman is famous for demanding a relentless, industrial work rate from his wide players. Zhegrova will have to track back and show some defensive grit if he wants to survive under this regime. But the upside is clear. The lad has explosive pace and real trickery.

Everton have the structural stability to rehabilitate a broken asset, and Moyes knows exactly how to squeeze every drop of output from a squad. It is a gamble, certainly. At that price point, it is one worth taking.