Are Roma Interested In Everton Striker Swap Deal In January? | OneFootball

Despite a few frustrating and disappointing wobbles of late that have seen Italian Serie A side AS Roma lose three of their last six domestic league encounters, manager Gian Piero Gasperini’s first team charges are still sat in fourth place in the top flight table and they are only three points shy of current league leaders Inter Milan.With the New Year and the January transfer window now quickly approaching, the Giallorossi faithful will be hoping that the club strengthen further next month to boost their chances of lifting a first Italian Serie A title since the 2000/21 campaign given how close a battle it has become at the top of the table. For those fans who do not want to gamble that far on prediction odds, they may well enjoy the online gaming options offer by non Gamstop casinos in the UK when the Christmas break hits and everyone waits for the action to return.Key to potential incomings at the Stadio Olimpico, could lie in what the club decide to do with outgoings and there have been strong rumours that the side would be looking to terminate the loan spell of 21 year Brighton and Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson. The 26 capped Republic of Ireland international has struggled for form amidst a number of injury problems that have hampered his spell at the club so far, but it should be noted that ahead of the last league clash wit Como, director Ricky Massara remained confident that the player would soon find some consistency and appeared to rule out a potential departure.There is another rumour doing the rounds though. English Premier League side Everton are claimed to have an interest in the player with David Moyes apparently a fan and it is suggested that they could well make a move for him when the window opens, particularly given that Thierno Barry continues to massively struggle as he adapts to the pace of their league following his arrival from Valencia last summer.That is not the only potential link on the speculation rumour mill though, it is also being claimed that the former Goodison Park outfit also have their eyes on fellow striker Artem Dovbyk. If there is any truth to that claimed interest the reports suggest that it could be a swap loan deal whereby out of favour attacker Beto was moved in Roma’s direction as part of the deal. Obviously it should be noted here that both clubs are owned by The Friedkin Group and it would certainly not be the first time that fans have seen a multi ownership model do deals with itself in an effort to benefit the future of the sides under their umbrella.Undoubtedly right now Roma should take priority owing to the potential proximity to a domestic title win, but whether or not Beto would be a better potential alternative to Ferguson right now is wildly open for debate. Given his recent brace, when compared to Beto’s form, a very strong argument could be made that it would be a step backwards from Roma’s point of view.There is only a couple of weeks to go before fans will better know what the clubs’ plans are for the window, but on comparable records there is more sense in Roma keeping Dovbyk and getting him fit again after his hamstring injury as it is already known what he can contribute.