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title: "Everton: Blues could be offered Matias Vecino"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2022-01-04T13:35:10Z"
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# Everton: Blues could be offered Matias Vecino

**Inter Milan could include Matias Vecino in a transfer deal for Everton’s Lucas Digne, according to [Sport Mediaset](https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/mercato/inter/mercato-inter-l-everton-scarica-digne-spunta-l-idea-villar_43917281-202202k.shtml?wtk=twitternp.ap.sportmediaset...inter).**

### The lowdown

Digne’s future looks to lie away from Goodison Park after he apparently had [a row](https://theathletic.com/3003403/2021/12/08/a-row-in-spanish-with-benitez-in-front-of-team-mates-why-digne-was-dropped-for-arsenal-match/?source=emp_shared_article&redirected=1) with manager Rafael Benitez.

Everton have entered the market to bring in another left-back in the form of [Vitaliy Mykolenko](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12507047/everton-complete-vitaliy-mykolenko-transfer-from-dynamo-kiev-for-undisclosed-fee), and Nathan Patterson is [set to sign](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/nathan-patterson-medical-at-everton-as-rangers-defender-nears-ps16m-merseyside-move-3513465) from Rangers on the opposite flank – he is expected to complete a move to Goodison Park in the coming days and has landed in Merseyside [for his Toffees medical](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/nathan-patterson-medical-at-everton-as-rangers-defender-nears-ps16m-merseyside-move-3513465).

Like Digne, Vecino may also be considering his next step, as his [£75,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/serie-a/fc-internazionale-milano/) Inter contract enters its [last six months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/profil/spieler/143812). The [£4.5m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/leistungsdaten/spieler/143812) midfielder has only started one Serie A match this season, although he has been [subbed on 11 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/leistungsdaten/spieler/143812) in the league.

### The latest

According to [Sport Mediaset](https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/mercato/inter/mercato-inter-l-everton-scarica-digne-spunta-l-idea-villar_43917281-202202k.shtml?wtk=twitternp.ap.sportmediaset...inter), Inter’s top target for the wing-back role is Eintracht Frankfurt’s Filip Kostic, but the Bundesliga club won’t listen to offers until the summer, so the Nerazzurri have started looking at Digne.

The reigning Serie A champions would either pursue a straight loan or a loan with an option to buy, and to sweeten the deal, they could offer to send Vecino, a player who Rafael Benitez ‘likes’, the other way.

However, the report stresses that the Uruguay midfielder is ‘attracting the attention of many teams’, which may also factor into Inter’s thinking.

### The verdict

Benitez [reportedly wants another midfielder](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10361059/Premier-League-club-club-transfer-guide-Tottenham-need-striker-Chelsea-want-new-defender.html) in January, but is 30-year-old Vecino a good option?

Relative to positional peers in the top five leagues, he records a high volume of shots, goals and shot-creating actions. According to [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/44ac04e9/Matias-Vecino), his profile is similar to that of Jude Bellingham.

However, his [injury record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/verletzungen/spieler/143812) is a concern. He was limited to just [three starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/143812/plus/0/saison/2020/wettbewerb/IT1/verein/46) in Inter’s 2020/21 title-winning campaign, largely as a result of a [knee issue](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matias-vecino/leistungsdaten/spieler/143812/plus/0?saison=2020).

Everton have an enviable bargaining chip in Digne – a [£27m-rated asset](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lucas-digne/profil/spieler/126664) – so this particular swap deal would perhaps be an unnecessary risk.

**In other news, [Everton are also interested in this Premier League ace](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/dwight-mcneil-everton-transfer-latest/)**