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title: "Everton: CSKA Moscow eye Jean-Philippe Gbamin"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2022-02-20T07:15:38Z"
modified: "2022-02-20T07:15:38Z"
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# Everton: CSKA Moscow eye Jean-Philippe Gbamin

**CSKA Moscow want to sign Everton’s Jean-Philippe Gbamin in the coming days, according to Russian outlet [Metaratings](https://metaratings.ru/news/tsska-interesuetsya-poluzashchitnikom-evertona-1203277/).**

### The lowdown

Gbamin, a [£22.5million summer signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/profil/spieler/182894) from Mainz in 2019, has only played 64 minutes of Premier League football this season and [186 minutes across all competitions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/profil/spieler/182894).

Frank Lampard named him on the bench for his first game in charge against Brentford, but has since [left him out of the matchday squad altogether](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/leistungsdaten/spieler/182894) for his first two Premier League assignments.

He’s now valued at £9million by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/profil/spieler/182894) and still has nearly two and a half years left to run on the[£65,000-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/everton-fc/payroll/) contract he signed.

The transfer window closed on 31 January in England, but Russian clubs can continue signing players until 22 February.

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### The latest

The report, published at 19.00 on Friday, states that Gbamin has emerged as a target for Aleksei Berezutski’s side.

CSKA, [13 times champions](https://en.pfc-cska.com/club/history/trophies/) of Russia/the Soviet Union, will ‘try to sign’ the out-of-favour 26-year-old before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.

[Paul Joyce](https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1494998738833747968) has since backed the news, taking to Twitter to confirm the Russian outfit are chasing a loan deal.

### The verdict

Gbamin ranks as [one of the 12 most expensive signings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/transferrekorde/verein/29) in Everton’s history, but his career at Goodison Park has never really gotten going.

Cruel luck has played a large part – only weeks after recovering from a hamstring injury that ruled him out for virtually the whole 19/20 season, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture that sidelined him for a further 45 games (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/verletzungen/spieler/182894)).

In two and a half seasons on Merseyside, he’s made a mere [eight appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/leistungsdaten/spieler/182894).

Carlo Ancelotti said the Ivorian ‘[has all the qualities – technically and physically – of a top midfielder](https://www.goodisonnews.com/2021/04/07/ancelotti-believes-gbamin-can-be-a-top-midfielder-for-everton/)‘, but it’s possible that he simply isn’t the same player Everton signed after enduring injury hell.

**In other news, [Patrick Boyland reacts to injury news concerning a key Everton player](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/patrick-boyland-reacts-doucoure-injury-news/).**