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title: "Everton: Fans react as Moise Kean cut from Italy squad"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fans-react-as-moise-kean-cut-from-italy-squad/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-05-31T17:05:22Z"
modified: "2021-05-31T17:05:22Z"
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# Everton: Fans react as Moise Kean cut from Italy squad

**Everton striker Moise Kean will not be heading to the European Championship this summer.**

The 21-year-old, who spent the season on loan at Paris Saint-Germain, has failed to make Roberto Mancini’s updated 28-man Italy squad, which was trimmed from 34 on Sunday ([Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/moise-kean-left-out-italy-20710146)).

### Kean had looked set to be involved for Italy

Kean was in the starting line-up on Friday night as Italy faced San Marino in a friendly but he was withdrawn at half-time after failing to find the net against the side [ranked 210th and last in the world](https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/).

According to [PSGhub](https://twitter.com/PSGhub/status/1399055895628234760), Kean picked up an injury in the game, explaining his exclusion from Mancini’s reduced squad.

The 21-year-old scored 16 goals for PSG this season, [more than Neymar in fewer minutes played](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/paris-st-germain/top-scorers), but he had not been a success at Everton, netting just [four times in 37 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moise-kean/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/364135/verein/29) so far for his parent club.

[Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1399053774069587986) relayed the news of Kean’s Italy omission and also offered the latest on his future. PSG are apparently in negotiations with Everton over a permanent deal for the frontman.

The Blues are supposedly willing to sell him, having spent [an initial £25.1m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49214067) to recruit him from Juventus in 2019. The player is now valued at £31.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moise-kean/profil/spieler/364135).

### Everton fans flock to Kean update

These Everton fans on Twitter took a dim view of Kean’s omission from the updated Italy squad, with some alluding to [Graeme Souness’ criticism](https://www.givemesport.com/1564937-graeme-souness-comments-on-moise-kean-in-september-look-interesting-after-lockdown-party) of the striker upon his arrival at Goodison Park two years ago.

**“Who is surprised? PSG, take him off our hands, please”**

Credit: [@cal\_ycfc\_efc](https://twitter.com/cal_ycfc_efc/status/1399276305242284035)

**“Cash in on this fraud ASAP”**

Credit: [@WAJG\_96](https://twitter.com/WAJG_96/status/1399062973180694534)

**“Huge bummer… I really thought he’d turned the corner and got his confidence back so this will hurt…”**

Credit: [@KClayFootball](https://twitter.com/KClayFootball/status/1399060545647505413)

**“Hate it when Souness is right”**

Credit: [@MainManMina](https://twitter.com/MainManMina/status/1399055671673475079)

**“Gutted this kid never worked out for us. He will be a top player in the future.”**

Credit: [@Everton1878Ste](https://twitter.com/Everton1878Ste/status/1399055533664083975)

**“I don’t believe it, Souness was right about him all along.”**

Credit: [@BT\_1878](https://twitter.com/BT_1878/status/1399054571746598912)

**In other news, [many Everton fans were buzzing about this potential incoming](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/daryl-dike-barnsley-premier-league/).**