Journalist Paul Brown has claimed that Armando Broja would be a 'brilliant' signing for Everton.

The Lowdown: January target

It has been reported that the Goodison Park outfit are still monitoring Broja after failing to sign him in the summer.

They signed Neal Maupay from Brighton and Hove Albion instead as cover for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has suffered from constant injury problems during his time on Merseyside.

However, they are the joint-second lowest scorers in the Premier League, and so could look to add more firepower come the January transfer window.

The Latest: Be a 'brilliant' signing

Speaking to GiveMeSport, Brown has claimed that Broja would be a 'brilliant' signing for Frank Lampard's team, adding that they would be 'willing' to pay the money to sign him:

“I think Broja would be a brilliant signing for Everton. Depending how you play, you could play him in more than one kind of role. I also think if they’re willing to pay the money for him, he’s actually someone who could play with either of the current strikers.

He would quite comfortably sit next to Maupay, and he would quite comfortably sit playing off Calvert-Lewin, because he suits both of their styles of play. I think Broja could come in and be the aggressor in a team with Maupay flitting around him and picking up scraps and the two of them linking up. And I think he could do the opposite job if Calvert Lewin was playing. I think he could be the one flitting around, picking up good positions, making runs and feeding off Calvert-Lewin and helping him really in front of goal.”

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The Verdict: Get it done

The Toffees may need to take a chance in January, as they will go into the window sitting dangerously above the relegation zone.

Hailed as 'lightning-quick' by journalist Ben Jacobs, Broja is perhaps a different kind of profile to Calvert-Lewin in his ability to stretch defences, despite being a mammoth six-foot-three inches tall.

After impressing on loan at Southampton last season with six goals in 32 matches in the Premier League, he has been limited to being a bit-part player at Chelsea this term, having not completed the full 90 minutes once in 12 appearances (Transfermarkt).

Nonetheless, Broja is still only 21 years of age, and so has a very high ceiling.