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title: "Everton: Luka Jovic considered for last-gasp January swoop"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2022-01-31T16:16:37Z"
modified: "2022-01-31T16:16:37Z"
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# Everton: Luka Jovic considered for last-gasp January swoop

**‘Everton \[are\] considering’ a late swoop for Real Madrid’s Luka Jovic, according to The Telegraph’s [Mike McGrath](https://twitter.com/mcgrathmike/status/1488115881662160900).**

### The lowdown

Everton are [set to announce](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1488110340734959620) the loan signing of Donny van de Beek from Manchester United, their second temporary addition of the January transfer window after Anwar El-Ghazi joined from Aston Villa.

They are [only allowed two domestic loans](https://twitter.com/mcgrathmike/status/1488115881662160900), but they can still bolster their ranks with short-term deals for overseas players.

Jovic has [played 15 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luka-jovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/257462/plus/0?saison=2021) for Real Madrid this season, but former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti hasn’t afforded him any starting opportunities in La Liga.

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### The latest

McGrath [tweeted](https://twitter.com/mcgrathmike/status/1488115881662160900) a link to a transfer report from [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/31/transfer-news-deadline-day-2022-live-latest-premier-league/), along with a summary of Everton’s last-gasp interest in Jovic ahead of tonight’s winter window deadline.

The journalist stated: “Everton considering Luka Jovic as a loan option from #RealMadrid to strengthen Frank Lampard’s attack. Player will be allowed to leave on loan. #EFC can make foreign loans but no more domestic after arrivals of El Ghazi and Van de Beek”.

### The verdict

Jovic’s best season to date was 2018/19, when he bagged [17 league goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luka-jovic/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/257462) for Eintracht Frankfurt and netted [10 more in the Europa League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luka-jovic/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/257462) to help the German outfit reach the semi-finals. Unsurprisingly, he featured in both the [Bundesliga](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2018-19-team-of-the-season-ea-sports-fifa-fut-19-sancho-lewandowski-4790) and [Europa League](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0251-0e99bdeec794-2e32643cecd5-1000--uefa-europa-league-squad-of-2018-19/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuropaleague%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2606568) Team of the Season that year.

Real Madrid paid [£52.4m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/11721655/real-madrid-set-to-sign-luka-jovic-from-eintracht-frankfurt) to sign him off the back of that stellar campaign, but it simply hasn’t worked out for him at the Bernabeu. He has managed a measly [three goals in his 47 outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luka-jovic/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/257462) for Los Blancos.

Perhaps the key to extracting the best out of him will be to deploy him in a front two, as manager [Adi Hutter](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/45/Archive/Germany-Eintracht-Frankfurt?stageId=16427) did in that glorious 2018/19 campaign. Also, it’s worth noting that Jovic is a player who has won glowing praise from Lionel Messi, who described him as [‘magical’](https://www.sportbible.com/football/top-10s-news-lionel-messi-reveals-his-top-15-young-prospects-in-football-20200904).

The clock is ticking towards the 11pm deadline, but it’s worth Everton’s while trying to see if they can rescue the Serbian from his Bernabeu nightmare.

**In other news, [an early Frank Lampard request has been granted](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/lampard-wants-duncan-ferguson-at-everton/)**