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title: "Everton: Toffees eye young PSG defender Colin Dagba"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-toffees-eye-young-psg-defender-colin-dagba/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Everton"
published: "2019-10-15T16:35:05Z"
modified: "2019-10-15T16:35:05Z"
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# Everton: Toffees eye young PSG defender Colin Dagba

**It’s been a slow start to the season for Everton, so will they try to strengthen in January?**

Despite arguably having the strongest full-back depth in the Premier League on paper, Everton’s defensive woes this season are apparent, but[reports from Paris United](https://parisunited.fr/lequipe/le-mercato/everton-interesse-par-colin-dagba/) suggest they are going to splash out on PSG wonderkid Colin Dagba.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Dagba, who has played three times for the Paris club this season, could potentially be a long-term option with Seamus Coleman ageing and loanee Djibril Sidibe yet to wholly convince, he could be the answer to a Toffees conundrum.

[According to WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361283/History/Colin-Dagba), Dagba holds an average successful passing rate of 93.9% in 290 minutes for the French champions – highlighting his comfort and composure on the ball at such a young age.

This season, he’s not far off matching Coleman in terms of tackles per game ([0.9](https://www.whoscored.com/PlayerComparison) to [0.8](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361283/Show/Colin-Dagba)) while making the same amount of interceptions and has outdone both the Irishman and Sidibie for key passes per game ([1.3](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361283/Show/Colin-Dagba)), so does look a decent prospect who can offer something going both ways.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Whether or not this French youngster is the solution to Everton’s problems at the back remains to be seen. Indeed, the team haven’t kept a clean sheet since the early weeks of the campaign and merely signing a young full-back may not be the best way to completely tighten up.

Still, in terms of a successor for Coleman, Dagba does appear to have the natural tools to fill such a role, so it could potentially be a good move for the Toffees as long as more is done to shore things up.

***Potentially a good move for Everton? Join the discussion by commenting below…***