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title: "Everton: Toffees rival West Ham for Armando Broja"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2022-07-16T16:10:31Z"
modified: "2022-07-16T16:10:31Z"
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# Everton: Toffees rival West Ham for Armando Broja

**Everton have made their own offer for Armando Broja in response to West Ham’s bid.**

That’s according to Di Marzio journalist Nathan Gissing (via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Nathan_Gissing/status/1548064610699268098)).

### The lowdown

West Ham have tabled [an initial £25million](https://twitter.com/Nathan_Gissing/status/1548064610699268098) for the Chelsea striker, who spent last season on loan at Southampton.

But Everton may need a new forward themselves after they sold Richarlison to Tottenham Hotspur for [£60million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12643134/richarlison-tottenham-complete-60m-deal-for-everton-forward).

The Brazilian was their main goalscoring outlet last season, finishing four clear at the top of the [club leaderboard](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/top-scorers) on 11.

It looks as if Chelsea may take some convincing to part with Broja, with Thomas Tuchel insisting publicly they have ‘[no interest](https://theathletic.com/news/chelsea-west-ham-transfer-broja/Ktl8zN7ajBpX/)‘ in sanctioning a deal right now.

### The latest

Gissing has been ‘[told \[that\] Everton have made a bid](https://twitter.com/Nathan_Gissing/status/1548064610699268098)‘ for Broja as well as West Ham.

He adds that the player ‘needs to feel wanted if he is to stay’ at Stamford Bridge beyond the summer.

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### The verdict

Broja could be an excellent long-term purchase for Everton.

He was Southampton’s second-highest scorer last season with [nine in all competitions](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/top-scorers) and aged just 20, he can continue to get better and better.

[Beyond goalscoring](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja), the Albanian brings real running power – he ranks in the [81st](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja) percentile for dribbles completed and the [69th](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja) for progressive carries – and an excellent defensive contribution. He’s in the top [30](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja) percentiles for pressures, interceptions and tackles.

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He’s also an imposing aerial presence, winning 4.28 duels per game ([86th](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja) percentile).

Incidentally, [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/97220da2/Armando-Broja) have him down as similar to Richarlison in his style of play, and perhaps that’s Frank Lampard’s thinking.

Now Everton face a dual challenge: persuade Chelsea to let him go, and convince the ‘[fearless](https://www.planetfootball.com/videos/armando-broja-chelsea-arsenal-ben-white-brutal-dribble-premier-league-southampton/)‘ player – in the words of Valentino Livramento – to choose Goodison Park over the London Stadium.