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title: "Exclusive: Ex-Everton star drops big transfer claim on ex-flop Vlasic"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-ex-everton-star-drops-big-transfer-claim-on-ex-flop-vlasic-e154/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-06-25T06:05:05Z"
modified: "2021-06-25T06:05:05Z"
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# Exclusive: Ex-Everton star drops big transfer claim on ex-flop Vlasic

**Former Everton star Michael Ball believes Everton won’t be willing to pay a huge fee to bring Nikola Vlasic back to the club this summer.**

The Toffees have been [linked](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/nikola-vlasic-everton-transfer-message-20792112) with a potential swoop for their former player and his agent has already [confirmed](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/nikola-vlasic-everton-transfer-message-20792112) that he could well leave CSKA Moscow this summer.

Vlasic, a Croatia international who has been with his country at Euro 2020, spent the 2017/18 season with the Toffees, making [12 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-vlasic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/293200) in the Premier League, before moving to CSKA.

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Everton banked [£14m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48691985) from the Russian club when he moved and Ball does not believe they will be willing to pay a higher fee than that to bring him back to Merseyside.

Since his move to CSKA, Vlasic, who can play as an attacking midfielder and as a winger on either side, has made [103 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-vlasic/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/293200) and scored 33 goals, while also laying on 20 assists.

Speaking exclusively to **The Transfer Tavern**, Ball said: *“He did have a talent, he was very young when he was at Everton, but the money side of things, I don’t think Everton will be happy to be paying more than what they sold him for.*

*“It’s an interesting one but it’s the type of position Everton have been looking to improve on in the summer, bringing players in, and Vlasic could be one of those players.”*