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title: "Everton: Toffees make Boulaye Dia offer"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-10-13T17:20:58Z"
modified: "2022-10-13T17:20:58Z"
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# Everton: Toffees make Boulaye Dia offer

**[Everton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/) have reportedly made an offer to try and sign Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia, who is currently on loan at Salernitana.**

### The Lowdown: Great start

Dia has made a great start to the season on loan in Italy, scoring four goals and making a further two assists in eight games in total in the Serie A so far ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boulaye-dia/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/626913/plus/0?saison=&verein=380&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

He also [won](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boulaye-dia/erfolge/spieler/626913) the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Senegal earlier this year, and will certainly be a player to keep an eye on during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

### The Latest: Offer made

As per local news outlet [Tutto Salernitana](https://www.tuttosalernitana.com/esclusive-ts/salernitana-a-breve-incontro-iervolino-de-sanctis-ecco-perche-88826), the Goodison Park outfit are one of a number of English clubs that have made an offer for Dia, thought to be in the region of between €15-16m (£13-13.8m).

They have already contacted Villarreal, Dia’s parent club, over a potential move once his loan deal at Salernitana expires in the summer.

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### The Verdict: Shrewd signing

With the [injury problems](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dominic-calvert-lewin/verletzungen/spieler/306024) that Dominic Calvert-Lewin has suffered over the course of his Merseyside career, Dia would certainly be a shrewd signing, and a player who could add valued competition to the Englishman and Neal Maupay.

He is a striker who has already caught the eye before, notably catching [highly-rated](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/8797998/van-dijk-villarreal-owen-liverpool/) Liverpool central defender Virgil van Dijk [napping](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/8797998/van-dijk-villarreal-owen-liverpool/) in Villarreal’s UEFA Champions League semi-final clash last season.

Former Reds star and Senegal team-mate Sadio Mane has also sung Dia’s [praises](https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/11/27/sadio-mane-tips-boulaye-dia-for-the-top) in the past, and at 25 years of age, the Toffees would be signing a player about to enter his prime.

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