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title: "Everton: Toffees battling Champions League club to sign Stefan De Vrij"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/stefan-de-vrij-inter-milan/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-07-29T19:15:48Z"
modified: "2021-07-29T19:15:48Z"
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# Everton: Toffees battling Champions League club to sign Stefan De Vrij

**Everton are reportedly battling a club in the UEFA Champions League to sign Stefan De Vrij in the summer transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: Successful season

It was certainly a successful 2020/21 season for De Vrij, as he helped Inter Milan [win](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11854/12293076/inter-milan-win-serie-a-title-and-end-juventus-nine-year-reign-as-italian-champions) the Serie A title, playing in 32 games in total and scoring one goal ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stefan-de-vrij/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/111196/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=IT1&pos=&trainer_id=)).

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He also played in [every single match](https://www.sofascore.com/player/stefan-de-vrij/91046) for The Netherlands in their Euro 2020 campaign as they cruised through the group stage, before they were knocked out by Czech Republic in the last 16.

### The Latest: De Vrij wanted

As per[Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/de-vrij-piace-in-premier-ipotesi-plusvalenza-la-posizione-dell-i-17767), the Goodison Park outfit, as well as Atletico Madrid, have ‘set their sights’ on signing De Vrij, but he will not come cheap.

A price is not mentioned by the news outlet, but [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stefan-de-vrij/profil/spieler/111196) currently value him at £45m.

### The Verdict: Avoid

While De Vrij is clearly a good defender – his former manager Antonio Conte [likened](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/conte-praises-de-vrij-as-like-bonucci-46459) him to Euro 2020 winner Leonardo Bonucci back in October – he may cost a lot of money for someone who plays in a position that the Merseyside club are already very wealthy in at the moment.

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Ben Godfrey, Mason Holgate, Michael Keane and Yerry Mina all remain in Rafa Benitez’s squad, and so to potentially spend a large transfer fee on another central defender would seem like a bit of a waste.

If Benitez is to sign another central defender, it should surely be a young player to come in and learn from the likes of Keane and Godfrey, who thrived last season.

[***In other news, find out what club update has Toffees buzzing here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/third-kit-hummel-premier-league/)