Everton’s quest to improve the squad is going swimmingly thus far, but there is still always the prospect that things could go up in smoke.
After all, for all the new signings that are being made, the looming threat that a star asset might depart will surely remain a worry for Kevin Thelwell and Sean Dyche until the transfer window slams shut.
All they can do in this situation is ensure that a contingency plan is in place, should Manchester United push for Jarrad Branthwaite again, or Dominic Calvert-Lewin reject another Everton contract.
This particular report seems to provide an alternative for the latter.
Everton make transfer enquiry for Tammy Abraham
The latest on this pursuit comes courtesy of Italian journalist Gianluigi Longari, who has recently taken to X to provide a much-needed update on the Toffees’ striker situation.
Ideally, Dominic Calvert-Lewin would stay and continue to battle with Beto and Youssef Chermiti, but for now, that seems unlikely.
So, it does make sense that Everton are interested in Tammy Abraham again, having been cited a £20m price tag at the start of the summer and having tried to sign him in 2023 as well.
Longari’s tweet might only be brief, but it poses a very exciting prospect for Dyche this summer.
He simply writes: ‘Everton have made an enquiry to AS Roma about Tammy Abraham.’
Is Tammy Abraham better than Dominic Calvert-Lewin?
Whilst debate over whether Abraham is a better player than Calvert-Lewin has raged for some time, given both are tall, English strikers who hit their Premier League peaks at similar times, realistically, there is little to separate them.
However, this close comparison extends outside just their physical and technical attributes, but also to their respective injury records too.
Whilst Everton’s main marksman has struggled with his fair share of setbacks in recent years, having missed 442 days of football since the start of the 2019/20 season, Abraham’s record is somehow even worse.
Naturally, his 507 days out across the same period is skewed by an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2023, but that remains a vital part of the story.
When he first moved to Italy, the 26-year-old starred under Jose Mourinho, scoring 27 goals in all competitions and helping fire Roma to the Europa Conference League title.
Previously, he also notched 15 goals in the Premier League during the 2019/20 term.
Calvert-Lewin would score 13 in that same campaign, later finding the net 16 times the following year.
With both tall, physical strikers with solid hold-up play and somewhat unconvincing finishing, it seems strange that Dyche would want to just swap his current man for the former Chelsea star.
However, with his contract winding down, it might actually make perfect sense.