Theo Walcott to Everton: Sam Allardyce promises Arsenal ace he will play wherever he wants
Toffees boss is trying to wrap up a £20million deal for the striker as he looks to add firepower
SAM ALLARDYCE has assured Theo Walcott: You can play where you want at Everton.
The Toffees boss is trying to wrap up a £20million deal for the striker.
Walcott seems ready to quit the Gunners after being played in a variety of positions by manager Arsene Wenger.
The 28-year-old has not made a Premier League start this season and was used only as a 76th-minute sub in the Bournemouth defeat yesterday.
Allardyce said: “I don’t know where I would play him until we get the deal done. When that deal’s done, I can have that conversation.
“I see him playing anywhere across the front three — but I’m presuming if he’s not comfortable with that, then he will tell us and it won’t happen. That’s if we can get that far.
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“I hope we can do it in the next week or two because I think we are still waiting for catch-up on Yannick Bolasie and James McCarthy.
“They have both been out more than 12 months, so they aren’t quite as good as we know they can be — but they will get better.”
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Allardyce has already signed Turkish forward Cenk Tosun from Besiktas for £27m.
And Big Sam reckons he needs more than Walcott if he is to ensure Everton finish in the top half of the Premier League.
He said: “A manager would say you would always need more. It depends where we want to go in this window.
“We’re trying to finish in the top half and fill areas.
“Certainly the goalscoring area has been lacking all season. So we tried to put that right by investing in Cenk.
“We need to give him a little bit more time to settle but, hopefully, it will be sooner rather than later that he starts scoring.”