Everton will be very happy with the latest update on transfer target Moise Kean

[ad_pod ]This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…According to respected Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, Juventus striker Moise Kean will not be included in any deal between the Serie A champions and Ajax as negotiations continue over the purchase of Matthijs de Ligt.

What’s the word, then?

Well, it has already been reported that the Toffees have had a €30m (£27m) bid rejected for the Italy international, and The Daily Mail believe that £31m should be enough to bring the promising young striker to Goodison Park.

The 6 foot teenager burst onto the scene last term with six goals in just five Serie A starts, whilst he also netted another in his one Coppa Italia appearance.

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Kean, 19, also grabbed the limelight at the Under-21 European championships this summer by scoring two goals in just two appearances – he is most certainly a blossoming young talent who looks to have bags of potential.

It is believed that the Turin-based side feel that a £31m deal for Kean makes financial sense, whilst sporting director Fabio Paratici is said to have some concerns over the teenager’s character.

Everton will be overjoyed with the latest update

The negotiations between Juventus and Ajax over the signing of de Ligt seems to be taking ages to complete.

We all know how difficult the Dutchman’s agent, Mino Raiola, can be in these types of discussions, and the deal seems to be stalling over his personal demands as well as Juventus offering well below Ajax’s €75m (£67.4m) valuation.

In that respect, throwing the £31m-rated Kean in as a sweetener very easily could’ve got the deal done given his value and his young age, so Romano’s tweet stating that the Italian won’t be used as a makeweight will be music to Everton’s ears as their transfer target remains on the market.

By keeping him out of negotiations, the Merseysiders will still be able to obtain the player who appears to be their main striking target given the fact he is the only centre-forward they appear to have bid for – they should definitely be overjoyed to hear that he hasn’t been snatched away in the deal for de Ligt.