Season › 2022-23 › News The Rumour Mill Everton offer for Uruguayan midfielder reported Lyndon Lloyd | 04/06/2023 12comments | Jump to last Everton have supposedly lodged a firm offer for FC Midtjylland midfielder Emiliano Martinez but face competition from Bordeaux. The 23-year-old has reportedly caught the eye of a number of clubs with his performances in Denmark where he has played for the past year or so, first on loan from Bragantino in Brazil and then on a permanent basis following a €5m move. Montevideo-based journalist Rodri Vázquez says that Martinez will almost certainly be leaving Midtjylland this summer based on his performances and that both the Toffees and the French Ligue 1 club have solid interest. Whether the Punta del Este-born player would qualify for a work permit to play in the Premier League is a separate issue. He has yet to make a full appearance for Uruguay's national side. Article continues below video content Nevertheless, in view of Everton's restricted transfer budget and the success that clubs like Brentford and Brighton have had in signing low-cost gems from other leagues, Martinez could fit the profile of player Kevin Thelwell could be looking at this summer. Reader Comments (12) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Shane Corcoran 1 Posted 04/06/2023 at 20:09:58 At least it's not boring even if he's no good or if the story is dreamt up. Well done Rodri. Stu Darlington 2 Posted 04/06/2023 at 20:25:09 Not our fault if we don't get this one,work permit issues,but at least we tried!! Habib Erkan Jr 3 Posted 04/06/2023 at 20:46:48 Stu when has lack of a work permit stopped us Rob Baker 4 Posted 05/06/2023 at 08:54:14 Competition from – wait for it Bordeaux, 3rd in Ligue 2. So we are up against Peterborough basically. Matthew Johnson 5 Posted 05/06/2023 at 12:59:27 Get used to it, Rob @4,We aren't signing Premier League players for many tens of millions, we need to find those unheard-of lower-league players that turn into diamonds, to be sold on later for huge profit.Most of them aren't going to work out, but you only need to find one that makes 㿀-40M profit in a few years. Colin Glassar 6 Posted 06/06/2023 at 06:34:41 Everton will have to find something we haven't possessed for years: imagination and creativity. The ١-5m gems who are, undoubtedly, out there. Our scouting system has been shit to nonexistent for at least 10 long years now. We've been lazy and negligent when it comes to buying players so it's time to face up to reality, roll up our sleeves, and start doing the leg work required. Mal van Schaick 7 Posted 06/06/2023 at 11:45:50 We will probably miss out in the final hour of the transfer window, knowing Everton.Get business done early, if we are doing any at all. No repeat of recent seasons. Tom Bowers 8 Posted 06/06/2023 at 11:54:58 As we all know, gems are hard to come by but other clubs have done well so why not Everton?Obviously the current hierarchy and staff leave a lot to be desired so that's where the changes need to be initially.Brighton and Brentford are two clubs who have done well in signing no-names without ridiculous fees which speaks volumes for the ineptitude at Everton. Denis Richardson 9 Posted 06/06/2023 at 11:59:03 Who was it we signed on a 5-year contract when he only had a 4-year work permit? Pure Everton that….. Ben King 10 Posted 06/06/2023 at 12:08:15 Habib, #3So true!!!Who was the forward we signed, looked great, went to Eupen on loan. Did well. Turned out we didn't have a work permit so had to sell!!Incredible! Andrew Ellams 11 Posted 06/06/2023 at 12:08:24 Let's be more like Brighton. Okay, there's a young Uruguayan guy doing well in Denmark. Never heard of him, next.Can't win. Matt Traynor 12 Posted 06/06/2023 at 12:24:39 Denis #9, that was one Alex Nyarko. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW Find out how to browse ad-free and support ToffeeWeb © ToffeeWeb