Season › 2024-25 › News The Rumour Mill Beto on Atalanta's shortlist Lyndon Lloyd | 07/08/2024 1comment | Jump to last Beto is one of the options being considered by Atalanta as they seek cover for Gianlucca Scamacca who ruptured an ACL this week and could miss all of the upcoming season as he recovers from the resulting surgery. Despite his struggles adapting to life in England, the Portuguese is a known quantity in Serie A where he spent two years before signing for Everton last year in a £26m deal. Once news of Scamacca's injury broke, transfer gossip sites in Italy quickly suggested that Atalanta were lining up a £20m bid for Beto, with some now suggesting that any deal could involve a part-exchange transfer involving former Toffees target El Bilal Touré. The newly-crowned Europa League champions beat Everton to Touré's signature last year after Kevin Thelwell had tracked the Malian for quite some time. Article continues below video content He suffered a long-term injury of his own shortly after joining Atalanta and only made 11 league appearances last season, scoring twice. Reader Comments (1) 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 () Jack Convery 1 Posted 07/08/2024 at 03:54:33 If Beto does go it should be a straight fee. El Bilal Touré is a real "sick note" and has been for 3 seasons. Muscle injuries and hamstring pulls. 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