Youssef Chermiti has not yet scored for the Toffees but showed promise early in his career with Sporting Lisbon, earning an near-£11m transfer to the Premier League
Youssef Chermiti in action for Everton against Chelsea(Image: Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)
Stoke City are in the running to sign Everton striker Youssef Chermiti on loan, according to reports.
The Potters have been linked with the Portuguese youth international by AfricaFoot, alongside a host of other Championship sides, including Sheffield United, Oxford and Preston.
Chermiti would be arriving at Stoke after a difficult campaign, marred by injuries to his foot and hamstring.
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That’s despite the promise he showed as a teenager at Sporting. In the 22-23 season, he made a breakthrough into the first team with his boyhood club, scoring three goals in 16 league outings.
Mark Robins needs goals in his side ahead of the new campaign. Only Hull scored fewer than the Potters’ tally of 45 in the Championship last season.
The club’s top scorer was Tom Cannon, who bagged 11 goals in all competitions before his loan spell was cut short.
Winger Million Manhoef was the next best goalscorer, finding the net seven times.
There’s also talk that striker Nathan Lowe, who returned to the club from his excellent loan spell at Walsall in January, could yet be sold this summer.
