According to the news released by the British media "Sky Sports", Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Inter all hope to introduce Everton full-back Digne, including Napoli, who has also participated in his snatch. Under the premise of competition among the five giants, Napoli has retreated.
Sky Sports said Napoli gave up because they had been negotiating with Everton whether they could first rent Dinier and then study whether to buy him. But Everton has made it clear that it only sells and does not rent, and in terms of price, it is 5 million euros higher than the appraisal price of "German Transfer", so that the total price of Digne will reach 35 million euros.
For the sake of at least 4 companies competing, some media predict that the final transaction price of Digne will reach at least 40 million euros or more.
Digne, 28, is the main defender of the French national team and debuted in Lille, France. In 2013, at the age of 20, Digne moved to Paris Saint-Germain for 15 million euros and was loaned to Roma by Paris Grande two years later. In 2016, Digne was favored by Barca, buying from Greater Paris for 16.5 million euros. But during his time at Barca, Digne played mediocre and eventually sold to Everton in 2018 for €20.2 million.
At Everton, he made 13 home starters this season and played 90 minutes in each game, with no assists and no goals. In the French national team, he made 4 appearances for France in 2021, with 1 assist. Given his mediocre performances at Everton, many fans don't really understand why so many giants are vying for the 28-year-old Frenchman.
Inter have conceded just 15 goals this season, with Napoli in Serie A in Second Place, and in the Premier League, Chelsea conceded 16 goals, ranking third, with 13 goals from Manchester City and 14 goals from Wolves in Second Place. West Ham United, currently ranked Fifth, conceded 27 goals and Newcastle United conceded 42 goals, the most conceded in the Premier League. But Everton have also conceded 32 goals this season, and if Digne goes, the back line will be tight.
Because, judging from the above goal conceding data, inter, Lebres, Chelsea and West Ham United's need for Digne is not particularly urgent. The first to get Diners was definitely Newcastle United.
For Digne, joining Newcastle United is actually a better choice. On the one hand, it can play an absolute main force, at the same time, because of the addition of the Middle East consortium, the future of this team is unlimited. And Digne, on the other hand, could become a meritorious player for Newcastle United's revival. However, the mere 35 million euros is not a problem at all for Newcastle United.
Of course, there are also British journalists who believe that Digne will join Chelsea, but in the Chelsea team's defender system, Digne's competitive pressure will be very large. And most importantly, it's just the outside world that Chelsea wants Dinier. In fact, Chelsea are not currently in talks with Everton.