David Beckham’s Inter Miami confident of beating Newcastle to £6m Evander transfer – and could get rid of Blaise Matuidi
INTER MIAMI are confident of beating Newcastle in the race to sign Brazilian playmaker Evander.
The 23-year-old, currently playing for Danish side FC Midtjylland, is being chased by Miami boss Phil Neville and Toon chief Steve Bruce.
But SunSport understands Evander prefers a move to MLS to link up with David Beckham’s franchise in south Florida.
A switch would take place in the New Year when the transfer window opens up giving the Brazilian plenty of time to get ready for the 2022 season in the US.
Becks is ready to splash out around £6million yet will have to get rid of one of his top earners first.
Mexican midfielder Rodolfo Pizarro, who scored a brilliant, last gasp winner on Wednesday night as Chicago Fire were beaten 3-2, could be offloaded.
Becks’ boys badly need a consistent playmaker with Pizarro largely failing to impress.
And they hope Evander’s arrival could provide the spark needed to challenge for honours Stateside.
Flogging former Juventus man Blaise Matuidi – whose signing landed Miami in hot water after breaching salary cap rules – is also an option for Neville.
The former Manchester United and Everton defender has steered Inter Miami back into play-off contention with three wins and a draw from the last five games after a wretched start to the season.
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Miami are eight points off Montreal in seventh place but have two games in hand currently.
Evander’s arrival could provide a much-needed boost, with the Brazilian recording 28 goals and 23 assists in 111 games for Midtjylland.
As for Newcastle, Bruce was able to strengthen his midfielder this week with the arrival of Joe Willock, but the Arsenal man is the only player to join so far this summer.
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