Neal Maupay's agent Francesco Pastorello says the player might leave Everton to join Salernitana after the end of the season..

2023-03-22 15:55

Neal Maupay




Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano exclusively broke the news on Tuesday that Everton's former France U21s international center forward Neal Maupay might leave the club to move to Salernitana after the end of the season.


Romano said that Maupay's revelation came when his agent was interviewed by local Italian media through his agent a few days ago. During the interview, the reporter asked Maupay’s Italian agent, Francisco Pastorello, many questions, including problems related to the player. In the end, Pastorello responded that Maupay does not rule out the possibility of moving to Italy after the end of the season.


Pastorello said: "We've talked with a Serie A club, Salernitana was very interested in him, we were even close to signing, but in the end he chose to go to Everton In January, we received an offer again and an agreement was reached, but at that time Everton’s technical staff changed and the coaching staff was also changed, so the transfer was cancelled. Now that the season is coming to an end, let's see what happens in June. Maybe then we will receive offers from Serie A again, and Neal is open to playing in Italy."


The 26-year-old Maupay was born in the famous French town of Versailles on August 14, 1996. He is 1.73 meters tall and primarily plays as a center forward, but he is also capable of playing as an auxiliary forward. He has dual nationalities of France and Argentina.


Maupay played for the Nice youth academy and the Saint-Etienne youth academy when he was young, and emerged during his loan spell with Brest.


In July 2017, Maupay joined Brentford for £1.6 million. His outstanding goalscoring efficiency once made him one of the most eyecatching players in the EFL Championship. At the same time, he also became a France U21s international player.


In August 2019, Maupay moved to Brighton for £20 million. However, after deciding to challenge the Premier League, Maupay's goalscoring efficiency became extremely inconsistent. In addition, he also began to be criticized for his disciplinary problems and his way of teasing opponents .


Last summer, Maupay joined Everton for £12 million. However, even in a different environment, his form still did not improve much. He became one of the main reasons why the Toffees have been languishing at the bottom of table throughout the season. His starpower was also stolen by his former wonderkid teammate Anthony Gordon. Now that Everton has even changed to a new head coach, it is expected that his position in the team will be further reduced by Sean Dyche.


So far this season, Maupay has played 22 times for the Premier League relegation fight strugglers in all competitions, scoring only 1 goal and 1 assist, and his efficiency is as bad as Tottenham Hotspur's Brazil international star Richarlison.


On the other hand, Salernitana, who has only achieved 6 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses in 27 matchdays, is currently 16th in the Serie A standings with 27 points, and their safety from relegation situation is still unclear.