Yakubu urges Everton to make final right-back transfer push but warns over ‘crazy’ market

Yakubu has urged Everton to make one final push in the transfer market for a right-back but warned against paying over the odds as the deadline approaches.

The former Blues striker believes a new full-back could complete David Moyes’ squad, although he questioned whether Everton should be prepared to spend the huge fees now being demanded in the market.

Speaking exclusively to ToffeeWeb as part of our Once a Blue series, Yakubu said: “It's been hard, you know, I think it's a couple of players we've been looking at already. Everyone knows already. We really need a right back.

“[As well as] A right back, we need a left-back who can push forward. It’s hard when you’re playing a central defender [Jake O’Brien] at right-back. He’s been brilliant for the team but you can tell he’s not a right-back.

"Get the right-back and the team will be good for the season. That’s the position we need."

Everton have been linked with a number of options, with Guela Doue, Daniel Munoz, Timothy Castagne, Matty Cash and Brooke Norton-Cuffy all mentioned as potential options. Doue is set for Bayer Leverkusen with a €37.5m package agreed with Strasbourg, while Munoz is nearing a £22m transfer to Nottingham Forest

Kenny Tete now appears to be the chosen option, 12 months on from snubbing Everton to renew his contract at Fulham. Everton are nearing an agreement to sign the 30-year-old for around £9m.

Yakubu said that he want to see an addition that can impact the game at both ends of the pitch, but warned the cost of top talent has become 'crazy' in the current market.

“They're all good players, you know. I don't want to pick one player, it's not my choice. I’ve watched Cash at Aston Villa and he’s been brilliant for years.

“It depends on the manager what type of player he is looking for. They're all different. We really need a good right-back who can both defend and go forward.

"There are so many right-backs, but who can we bring in? Who wants to come? It’s about the money, you know, the transfer market now is crazy. You're talking about sixty to seventy million, eighty million. Are we ready to pay eighty million for a right-back? I don't think so."

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