Ndiaye worth 'top dollar' but Everton in position of strength
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Speaking to Total Sport's Ian Kennedy on BBC Radio Merseyside, The Athletic's Everton correspondent Paddy Boyland said "even in order to stand still" in their Premier League position, Everton have to do "an awful lot of work in the transfer market".
Idrissa Gana Gueye has already left the club and his Senegal team-mate, Iliman Ndiaye, is also linked with an exit, with Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal showing their interest.
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On the forward's potential move, Boyland said: "The deal will have to work for Everton.
"There's still a position of relative strength when you look at the fact that his contract runs until 2029, three years left on that, they don't have to accept an offer just for the sake of it."
Everton signed 26-year-old Ndiaye for around £15m in 2024 and would be expected to make a large profit from a sale.
"If somebody wants to take him away they're going to have to pay top, top dollar," said Boyland.
Boyland also compared Ndiaye to other recent transfers, stating: "Anthony Gordon, who cost Barcelona an initial £70m, Summerville, who I think is a lesser player to Ndiaye, has just gone to Al Hilal for an initial £60m.
"That's going to be the benchmark from an Everton perspective."