Everton manager Benitez wants new centre-half

Tribal Football

·17 September 2021

Everton manager Rafael Benitez is going to prioritise signing a centre-back in January.

Like his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti, Benitez is convinced Everton do not have a natural centre-back pairing.

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The Spaniard will target a stopper when the transfer window re-opens in the winter, per Football Insider.

Benitez wants a "world-class" operator in the same vein as Virgil van Dijk and Ruben Dias.

Marcel Brands is already working on possible targets for the Toffees.