Everton reportedly identify like-for-like Lukaku replacement in Bundesliga ace

Werder Bremen’s striker Max Kruse, as per the Mirror, is a wanted man at the Goodison Park after his Bundesliga exploits convinced the club of his goalscoring abilities.

The 29-year-old Germany international returned a career-high 15 league goals last term, and could be snapped up for around £13million by suitors.

Liverpool are also reportedly interested in the German veteran who has 63 goals in 6 seasons in the Bundesliga.

Filling up the void left by Romelu Lukaku’s departure was always going to be uneasy for Everton, and the laboured 1-0 win over Ruzomberok on Thursday was a timely reminder.

Neither Wayne Rooney, for all his wealth of experience, nor Sandro Ramirez, for all his potential and promises looks equally capable of banging in goals on the regular like the Belgian did.

Could Max Kruse prove to be something close to a perfect replacement for the goal machine? That remains to be seen, but signing him could be worth the gamble.