Former Everton player Leon Osman would love to see his former club try and lure Leeds United striker Rodrigo to Goodison Park next season. The Toffees legend is a big admirer of the 32-year-old, and he believes he won't be the only one.
Osman thinks Leeds' relegation to the Championship will alert plenty of clubs who he believes 'will look' at the Brazilian-born forward who has represented Spain at international level.
Signed in the summer of 2020 from Valencia for a fee reported to be £26m, he has featured 88 times in the past three seasons at Premier League level for Leeds, finding the net 26 times in the top flight.
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He struggled with an ankle injury earlier in the year, missing the whole of February, in which Leeds won just once, and the start of March - a run of six matches.
Osman believes had he not spent those games on the sidelines, Leeds United would have had a better chance of avoiding a return to the Championship.
Rodrigo is expected to leave Elland Road this summer. He is entering the final year of his contract and is reported to be the club's top earner.
Osman spent 16 years at Goodison Park, clocking up 352 Premier League appearances along the way and holds the club dear to his heart. He believes Rodrigo would be a good fit for Sean Dyche's men.
“He is a player a lot of teams will look at," he told Premier League Productions. "As an Everton fan, I would love to have him. He was injured for a large part of the season. Leeds definitely missed him. If they had him for a lot longer maybe they would have done more."
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