Vitor Pereira seems like he’s fast becoming the current era’s Juan Roman Riquelme at Everton but Blues better hope that like the elusive Argentinian, he never actually makes it to Goodison Park.
Back when David Moyes was Everton manager, one of the hallmarks of transfer deadline day (before people started turning up outside Finch Farm with ‘bedroom utensils’ to plunge in Sky reporters’ ears) was the perennial rumour that Riquelme had been spotted somewhere in the vicinity of the Blues home ground.
There were whispers that he’d been seen at John Lennon Airport while at one point you’d wouldn’t have been surprised to hear that he’d gone for a meal at the Hot Wok or even popped into the Winslow for a pint.
