Frank Lampard is on the lookout for a new centre-back this summer and Brazilian Rodrigo Becao has become the latest name for Evertonians to conjure with.
The Express cites Gazzetta dello Sport as claiming that the 26-year-old is “very popular” with Everton transfer officials with his club Udinese valuing Rodrigo at around £17million.
Owned by Giampaolo Pozzo, whose son Gino is managing director at Watford, the Serie A outfit often trade players with the Hertfordshire side – Rodrigo’s fellow Brazilian centre-back Samir made the switch to Vicarage Road in January – but the Hornets’ relegation from the Premier League obviously now makes that a less appealing prospect. Starting his career with Bahia in his home city of Salvador, Rodrigo first moved to Europe in 2018 with a season-long loan in Russia with CSKA Moscow before joining Udinese for €1.6million the following year.
