USA star Tim Weah is ‘drawing serious interest from Everton, Fulham and Brighton’, as Premier League clubs eye a January move for Lille star, 22, after he impressed at the World Cup
Everton, Fulham, Brighton and Sevilla are reportedly among the clubs keeping a close eye on USA star Timothy Weah this month after he impressed at the World Cup.
The 22-year-old USMNT star, and son of soccer legend-turned-politician George, has already played 29 times for his country, and started every game in Qatar as the US got through to the round-of-16, eventually losing to Holland.
L’Equipe are reporting that a number of Premier League clubs are seriously interested in signing him this month, with Everton chief among them.
Timothy Weah hasn’t started many games for Lille this season, but is being courted in January
The 22-year-old was one of the US’s standout stars at the World Cup in Qatar before Christmas
Fulham and Brighton, meanwhile, are also keeping tabs, while Sevilla have an interest in bringing him to LaLiga.
As it stands, Weah is one of the top talents in France’s Ligue 1, plying his trade for Lille, who sit seventh in the table, just outside the European places.
He has started just three games this season, coming off the bench a further nine times for Paulo Fonseca’s side, having begun the season on the sidelines with a foot injury.
Frank Lampard’s Everton are struggling and are one of the teams reportedly keen on Weah
Weah celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Wales at the World Cup in Qatar
This season, Weah has been played on the right side of defense in the absence of Akim Zedadka, and losing him would leave Lille very short of options in that position.
It has been reported that he only has a €15m ($16.2m) release clause, though, meaning there are plenty of interested parties in swooping him away from the south of France.
He joined Lille in 2019 from Paris Saint-Germain, having previously been in New York Red Bulls’ academy before heading to France in 2014 at the age of 14.