Everton had a rather turbulent January behind the scenes with numerous fan protests against Farhad Moshiri, Rafa Benitez getting the sack, Frank Lampard being appointed as his replacement as well as seeing numerous players moving in and out of the club.

Despite seeing five new players join the Toffees such as Dele Alli, Donny van de Beek, Anwar El Ghazi, Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko, one player that was linked with a move to Goodison Park last month that didn't end up joining was Dejan Kulusevski.

The winger did end up eventually leaving Juventus last month for a move to fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy if certain criteria are met.

Since arriving at the north London club, the 21-year-old has made four appearances in the Premier League for Antonio Conte's side, scoring one goal and providing one assist, both of which came during their recent 3-2 win over Manchester City.

This shows how capable he is of being an attacking threat in the league, especially against a top side such as City and why Moshiri could now be having nightmares over missing out on bringing the winger to Goodison.

In addition to this, the Sweden international's performances have also highlighted the promise that the youngster has shown in the early stages of his Spurs spell, with WhoScored giving him an overall rating of 6.65/10, which is higher than the likes of Alli and Van de Beek at Everton.

Labelled as a "monster" in the past by Italian football expert Nima Tavallaey Roodsari, the £27m-rated attacker has shown just how vital he could have been for the Toffees if they managed to secure his signature in January, especially considering how Lampard's side have scored fewer goals than Leeds United, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace so far this season.

Moving forward, the Toffees will have to forget about Kulusevski and focus on getting their January recruits and the other players in their squad to start getting some consistent and positive results under their belt from now until the end of the season so they avoid getting relegated.

But, given his start in the Premier League, Lampard will surely be gutted at missing out on the Swede.

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