According to Italian media outlet Tuttomercatoweb, Everton are reportedly knocking on the door for Lazio striker Ciro Immobile, and he would finally be the Romelu Lukaku replacement they have been craving.

What's the word, then?

Well, Tuttomercatoweb report that the Toffees have enquired for the top goalscorer in Serie A, and that their offer to sign him would be "heavy".

The report adds that it is unlikely that the Rome-based outfit would be willing to let the 29-year-old, described by his manager Simone Inzaghi as the club's "leader and bomber", leave anytime soon given his record in 2019/20.

The Italy international has scored 21 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions this term, including 19 in just 17 Italian top-flight outings.

Finally be a Lukaku replacement

Having scored 87 goals in 166 appearances for Everton, there was no doubt that the Belgian's exit was going to be felt by the Merseyside outfit when he joined Manchester United in an initial £75m deal in the summer of 2017.

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Since then, the Toffees have brought the likes of Cenk Tosun and Moise Kean to Goodison Park, but it probably says it all that Ancelotti's current first-choice striking options are probably Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison, the latter of whom isn't even a natural centre-forward.

Tosun is reportedly in talks to joining Crystal Palace on loan, while Kean has failed to score in his opening 20 outings for the club following his summer switch from Juventus.

The fact that Everton have scored 24 goals in their 21 Premier League fixtures in 2019/20 highlights one of their issues, and they could do with a consistent goalscorer – Calvert-Lewin may have impressed recently with five goals in his previous six top-flight matches, but 27 goals in 117 games in a blue shirt in total suggests he isn't the answer in that sense.

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Immobile's spell at Borussia Dortmund previously may have been slightly disappointing – 10 goals in 34 – but his record for Torino and now Lazio speaks volumes – 28 in 48 and 107 in 156, while he has also averaged an impressive 1.6 key passes per game in Serie A, as per WhoScored.

An article by Football Italia described him as being 'deceptively quick', 'physically strong', a 'tireless worker' and 'great with either foot'.

This man is a prolific, confident marksman and Everton would be right to go big to bring him to Goodison.

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