Everton have announced their arrival in the summer transfer market with a bang, having signed seven players so far for the next term, in order to create a team which is strong enough to face the big name clubs of the Premier League and take them head on.
The latest addition to their roster is former Southampton defender Cuco Martina, who was out of contract at his current club after the end of the last term. He is one of the favourite players of the current manager of the Toffees, Ronald Koeman. In fact, it was the Dutchman who brought the diligent right back into the team during his regime at the South Coast club. The player made 36 appearances for the Saints and was an important part of their line-up in the last term.
Martina is known for his electrifying pace, which helps him to get on the top of others and make a strong run down the right flank into the opposition defence, providing assists for his teammates and helping them to score goals. It goes without saying that the new manager of his former side Southampton, Mauricio Pellegrino, is going to miss him for the new season.
Everton have already got six top class players in their side for the next term before the inclusion of the solid right back Martina in an effort to strengthen the side for the next term. With players like Sandro Ramirez, Michael Keane, Wayne Rooney, Davy Klaassen and Jordan Pickford in the side for the next season, the Toffees can be put up as serious contenders to challenge the big name clubs for the Premier League title.
Martina, having joined the Merseyside club, has been quite happy and is looking forward to playing an important role in the next season as a regular in the first team. The player is known for his ability to perform well in various positions at the back, versatility being one of the main features of his game throughout his career so far.
The 27-year-old can be an asset for the Toffees with his deceiving runs into the opposition half with a considerable amount of pace and show of skills, which makes him one of the prime threats to any opposition in the Premier League. The man in charge at Goodison Park, Koeman, is well aware of the brilliance of the defender from Curacao and is poised to use him as one of the main players in his squad.
