Brazil full-back could be the right VIT

FORMER BURNLEY MAN MIGHT SOLVE PROBLEM

- By CHRIS BEESLEY ECHO Reporter [e-mail] @CBeesleyEcho

INCENT Kompany once lauded him as being “impeccable” while he’s been given his chance recently in the Brazil national team by Carlo Ancelotti.

So could Vitinho solve Everton's long-running problem position?

BBC Sport reported this week that Everton are in the market to sign a right-back in the January transfer window in a position where they have injuries, ageing players and makeshift options filling in, and claim Vitinho is among those on their radar.

The 26-year-old already has two seasons worth of experience in English football, helping Burnley to win the Championship in 2022/23 and then playing for them in the Premier League the following campaign.

Current Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany, who was his boss with the Clarets, said of Vitinho: “Attitude? Impeccable. Work-rate, speed, athleticism.