Town are in discussions with Atalanta regarding the loan signing of former Norwich City and Everton defender Ben Godfrey.
Whispers regarding the Blues’ interest in the 26-year-old had been circulating for a couple of days and Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano is reporting that discussions regarding a loan deal are ongoing. We understand that that is the case.
Godfrey, who plays at centre-half or right-back, joined Atalanta for £11 million but has made only one appearance in Serie A and had been linked with a return to England with Tottenham among those reported to be interested.
York-born Godfrey started his senior career with his hometown club, having spent time as a youth player at Middlesbrough, before moving on to Norwich City, with whom he won the Championship title in 2018/19 having also spent time on loan at Shrewsbury.
In the summer of 2020 he moved on to Everton and during his spell at Goodison Park he won two full England caps, adding to his appearances at U20 and U21 levels.
Town have always seemed likely to be in the market for a player in the mould of Godfrey to compete for Axel Tuanzebe’s right-sided defensive role.
An overseas loan doesn’t count towards the two player limit in the Premier League, which affects only domestic loans.
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