Everton feared missing out on Mina after World Cup strike

Everton director of football Marcel Brands has revealed that he feared missing out on signing Yerry Mina after the defender scored for Colombia against England at the World Cup.

Brands watched England's penalty shoot-out victory over the South Americans with Everton directors Farhad Moshiri and Bill Kenwright, as well as head coach Marco Silva, and said the centre-back's stoppage time equaliser could have scuppered the deal to bring Mina to Goodison Park.

Mina eventually joined the Toffees for an initial €30.25m (£27m/$35m), plus potentially another €1.5m in variables, bringing to an end an unhappy six-month spell at Barcelona, but Brands revealed he initially wanted to sign Clement Lenglet,…