Carlos Alcaraz makes Everton transfer admission and sends message to supporters

Carlos Alcaraz has made an immediate impression since joining Everton in the final hours of the January transfer window

Carlos Alcaraz hopes to make his move to Everton a permanent one after a whirlwind start to his career at the club. The 22-year-old arrived on loan from Brazilian side Flamengo in a deal completed in the dying embers of the January transfer window.

He has taken little time to settle in, producing a match-winning display at Crystal Palace and another impressive performance at Brentford last week. Substitute appearances in the Merseyside derby and home draw with Manchester United have made it a challenging and emotional start to life in Liverpool.

For Alcaraz, it has been a heady mix that has already left him intoxicated.

Everton have the option to make the deal permanent should they facilitate him meeting performance objectives. The Argentine has already started two league games and is hoping to do what he can to ensure he becomes part of the squad rebuild due to take place in the summer.

Speaking to club media, Alcaraz said: “I try not to think too much about the loan, the objectives and so on. I try to keep a cool head, to be patient, but I know that if I do things right, things will take care of themselves.

“It would be great to stay here because the club, the institution, the fans... they’re great. It’s very crazy but that’s why I’m very calm and will keep doing the work I’ve been doing and show what type of player I am.”

Alcaraz has provided glimpses of a talent Blues sides of recent years have sorely missed.

His first start, the 2-1 win at Palace last month, saw him operate as a weapon in transition, allowing Everton to switch from defence to attack in a split second.

It was his opportunism that led to him seizing the ball from a Palace miscommunication at the end of the first half but he needed all his patience and guile to time the through ball that set Beto on goal.

His second-half winner sparked huge celebrations in the away end and a moment of personal reflection as he walked off the pitch smiling to himself after the final whistle.

Alcaraz said he has been helped to settle into life at Finch Farm by a group of players and club staff that have welcomed him.

Teammate Jack Harrison has played the role of translator for the former Juventus and Racing Club player, though his stint at Southampton means he does have some grasp of English.

Alcaraz also praised David Moyes for the environment he has created at the training ground, adding: “It’s been a great start, but that start is also based on the confidence my teammates give me on a daily basis, in training, with the warmth I have received from them, so really it’s been very nice.

“With that affection, with that confidence that my teammates give me, I will continue to try to show my game and hopefully things will continue to go well for me, but, more importantly I hope things go well for the club.”

One feature of his character that has been clear in the early days has been his willingness to fight for his team. It is a spirit he believes stems from his development in South American football - something fellow former Argentinian Blues Denis Stracqualursi and Ramiro Funes Mori have also displayed.

Alcaraz said: “Both at Racing and Flamengo, everyone wants to battle against everyone else. It’s very physical, which is something I like. When it was time for me to come to Everton, I tried to include that in my game, and I think that’s what I like the most, too.

“I think we Argentine players have a different spirit to the others, which is to always want to win, win and win. Maybe I’m speaking for myself now, but I have a very, very competitive spirit. I always like winning, I don’t like losing, so as I said the first time when I arrived at Everton, when I put on this shirt, I’m going to do my best so that things go well for the club, so that things go well for me.

“That’s what I want to say to the fans, that I hope to continue the legacy made by Stracqualursi and Funes Mori and show people that we Argentines always want to win.”