Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
Jake O’Brien’s uncertain future, fresh disappointment over Jack Grealish and Liam Delap and David Moyes’s Carabao Cup message dominate Tuesday’s Everton news and talking points. It has been a particularly busy day on the transfer front, with questions emerging at both ends of Moyes’s squad. Everton set condition for O’Brien exit Everton are reportedly prepared […]
David Moyes has given a typically blunt response when asked how important the Carabao Cup is to Everton this season. The Blues travel to Preston North End on Wednesday night for their second-round tie, with Everton still searching for a first major trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1995. Chief executive Angus Kinnear has […]
Everton would reportedly only allow Jake O’Brien to leave this summer if they have another centre-back lined up to replace him. The 25-year-old’s future has become one of the more surprising stories of the closing stages of Everton’s transfer window. Paddy Boyland of The Athletic reported on Monday that the Blues are prepared to listen […]
While I may not be an Evertonian at heart, even I am starting to feel slightly peeved. First we learn that Jack Grealish is apparently wanted in Italy more than he is on Merseyside. Now Liam Delap – a player I had always assumed, perhaps wrongly, was high on David Moyes‘s list of striker targets […]
Everton look set to miss out on Liam Delap for a second time, with Nottingham Forest closing in on the Chelsea striker. Fabrizio Romano reports that Forest are in direct contact with Chelsea and Delap’s representatives as they attempt to complete a deal. TalkSPORT also reports that Forest are nearing an agreement, with Everton and […]
Everton striker Beto could be heading back to Italy before the transfer window closes, with Fiorentina interested and the 28-year-old also offered to Juventus. Sky Italy reports that Fiorentina are considering Beto as a possible replacement for former Everton forward Moise Kean should he leave Florence. The latest development comes with Beto’s position at Everton […]
Everton supporters hoping to see Jack Grealish back at Hill Dickinson Stadium have been handed some unwelcome news, with the Blues reportedly cooling their interest as AC Milan consider a late move. Only last week, the prospect of a return appeared very much alive. Chief executive Angus Kinnear confirmed Everton had remained in contact with […]
Former Everton director of football Steve Walsh has recalled how close the club came to signing Erling Haaland as a teenager for just a few million pounds. Walsh, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport, has revisited one of the more remarkable transfer stories from his two years at Everton. According to the former director […]
Everton are reportedly willing to listen to offers for Jake O’Brien, a surprising development given the hope that he could eventually form a long-term centre-back partnership with Jarrad Branthwaite. The Athletic reports that O’Brien could be allowed to leave before the transfer window closes. It would bring an unexpectedly early end to his Everton career. […]
Everton’s possible move for Melvin Bard, the latest Jack Grealish speculation and positive updates on James Garner and Jordan Pickford feature in Monday evening’s news and talking points. Everton talks with Nice over Bard claimed Everton have reportedly stepped up their interest in Nice defender Melvin Bard. An initial report claimed the Toffees had enquired […]
David Moyes has dismissed any concern over a World Cup hangover for Jordan Pickford after the goalkeeper’s decisive contribution to Everton’s opening-day victory over Crystal Palace. Pickford returned to club duty less than two weeks before the Premier League season began following England’s run to the World Cup semi-finals. The 32-year-old faced scrutiny after Argentina’s […]
David Moyes has explained James Garner’s surprise involvement in Everton’s 2-0 opening-day victory over Crystal Palace at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Garner had been expected to miss the game after undergoing a hernia operation during the summer. Moyes said before Saturday’s match that the midfielder was still working his way back, but Garner was named among […]
