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.
Christian Nørgaard has credited Mikel Arteta with helping convince him to join Everton from Arsenal. Arteta spent six years as a player at Everton under David Moyes before moving into coaching, and Nørgaard says hearing about that spell first-hand helped make up his mind. “I spoke to him quite a lot about the potential move,” […]
Everton have been searching for a new striker for a while, and this week brought a clearer picture of where they stand in that particular race. Troy Parrott is still on David Moyes’s list, according to the Sunday Independent, but Everton are behind in the queue. Ajax and Real Betis both want the AZ Alkmaar […]
The midfield had a gaping hole in it before a ball had been kicked. Christian Nørgaard is meant to fill it. Idrissa Gana Gueye left on the expiry of his Everton contract this summer, taking with him the ball-winning role he’d occupied for two spells at the club. James Garner, the man data suggested had […]
Everton’s newest midfielder, Christian Nørgaard, has explained what won him over about the move to Merseyside. Nørgaard completed his switch from Arsenal on Wednesday evening, and the Dane wasted no time explaining the thinking behind it. Speaking to the club after the deal was finalised, he pointed to conversations with David Moyes as the turning […]
Six big Everton news stories out of the traps today, and the golden thread is a squad still being shaped on three fronts at once: attack, midfield and right-back. Here’s everything that ran, in order, with sourcing. Everton agree personal terms with Yilmaz – Reports Personal terms are in place with Galatasaray winger Baris Alper […]
Jack Grealish’s name has once again been linked with Everton – although this time it came with a large dose of humour rather than a serious transfer update. The Manchester City winger was involved in a light-hearted exchange with talkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil after sending a message welcoming him back to the station. During the […]
Everton are set to begin the new Premier League season with a specialist set-piece coach as part of David Moyes’ backroom staff. According to the Liverpool Echo’s Joe Thomas, Dave Reddington is expected to continue in the role after initially joining the club during the closing weeks of last season. Reddington, who has previously worked […]
Everton hopes of keeping Iliman Ndiaye have been dealt another potential complication, with Arsenal reportedly among the clubs to have shown interest in the forward. Ben Jacobs has revealed that Arsenal are one of the clubs who “really like” the 26-year-old and have made an enquiry about his situation. However, the biggest threat to Everton’s […]
Everton have reportedly seen an offer for Bologna winger Jonathan Rowe rejected, with the Blues continuing to explore attacking options ahead of the new Premier League season. Italian transfer reporter Nicolò Schira has claimed that Bologna turned down a £30m bid from Everton for the former Norwich City winger. While the details of the offer […]
Nahuel Molina is closing in on a move to Roma, according to Fabrizio Romano, in a development that appears to end any hopes Everton had of signing the Atletico Madrid right-back. Romano reports a club-to-club agreement is in place between Roma and Atletico, worth €13m plus €4m in add-ons. This report follows several days of […]
Everton have joined Crystal Palace in the race to sign AC Milan midfielder Youssouf Fofana, according to Daniele Longo. Milan have set an asking price of around €20m (£17m) for the 27-year-old, who fell out of favour under Massimo Allegri last season after an impressive first campaign at the club. Both Premier League sides have […]
Everton have agreed personal terms with Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz, according to reports in Turkey. The 26-year-old has turned down interest from Saudi Arabia to pursue a Premier League move, with Everton said to have accepted his wage demands in full. Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu said Yilmaz had even been willing to accept a […]
