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.
Everton are reported to be leading the race for Bristol Rovers forward Ollie Dewsbury, according to Bristol Live, with the 18-year-old said to be training with the club. Arsenal and Fulham are also credited with an interest in the player. Dewsbury has been on Rovers’ books since he was seven and made his senior debut […]
Seven stories through Monday have covered football and one genuinely unusual first for the club. Here’s everything published today, and what it adds up to for our Everton news round-up: A Toffee at No.10 The day’s most unusual story broke this afternoon: Everton congratulated lifelong supporter Andy Burnham after he formally became Prime Minister, succeeding […]
Eintracht Frankfurt are pursuing a deal for Everton defender Nathan Patterson, according to The Bobble. The Scotland international has also attracted interest from clubs in La Liga and Serie A, with his future at the Hill Dickinson uncertain ahead of the new season. Patterson joined Everton from Rangers in January 2022 but has found regular […]
Everton have sent their congratulations to lifelong supporter Andy Burnham following his official appointment as Prime Minister. The club welcomed the news on social media on Monday afternoon, hailing the former Greater Manchester Mayor as “a Toffee at No.10” shortly after he formally took office. Burnham crossed the threshold of Downing Street following an audience […]
Everton’s pursuit of Genk right-back Zakaria El Ouahdi has taken a twist, with reports in the last day naming AS Roma as the club now prioritising a move for the same player. The complication is obvious. Roma and Everton are both owned by the Friedkin Group (TFG), meaning any transfer battle for the 24-year-old would […]
Everton have stepped up their interest in Rico Lewis, with David Moyes personally pushing for a move that would solve the club’s long-standing right-back problem. According to TEAMtalk, Man City are open to selling the 21-year-old for around £30m, despite Lewis being contracted at the Etihad until 2030. Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Fulham have all […]
Everton have missed out on Abdul Fatawu. Ipswich Town have verbally agreed a £20m deal for the Leicester winger, with a medical expected next week and the move set to be wrapped up before Gary O’Neil’s side fly out for their pre-season camp in Spain. Everton’s interest was genuine. They were tracking Fatawu at the […]
Iliman Ndiaye is expected back at Finch Farm in the coming days following Senegal’s exit from the World Cup With him comes an unresolved question David Moyes and Everton will need to answer before the season starts: what happens with his contract? Talks between Everton and Ndiaye’s representatives have dragged on since the turn of […]
Everton opened their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win at Dundee on Saturday, but the performance did as much to expose a lingering squad problem as it did to raise spirits ahead of the new season. David Moyes fielded a strong XI at Dens Park, with Beto opening the scoring in the first half […]
Four Everton players went to the World Cup this summer. Only three of them are currently expected back at Finch Farm. Jordan Pickford (England) Pickford’s was the longest campaign of the four. He started every match for England, including the semi-final defeat to Argentina, before Thomas Tuchel gave Dean Henderson the nod for the third-place […]
Everton have paid tribute to Jordan Pickford after England secured their best World Cup finish in 60 years, with the club posting on social media to congratulate their goalkeeper on the achievement. Pickford didn’t feature in the bronze medal win itself — Thomas Tuchel handed Dean Henderson his first World Cup start in the 6-4 […]
Harvey Foster has called scoring on his Everton first-team debut “the stuff of dreams,” speaking to Everton Academy after the club’s 4-0 pre-season win over Dundee on Saturday. The 19-year-old came off the bench at Dens Park and rolled home Everton’s third after more sloppy goalkeeping from the hosts. It’s his first involvement with the […]
