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 have launched their new home kit for the 2026-27 season, giving supporters their first look at CMC Markets as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor. The Castore-made shirt retains Everton’s traditional royal blue base, finished with white club branding and yellow detailing on the collar and sleeve cuffs. The kit was unveiled at 9am on Thursday, […]
Everton have completed the signing of Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough, with the midfielder putting pen to paper on a deal that runs until the end of June 2031. The transfer, for an undisclosed fee, is Everton’s first of the summer. Hackney, 24, was the Championship’s Player of the Season last term, helping Middlesbrough reach the […]
liman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye were both withdrawn before the end as Senegal’s World Cup came to an end, beaten 3-2 after extra time by Belgium in a Round of 32 tie in which Senegal led twice before falling to a Youri Tielemans penalty deep into a second period of extra time. Both Everton […]
Jordan Pickford was beaten at his near post inside seven minutes as England were given a serious fright by DR Congo, and the Everton goalkeeper’s positioning for the goal has become one of the points of debate from a 2-1 win that was anything but routine. Brian Cipenga struck to give DR Congo a shock […]
Hackney’s medical is happening Hayden Hackney underwent his Everton medical on Wednesday, with the £25m move from Middlesbrough now close to completion. Personal terms have been agreed for some time. Hackney turned down interest from Crystal Palace to push for the move, and an announcement is expected within days. Wan-Bissaka out front in the right-back […]
Everton have been given a clear indication of the fee needed to sign Parma midfielder Mandela Keita, with Sport Italia reporting the Serie A club want at least €25m plus bonuses for the 24-year-old, as relayed by Sport Witness. Everton opened talks with both Parma and Keita’s agents earlier this week, with reports in England […]
Everton are among several Premier League clubs showing interest in Manchester City’s Rico Lewis, with the Etihad Stadium prepared to sanction a sale this summer if the right offer arrives, according to TEAMtalk. The 21-year-old has struggled for minutes under Pep Guardiola this season, starting just three Premier League games as Matheus Nunes has established […]
Hayden Hackney is undergoing his Everton medical today, closing in on a move the Toffees have chased for most of the summer. Everton have agreed a £25m package with Middlesbrough, reported by ESPN to be around £17m up front rising to the full fee through add-ons. Personal terms were already in place, with Hackney turning […]
Evertonians finally have their new front-of-shirt sponsor. CMC Markets were confirmed this week, timed to launch alongside Thursday’s new Everton home kit, and on paper, it solves the problem supporters have been raising since November 2022: a trading platform with no gambling baggage, replacing the club’s record commercial partner. Except it doesn’t fully solve it. […]
The Everton hunt for a new right-back is intensifying, with David Moyes weighing up four options as he looks to solve a problem position for the Toffees; one that was a make-do situation for much of last season. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is understood to be the most advanced of Everton’s targets. West Ham, relegated to the […]
A genuinely busy day at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with one deal closing in, another reopened, and the kind of academy business that tends to get overlooked but matters in the long term. Hackney deal set to be done this week The headline story is Hayden Hackney, with Everton and Middlesbrough understood to be closing […]
Everton have started talks with both Parma and Mandela Keita’s representatives over a possible move for the midfielder this summer, according to Sky Sport Italia. It builds on reports from last week naming the 24-year-old as one of several midfield options under consideration as David Moyes looks to strengthen that area of his squad. Sky […]
