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.
Hill Dickinson Stadium is preparing to welcome one of rugby league’s biggest occasions this week, as Super League’s Magic Weekend makes its first appearance at the home of Everton. Magic Weekend takes place on 4 and 5 July, with Super League’s traditional move to a single venue for an entire round of fixtures. Saturday’s card […]
Everton are set to sign Chelsea academy midfielder Arthur Barratt, with a fee agreed for a permanent transfer. The 2009-born midfielder had interest from several other Premier League clubs, but Everton see him as an important investment in their strategy to secure young talent, according to Fabrizio Romano. Barratt is 16 and seen as a […]
Everton have gone back to Chelsea over a permanent deal for Tyrique George, with talks said to be progressing well and a package in excess of £20m on the table. Patrick Boyland of The Athletic reports the two clubs could have an agreement done this week. It’s a quick turnaround. George spent the second half […]
It’s taken a while. Bids knocked back, a different fee depending on which end of the M62 you were standing, Tottenham and Crystal Palace circling — but Everton have finally (we think) got their man. Offers of £12m and £15m were rejected before the club finally offered a deal Middlesbrough were prepared to accept, with […]
Everton’s interests at this World Cup converge on a single day this week. On Wednesday, Jordan Pickford and England face DR Congo in Atlanta, while Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye’s Senegal take on Belgium in Seattle a few hours later. It is the first time in the tournament that three Everton players have faced […]
Everton plan to give Braiden Graham increased exposure to first-team training as part of his development this summer, with the club set to use his pre-season involvement to decide whether a loan move or a place closer to David Moyes’ squad best suits him next season. According to Patrick Boyland of The Athletic, Everton will […]
Further to our earlier piece on Everton edging closer to signing Hayden Hackney, fresh reports suggest negotiations with Middlesbrough are now entering their final stages. According to John Percy of The Telegraph, Everton are closing in on a deal worth around £25 million for the Championship midfielder, with the expectation that the two clubs will […]
Senegal’s World Cup was hanging by a thread after back-to-back defeats to France and Norway, but one huge night in Toronto changed everything. Everton’s two Senegal internationals both had a hand in it. A statement win over Iraq Idrissa Gana Gueye started in his familiar holding role and played every minute as Senegal dismantled Iraq […]
Jordan Pickford has conceded twice in three World Cup matches so far, and on both occasions he could do little about it. That is the story of his tournament so far: tidy, largely untroubled, and reliable in the moments that have mattered. Saturday’s 2-0 win over Panama, secured by second-half goals from Jude Bellingham and […]
Everton are edging ever closer to a deal for Hayden Hackney, with the Toffees understood to have put together a package — including wages — that could reach close to £20m for the Middlesbrough midfielder. It’s the third attempt at a fee after two previous bids, worth £12m and £15m, were turned down by Boro. […]
David Moyes has emerged as one of the leading contenders to replace Steve Clarke as Scotland manager, with bookmakers moving quickly after Clarke’s resignation following the Tartan Army’s group-stage exit at the World Cup. Markets vary on exactly where Moyes sits — some have him joint-second, others further back — but he is consistently named […]
Most of the noise this summer has been around who Everton might bring in. Understandable. Stones, Bowen, the rest of the strikers, all of it matters. But as we wrote this morning, this club doesn’t get to spend like some others do. Just about every name coming through the door depends on who’s heading out […]
