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.
Seems a long way off at the moment, doesn’t it? Probably just as well, given the dire state of Everton’s recruitment. But, with no Everton football to write about for now, the next best thing on the calendar isn’t the fixtures – we’ve done that – it’s the squad prepping for 2026-27. Here’s how we […]
So Man City have signed Elliot Anderson for £116m. From Nottingham Forest. Central midfielder, good player, stood out for a club that finished comfortably mid-table. At one stage during the haggling, the number on the table was £130m. They settled on £116m flat, no add-ons, and that’s now a club record – beating the £100m […]
A couple of weeks ago, this sounded well on the way to being done. John Stones, closing in on a free transfer back to Everton under the manager who gave him his Premier League start as a teenager. David Moyes wanted him. Stones, by most accounts, wanted to come home. Talk had turned to contract […]
David Moyes hasn’t hidden his priority this summer: Everton need a centre-forward they can build the attack around. Thierno Barry and Beto have had their moments but neither has made the No.9 shirt their own, and that’s pushed the recruitment team to cast a wide net. Five names keep coming up — Liam Delap, Taty […]
Former Everton winger Kevin Kilbane has publicly urged manager David Moyes to launch a summer transfer bid for highly-rated Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott, according to an interview published by the Liverpool Echo. The 24-year-old striker enjoyed a sensational campaign in the Dutch Eredivisie last season, plundering 31 goals in 48 appearances for AZ […]
West Ham United have registered concrete interest in securing a summer loan deal for Everton winger Dwight McNeil, according to a fresh transfer update from a reliable club insider ExWHUEmployee via OneFootball. The 26-year-old wide midfielder has slipped down the pecking order at the Hill Dickinson Stadium following an underwhelming season under David Moyes, which […]
When news broke that LOSC Lille would serve as the final pre-season dress rehearsal at the Hill Dickinson on August 15, it did not register initially. Not to me anyway. But Davide Ancelotti is coming back to Merseyside. And this time, he is walking alone. For eighteen months between 2019 and 2021, Ancelotti Jr. was […]
When Jack Grealish suffered a season-ending foot stress fracture against Aston Villa in late January, the initial consensus was that his brief, high-impact tenure at the Hill Dickinson had reached a premature conclusion. The 30-year-old’s season-long loan formally expires on June 30, and the pre-negotiated £50 million option-to-buy clause was never feasible and was well […]
Senegal’s World Cup boils down to one match and one question: can they beat Iraq in Toronto tomorrow night to keep alive any hope of sneaking through as one of the eight best third-placed teams? And will Iliman Ndiaye finally get a start to help them do it? Sorry … that’s two questions. Pape Thiaw’s […]
Everton have completed their pre-season schedule after confirming a home friendly against LOSC Lille on Saturday, 15 August, while a trip to face Hamburger SV has also been added to David Moyes’ summer plans. The Lille fixture, which will take place at the Hill Dickinson with a 3pm kick-off, is set to be the Blues’ […]
Newcastle United are interested in signing Everton midfielder James Garner this summer, according to a piece by Tyneside journalist Ross Gregory. The Magpies are believed to be monitoring the 24-year-old as they continue assessing options to strengthen Eddie Howe’s midfield ahead of the 2026/27 campaign. Garner enjoyed a big season at the Hill Dickinson, establishing […]
Everton’s formal approach for Jarrod Bowen moves this from speculation to a question worth answering: what would the 29-year-old actually add to David Moyes’s side, and is this the right moment to find out? There’s a starting point with Bowen that doesn’t apply to most names doing the rounds. Moyes has already managed him. The […]
