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.
Dan Friedkin, the owner of Everton and Roma, is reportedly working on a deal worth more than $3b to take a new NHL franchise to Texas, according to a report from Italian outlet Calcio e Finanza. The report describes a Texas-born billionaire pursuing an expansion bid into the National Hockey League, adding hockey to a […]
David Moyes’s rebuilding job at Everton this summer is a slow-burner for sure. A slow-starter too. I’d love to say it’s taking shape, and it probably is behind the scenes, but for now, all we have to report is rumours. More rumours. The latest may have legs. Both are players who have been linked before. […]
Everton’s Nathan Patterson started Scotland’s 3-0 defeat to Brazil in Miami, a result that leaves Steve Clarke’s side facing an anxious wait to discover whether they have reached the World Cup knockout stages for the first time. We rate how the Toffees full-back fared. If this was supposed to be the night Patterson cemented his […]
The announcement itself was unremarkable. Everton confirmed that David Moyes’ side will face Hamburger SV in a pre-season double-header as preparations continue for the new campaign. Under normal circumstances, it is the sort of update supporters acknowledge before quickly moving on to the next transfer rumour. Yet it felt indicative of something else. For much […]
Everton have made a preliminary enquiry to sign West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen this summer. According to an exclusive report from Football Insider, the Blues have initiated formal contact to explore the viability of a deal for the 29-year-old winger. While loose speculation has surrounded the England international since West Ham’s relegation, senior sources […]
Former Everton defender Reece Welch is attracting interest from Danish side Horsens and Sheffield Wednesday following his departure from the club this summer, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke. Welch became a free agent after Everton confirmed he would leave the club at the end of his contract, bringing an end to a lengthy association with […]
A social media post shared by Idrissa Gana Gueye’s wife has prompted fresh speculation over the Everton midfielder’s future, with supporters attempting to decipher whether the Senegal international could be preparing to leave the club this summer. The post, which appears to show belongings being packed into boxes, quickly caught the attention of Everton supporters […]
Everton have named Hamburger SV as their opponents for this summer’s German double-header, closing out the final gap in what is now a fully confirmed pre-season schedule. Both the men’s and women’s sides will travel to the Volksparkstadion on Saturday 1 August, with Scott Phelan’s Everton Women facing HSV-Frauen at 1.30pm CEST before David Moyes’ […]
This is the game Scotland’s World Cup has been building toward. Steve Clarke’s side need a result against Brazil in Miami tonight to keep their hopes of reaching the last 32 alive. For Everton fans, there’s another question: does Nathan Patterson keep his place at right-back? Or does Brentford’s Aaron Hickey get the shirt back […]
When Everton’s 2024/25 accounts landed back in March, the headline numbers did exactly what they were designed to do. They reassured. A loss of £53.2m the year before had been cut to just £8.6m – an 84 per cent improvement that, taken at face value, looked like the clearest evidence yet that the Friedkin Group’s […]
Everton are not expected to trigger their option to sign Chelsea forward Tyrique George for around £25 million, although the club retain an interest in the player and could seek to negotiate different terms with Chelsea, according to Patrick Boyland of The Athletic. The update represents a notable shift in Everton’s pursuit of the 19-year-old, […]
England’s swagger from the Croatia game was nowhere to be seen in the Massachusetts humidity on Tuesday night, as Thomas Tuchel’s side were held to a goalless draw by a well-organised Ghana in the second World Cup group game. Jordan Pickford had little to do for long periods, but was seriously called into action twice […]
