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Gary Gowers

Gary Gowers

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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.

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Thierno Barry transfer latest: Everton not ruling out sale amid Leipzig interest
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Thierno Barry transfer latest: Everton not ruling out sale amid Leipzig interest

Everton have not ruled out selling forward Thierno Barry this summer following a transfer enquiry from Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig. The German club has formally contacted the Toffees regarding the 23-year-old French striker, who completed his debut season on Merseyside. While the Hill Dickinson hierarchy is not actively looking to offload the player, a final […]

Cost of saving Everton: What balance sheet says 550 days into TFG era
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Cost of saving Everton: What balance sheet says 550 days into TFG era

The financial trajectory of Everton has served as a textbook case of the structural risks of debt-financed Premier League expansion. Multiple regulatory breaches, resulting in consecutive Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) points deductions, exposed an acute liquidity crisis during at the heart of Farhad Moshiri’s tenure. The formal completion of the takeover by the Friedkin […]

Senegal’s Ndiaye dilemma: Evertonians await huge Norway game
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Senegal’s Ndiaye dilemma: Evertonians await huge Norway game

gameSenegal know they need a response when they face Norway in their second World Cup group match in the early hours of Tuesday morning. For Everton supporters, the game carries added significance. Idrissa Gana Gueye remains one of Senegal’s most influential figures, while Iliman Ndiaye has given head coach Pape Thiaw plenty to think about […]

Everton-linked Ayase Ueda edges toward Feyenoord exit – reports
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Everton-linked Ayase Ueda edges toward Feyenoord exit – reports

Ayase Ueda could leave Feyenoord this summer, with interest in the Japan striker growing further after his performances at the World Cup, according to Fabrizio Romano. The transfer specialist reports that approaches have already been made by clubs in the Premier League and the Bundesliga, though the clubs involved have not been named. Ueda scored […]

Everton and Hull City register interest in Fulham’s Sander Berge
Everton News

Everton and Hull City register interest in Fulham’s Sander Berge

Everton and Hull City have both registered interest in Fulham midfielder Sander Berge, with the Norwegian’s future at Craven Cottage under fresh scrutiny following Marco Silva’s exit to Benfica. Berge, 28, still has three years left on his contract, but is understood to be weighing up his next move now that the manager who signed […]

550 days later: How much have The Friedkin Group changed Everton?
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550 days later: How much have The Friedkin Group changed Everton?

When The Friedkin Group completed their takeover of Everton on December 19, 2024, supporters were desperate for one thing above all else: normality. After years of uncertainty under Farhad Moshiri, the new owners inherited a football club that felt permanently in crisis mode. Now, 550 days later, Evertonians can reasonably ask whether the club is […]

Braiden Graham’s Everton journey has reached its most important stage yet
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Braiden Graham’s Everton journey has reached its most important stage yet

For years, Braiden Graham has been regarded as one of the Everton academy’s brightest prospects. Now, after progressing through the club’s youth ranks and overcoming all the challenges that come with elite-level development, the Northern Irish teenager finds himself approaching the most difficult stage of any young footballer’s journey: making the leap into senior football. […]

Grading Everton’s World Cup four: how have Gana and co rated so far?
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Grading Everton’s World Cup four: how have Gana and co rated so far?

One or two games in for the Everton World Cup contingent, it’s a good moment to take stock of how Jordan Pickford, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye and Nathan Patterson have performed beyond the scorelines. One of those four, however, only fulfilled a minor role. Jordan Pickford — 7/10 England’s 4-2 win over Croatia was […]

Jarrod Bowen to Everton: Evaluating the transfer likelihood
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Jarrod Bowen to Everton: Evaluating the transfer likelihood

Full disclosure: this website has written about Jarrod Bowen joining Everton so many times that we are fairly sure our search bar now autowrites “Bowen” before you’ve typed the B. We’ve already told you that David Moyes wants him. We have told you to ignore sentiment. We have told you about the £20m “ploy”, the […]

Jack Grealish to Everton: Every twist in the transfer saga explained – Updated
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Jack Grealish to Everton: Every twist in the transfer saga explained – Updated

If you’ve lost track of the Jack Grealish-to-Everton-permanently saga, don’t worry. There is a decent chance most Evertonians are feeling the same. I say permanently … another loan has been mentioned. *sigh Since the start of May, this story has produced enough twists, contradictions and fresh developments to fill a transfer window on its own. […]

Everton’s transfer record may be about to take another familiar hit
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Everton’s transfer record may be about to take another familiar hit

Everton’s pursuit of Harry Wilson looks to be drifting away, with Leeds United now reportedly the club to have made a firm move. According to a report from Football Insider, Leeds have already tabled a contract offer to the Fulham winger, who will leave Craven Cottage as a free agent at the end of the […]

David Moyes has earned trust, but TFG may soon face Everton’s biggest decision
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David Moyes has earned trust, but TFG may soon face Everton’s biggest decision

David Moyes has done a solid job since returning to Everton. Few supporters would seriously argue otherwise. But his recent comments on talkSPORT have touched a nerve among a fanbase desperate to believe brighter days lie ahead under The Friedkin Group. While the manager’s realism is understandable, many Evertonians were left wondering whether his vision […]