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’s recruitment team has clearly placed increased emphasis on versatility this summer, and their latest reported target represents an attempt to address defensive depth. Reports from Germany via FussballDaten indicate that the Blues have joined a crowded field who are monitoring Fenerbahçe’s Dutch defender Jayden Oosterwolde. Having ended what promised to be a good season […]
David Moyes is casting his net wide for defensive options this summer – and it appears to have landed on a second Manchester City centre-back. Having already been linked with an Everton homecoming for John Stones, Everton are now exploring a move for Netherlands international Nathan Ake, according to TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey. City are reportedly […]
Following Barcelona’s high-profile purchase of Anthony Gordon, the Everton hierarchy is due an estimated windfall totalling nearly £7m – a development that significantly eases the club’s immediate balance-sheet worries. According to reports from The Athletic, the structure of the deal around Gordon’s initial departure from Merseyside has triggered a secondary payday. When the Toffees sanctioned […]
The desire to make the deal happen is mutual, but the luxury of time is a commodity neither Jack Grealish nor David Moyes has. At least not in an ideal world. For Grealish, a brilliant first half of the season on loan at the Hill Dickinson Stadium provided the fillip his career needed at the […]
Everton have opened discussions to sign West Ham defender El Hadji Malick Diouf, and are now ahead of Manchester United in the pursuit of the Senegalese left-back, according to reports from Football Insider. Diouf, 21, moved to the London Stadium from Slavia Prague last summer. Despite a terrible campaign, which ended in the Hammers’ relegation, […]
Has been a busy old day so far in terms of Everton news and views. Moyes’ summer blueprint to propel the club forward is yet to yield any new faces, but rumours are aplenty. Here is everything you need to know about today’s breaking stories… “Going to motivate me more” James Garner has broken his […]
Everton’s 2025/26 season has officially come to an end, and now, all eyes are pointed squarely at this summer’s World Cup. Plenty of Toffees will be strutting their stuff on the global stage this summer: Nathan Patterson will look to keep Neymar quiet as he gears up for Scotland’s first appearance since 1998, while Iliman […]
Everton concluded an improved but ultimately disappointing Premier League campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Despite a spirited, more dominant second-half that pinned the hosts deep into their own territory, a late first-half lapse from a set-piece ultimately cost David Moyes’ men on the final day. While the game carried huge survival […]
On Tottenham’s big day against Everton, De Zerbi has made just one change to the starting eleven from the midweek defeat to Chelsea. Djed Spence comes directly into the lineup to reinforce the wide positions, taking the place of forward Randal Kolo Muani Young Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky keeps his starting spot, leaving Guglielmo Vicario […]
The absolute final roll of the dice in a gruelling English Premier League season. For Tottenham, everything has led to these ninety minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The noise from the shelf side needs to be deafening, the intensity on the pitch absolute, and the focus unwavering. Standing in our way is Everton, a […]
The post-weekend chat around Everton has focused on the tactical (mis)management of David Moyes following the damaging 3-1 defeat to Sunderland at the Hill Dickinson. Much scrutiny has been placed on the manager’s approach to squad rotation, with many noting a pattern of vulnerability late in games, with the team conceding multiple second-half goals. Others […]
It has been a tumultuous 24 hours for Everton Football Club, dominated by the fallout from a disappointing final home fixture of the campaign, emotional goodbyes at the Hill Dickinson, and an unfolding transfer strategy for the upcoming summer transfer window. Here’s a summary… Moyes condemns ‘soft’ performance as European hopes evaporate David Moyes offered […]
