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With the signings of Tom Cleverley and Gerard Deulofeu secured, Roberto Martinez’s attention has now turned to finding a central defender to replace the outgoing Sylvain Distin and Antolin Alcaraz.
Numerous names have been mentioned in recent weeks. Here’s our ranking of Everton’s defensive targets in terms of suitability.
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj is a loan target for Everton, according to the Liverpool Echo’s Phil Kirkbride.
Januzaj, 20, featured just 21 times for Louis van Gaal’s side last season and is believed to be keen to secure a temporary move away from the Old Trafford club.
In light of today’s announcement that Everton will face Villarreal on 2nd August for Duncan Ferguson’s testimonial, we take a look at the Goodison icon’s best moments in a blue shirt.
Paddy counts down his top 5. Agree with his selections?
Everton will play newly-promoted Watford at Goodison Park on the first day of the 2015/16 season.
The Blues face Quique Flores’ men from North London on the weekend of the 8th August, and then head to St Mary’s for a tricky away fixture against Southampton. Manchester City are next up for Roberto Martinez and co., in what appears to be a difficult start for the Goodison side.
Everton have agreed a £4.3 fee for Barcelona winger Gerard Deulofeu, according to Spanish newspaper Sport.
Sport believes that the Spain U21 international will sign a 3-year deal, with the option of a further one-year extension, however Barcelona have insisted on a buy-back clause in the region of roughly £6.5 million, if activated for the 2015/16 season and £8 million for the 2016/17 campaign.
Everton are determined to hang on to John Stones this summer, according to a report in tonight’s Liverpool Echo.
Earlier today, several national newspapers, including the Daily Mail, linked the popular 21-year-old defender with a move to Manchester United, yet the promising England international is highly thought of at Goodison Park and is valued at in excess of £30 million.
It was a deeply disappointing season for Everton. Most of us started the season full of optimism- confident that we’d build on last year’s impressive campaign- but a combination of injuries, poor managerial decisions and individual errors has meant that the club grossly underperformed.
Paddy Boyland looks at four important findings from the 2014/15 campaign.
Read Everton understands that despite reports to the contrary, James McCarthy is unlikely to hand in a formal transfer transfer request.
Speculation surrounding the future of the Everton midfielder has mounted in recent days after Goal suggested that the 24-year-old would look to leave the Merseyside outfit after the club reneged on an agreement to improve the terms of his contract.
Everton have confirmed the Bosman signing of former Manchester United player, Tom Cleverley.
The 25-year-old midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Aston Villa, has agreed a 5-year deal with the Blues and will officially join the club on 1st July.
With free agent Tom Cleverley set to complete his move to Everton in the coming days, Paddy spoke to fans of the 25-year-old’s former clubs for an opinion on the midfielder.
Here’s what they had to say.
Tom Cleverley will complete his move to Everton in the next 10 days, if newspaper reports are to be believed.
Various media outlets, including The Times and The Mirror, suggest that the out-of-contract midfielder has snubbed the likes of former loan club Aston Villa and Southampton in favour of a move to Merseyside.
Former Everton fan favourite Gerard Deulofeu “craves” a return to Everton, according to a report in tonight’s Liverpool Echo.
It is believed that Deulofeu, who will return to the Catalan giants for pre-season training, views a move to Everton as the best way to gain regular first team action and reignite his faltering career.