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Funes Mori and more – An interview with Tim Vickery
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Funes Mori and more – An interview with Tim Vickery

South American football expert Tim Vickery took time out of his busy schedule to speak to us about Everton’s new £9.5million man, Ramiro Funes Mori. Vickery, a well-respected and admired journalist in his field, spoke about Funes Mori’s background, his strengths and weaknesses and his opinion on the centre-half. Vickery’s view on the former River […]

Defensive duo touted to leave again
Everton News

Defensive duo touted to leave again

The transfer window has only just closed, but John Stones and Seamus Coleman have already been linked with moves away from Everton in the winter window. PSG are set to reboot their interest in Coleman while Chelsea are preparing to place a fifth bid for Stones, according to the Mirror. Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and […]

Rodriguez keen to make his mark
Everton News

Rodriguez keen to make his mark

Everton forward Leandro Rodriguez is excited by the test of the Premier League and has described his move to Goodison Park as a “dream”. The former River Plate Montevideo forward signed a four-year-deal with the Blues last week for around £500,000, and Roberto Martinez has heaped praise on his new recruit. The Uruguayan believes training […]

Rooney rejected Man Utd twice
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Rooney rejected Man Utd twice

Wayne Rooney rejected Manchester United on two occasions in order to remain an Everton player, according to Sir Alex Ferguson. The former Manchester United manager said Rooney was recommended to him by Jim Ryan, a youth director at Old Trafford at the time. The legendary Scot told ITV: “Jim Ryan came back from one of […]

Everton miss out on Madrid star
Everton News

Everton miss out on Madrid star

Everton missed out on the signing of Real Madrid’s Denis Cheryshev, according to the Daily Star. The Toffees tried to engineer a loan move for the Russian as they looked to bolster their attack for the new season, but the approach was rebuffed by the Spanish giants who want Cheryshev to ply his trade at […]

French playmaker linked with move to Goodison
Everton News

French playmaker linked with move to Goodison

After failing to secure a playmaker in the transfer window, Everton are looking at French star Yoann Gourcuff, according to the Liverpool Echo and Toffeeweb. The 29-year-old is a free agent after calling time on an injury-hit spell with French giants Lyon, while Newcastle United are also believed to be interested. The Frenchman made 90 appearances […]

The Best of Gerard Deulofeu
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The Best of Gerard Deulofeu

In light of the return of Gerard Deulofeu, I thought it’d be fun to lob together a few compilation videos from the interweb in order to show off his skills and talents. There’s great goals, free-kicks, tricks and all sorts of hi-jinx that’ll get you in the mood to see this lovely lad in the […]

Mourinho confident of getting Stones in January
Everton News

Mourinho confident of getting Stones in January

Chelsea will make another attempt to sign John Stones in January, according to the Evening Standard. Chelsea signed two central defenders in Papy Djilobodji and Michael Hector on deadline-day but the Premier League holders are as keen as ever for the signature of Stones, who handed in a transfer request last week. It was reported […]

Lennon: ‘It felt like home’
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Lennon: ‘It felt like home’

Aaron Lennon has said returning to Everton permanently has given him ‘an unbelievable feeling’. The 28-year-old signed a three-year-deal with the Blues after an impressive loan spell last season and has spoken of his happiness to return to Merseyside on a full-time basis. He also mentioned his burning desire to return to Everton and how […]

Cleverley set for spell on sidelines
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Cleverley set for spell on sidelines

Everton midfielder Tom Cleverley has been ruled out of action with an ankle ligament problem, but the injury isn’t as bad as first feared, according to the BBC. The 26-year-old had to be stretchered off just before half-time against Tottenham on Saturday evening after being on the receiving end of a scissor tackle from former […]

Martinez happy with transfer window
Everton News

Martinez happy with transfer window

Roberto Martinez is pleased with Everton’s business in the transfer window, even though he missed out on his biggest target, a playmaker. Everton signed Ramiro Funes Mori and Aaron Lennon on deadline day for a combined total of £14million, but moves for Andriy Yarmolenko and Bernard failed to materialise. Some Evertonians have voiced their discontent […]

Funes Mori signs
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Funes Mori signs

Everton have finally confirmed the signing of Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate, according to the official club website. The centre-back has been in Liverpool for over a week but all the paperwork has been finalised and the club have finally completed the deal, with the fee believed to be in the region of £9.5million. […]