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title: "Today’s Everton news round-up & talking points — Friday 17th July"
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author: "Gary Gowers"
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published: "2026-07-17T18:00:00Z"
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# Today’s Everton news round-up & talking points — Friday 17th July

**A World Cup verdict, a fresh escalation in the wing chase, and Troy Deeney refusing to let a feud die down — here’s everything that mattered in Everton news today.**

### **Pickford’s tournament, assessed**

With the dust settled on England’s run to the semi-finals, [we took a longer look at Jordan Pickford’s World Cup](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/jordan-pickford-world-cup-2026-verdict-reputation/) — six games, two clean sheets, and a record-breaking 18th cap that saw him pass Peter Shilton as England’s most-capped World Cup goalkeeper. The conclusion: reputation held, and arguably nudged a fraction higher, regardless of how Wednesday’s exit to Argentina ended.

### **Bardghji chase heats up**

Everton have made contact over a move for Barcelona winger Roony Bardghji, [according to a fresh report from Mundo Deportivo](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/everton-roony-bardghji-barcelona-transfer-approach/), joining five other Premier League clubs already known to be interested. Barcelona want the situation resolved before their pre-season trip to England on 27 July, giving any interested party around ten days to get a deal done.

### **New away kit gets its first outing**

Everton’s 2026/27 away kit — first spotted on a Liverpool billboard last week — [will be worn competitively for the first time on Saturday](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/everton-away-kit-2026-27-first-wear-dundee/), when Moyes’ side open their pre-season campaign against Dundee at Dens Park.

### Deeney doubles down — twice

The Troy Deeney saga rumbled on all day. First, the pundit [hit back at Everton’s official TikTok account](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/troy-deeney-everton-tinpot-tiktok-response/), branding the club “tinpot” after they poked fun at his ongoing criticism of Pickford.

With that one refusing to go away, [we also looked back at some of Deeney’s other notable moments of speaking his mind](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/troy-deeney-everton-jordan-pickford-comments-history/) — a reminder this is far from his first stab at Everton.

### And Pickford’s England future questioned again

As if Deeney wasn’t enough, talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings became [the latest voice to question whether Pickford should continue playing for England](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/talksport-jordan-pickford-england-future-everton/), telling listeners “I think it’s over” following Wednesday’s semi-final exit.

It’s a familiar pattern for Evertonians — a difficult result prompts fresh calls for change, regardless of what’s come before it.

### **Finnigan signs on for a 20th year**

Away from the men’s team, Everton Women’s captain Megan Finnigan [signed a new one-year deal](https://readeverton.com/2026/07/17/everton-women-megan-finnigan-new-contract/), extending her stay at the club into a 20th year as she targets a return from the ACL injury that kept her out all of last season.

That’s everything from today — check back tomorrow for the next instalment.