Good morning all I hope you are well. As usual I’ve compiled a summary of the the stories and rumours doing the rounds for the 20th of August.
GOT has had its share of transfer prophets in the past however it now appears that all must answer to the all knowing @[Publication is blacklisted] with forum guru
@The Bobble seemingly frozen out at Goodison Park.
Also, enjoy the sport today, big boxing tonight Usyk v Joshua 2 at King Abdullah Sports City as well as
@hktoffee v
@Bungle 1 at either Morrisons or Asda car park.
A good day to you all.
The Evening Standard claims that Everton are showing interest in Watfords
Ismaila Sarr this summer. It has been mentioned that the Toffees are eyeing a move for the Senegalese winger.
The Toffees have been holding talks with
Gueye and PSG as they bid to re-sign the midfielder they sold to the French club in 2019. The Premier League side have
agreed personal terms with Gueye, but are having trouble closing the deal
and talks have now stopped. PSG recently
rejected a request from Gueye to let him join Everton for free. Now the Toffees are looking to put pressure on PSG, according to French outlet Foot Mercato.
Frank Lampard’s Everton and David Moyes’s West Ham United are among the clubs interested in signing
Scott McTominay from Manchester United in the summer transfer window,
according to 90min.
Everton are currently in talks with
Jordan Pickford about a new contract. Pickford has two years remaining on his current Everton deal, but
Frank Lampard believes the goalkeeper could agree to extend his contract next month.
"The club are speaking with Jordan. He is a massive player for us, everyone wants him to stay and Jordan is very happy here.”
Everton-linked striker
Serhou Guirassy is training alone at Rennes, manager Bruno Genesio has confirmed. The
Daily Mail reported on Sunday (14 August) that the Blues have tabled a bid to sign the 26-year-old Guinea international with Frank Lampard in the hunt for a new striker.
Journalist Luke Edwards has been speaking on the
Transfer Gossip Daily podcast about Everton’s interest in
Ben Brereton Diaz who he believes the toffees have an interest in signing.
According to The Times, Everton are set to sign
Mohammed Kudus on loan. The tweet from Paul Joyce, the newspaper's Northern Football Correspondent, also states the Blues will have the option of making the transfer permanent at the end of the season.
Kudus plays in midfield and can also operate in the No.10 position. If he joins, he will become Everton's sixth summer signing.
Also
Everton are set to sign Ajax forward
Mohammed Kudus as a potential replacement for the outgoing
Dele Alli, according to the
Daily Mail.
The newspaper has reported in its print edition [20 August, pg. 110] that talks are ongoing between the two parties over a potential deal in the imminent future.
With the transfer window entering its final couple of weeks, Everton are still on the hunt for a striker after adding to their defensive and midfield ranks.
Goncalo Ramos is the latest name linked with a move to Goodison Park according to
Sport Witness.
Everton are waiting for
Dele Alli to make his decision for a proposed move to Turkish club Besiktas, according to journalist
Fabrizio Romano. On his Twitter account Romano stated that the Merseyside club are open to the idea of letting Alli leave on loan or on a permanent deal and it is now up to the player to decide.
Frank Lampard has stated that he is keen to keep young winger
Anthony Gordon at Everton despite reports of links with a move to Chelsea. The England U21 international has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park this summer where the London-based club are leading the charge [
Sky Sports].
“He [Gordon] is an Everton player and that’s it for me,” he said. “I don’t want to talk about hypothetical questions of what might be
According to Sky Sports reporter
Gianluca Di Marzio, the Toffees have emerged as one of two possible destinations for Napoli midfielder
Eljif Elmas.