Good morning all, it’s the 17th of August and here’s today’s transfer links/rumours
Everton have been told to pay £26 million if they want to sign Napoli ace Lorenzo Insigne this summer according to a report from Area Napoli.
Serie A expert Conor Clancy insists that Jeremie Boga would be limited by Rafael Benitez if he decided to move to Everton.A pacey, tricky winger who can play on the left, in attacking midfield and up front, Boga needs to be able to have the opportunity to play with complete freedom, according to Clancy, who is the editor-in-chief at Forza Italian Football.
Clancy said: “Maybe Everton might make a little bit more sense but still, under Benitez, he’s going to be a lot more restricted than he would like to be.
“With Sassuolo, he’s basically just told, ‘there’s the ball, go and play’. I think he’s got to go somewhere where that can also happen and I don’t see that from Everton in the Premier League.”
In what looks like a scheduled post on Twitter, the forward has a picture of himself smiling, with the words ‘nunca dejes de creer’ in Spanish along with emojis of a grin and an arrow saying soon.
The words translate to ‘never stop believing’, but more importantly, they are a slogan of Atletico Madrid. While this could be a massive coincidence, with his future on Merseyside up in the air it does seem too well-timed and planned to be an accident.
Arsenal and Everton are among the Premier League clubs that have been offered the chance to sign Philippe Coutinho this summer. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, a number of Premier League clubs have been contacted including Arsenal and Everton.
Manchester United have slashed their asking price for Arsenal, West Ham and Everton transfer target Jesse Lingard, according to reports. Apparently, West Ham, Arsenal and Everton’s hopes of landing Lingard have been boosted, with the Daily Express claiming Manchester United have now dropped their asking price for Lingard from £30m to £20m.
In a recent tweet, renowned journalist Rudy Galetti stated that Everton are in advanced talks to land Royal Antwerp full-back Aurelio Buta this summer. It has been mentioned that the Toffees are discussing a deal worth around €4m for the Portuguese defender during this summer transfer window.
Everton have reportedly agreed a deal to loan out Welsh youngster Nathan Broadhead to League One side Sunderland on loan for the season. That is according to a Tweet from sports journalist Pete O’Rourke (@SportsPeteO), who took to Twitter to share the update on the Everton youngster.
Separately, reports from the Echo have corroborated the claim and has declared that a deal could be formally wrapped up within the next forty-eight hours following O’Rourke’s tweet on Monday.
Starting with Hoppe, 20, it appears that Newcastle are the new favorites to sign the American forward who shone at the Gold Cup this summer and was one of the few bright spots during Schalke’s relegation from the Bundesliga last season.
The California native has been linked with a move to clubs across Europe and the latest report from Football Insider says Newcastle, Wolves and Brentford all want to sign Hoppe. The Magpies are probably his best bet for regular minutes
However…..
According to Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur, Everton are preparing to make a £2m offer for Schalke attacker Matthew Hoppe this month.
He claims that Toffees officials met with the German side to discuss a potential deal and learn their demands for his services.