Everton transfer news LIVE - Phillips move, takeover latest, new stadium (2024)

Kalvin Phillips move

It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff during the transfer window. This week, alone, has seen Everton linked with a host of midfielders including Arthur Melo and Amir Richardson.

The former, we were told earlier this summer, was not on the Blues' radar, while the latter now appears destined for Fiorentina.

We've never had any kickbacks regarding Kalvin Phillips, however, and it's well known that Sean Dyche is a fan of the Manchester City midfielder.

You would imagine a permanent move would be out of Everton's price range but if Phillips was to be made available on loan again, that could well be something the club would be interested in.

Well, a GIVEMESPORT exclusive suggests that City are planning on offloading the out-of-favour England international this summer and that the Blues are indeed a contemplating a loan bid.

They report: "Manchester City would offload the midfielder on a permanent deal but, as a club, they are under the impression that it’s difficult to prove his value to would-be buyers, especially given his lack of game time in recent years.

"As such, reverting towards a loan move certainly has potential this summer – and signing Phillips, who has racked up just 31 appearances for the Etihad Stadium-based outfit since his £45 million-worth arrival, on a temporary basis is something Everton would look at, GMS sources insist.

"Especially with Amadou Onana’s recent exit, Toffees boss Dyche could be the calibre of manager to get Phillips back to the peak of his powers, while giving him another chance of proving his worth in the English top flight."

Good morning

And welcome to your Everton live blog for Friday, August 9. Hope you are well.

A major new deal for the club as new stadium 'founding partner' confirmed

"We are delighted to welcome @Aramark as a Founding Partner. Their mission to set the standard for excellence and their alignment with our vision to create exceptional experiences for Evertonians really resonated with us." pic.twitter.com/wMbcULA3kW

— Everton Stadium (@EvertonStadium) August 8, 2024

Right, this is me done for today - I have just polished off a story about Seamus Coleman that I enjoyed writing and which will be with you first thing in the morning. The thrust is essentially what happened to the champagne bottle he received when he won man of the match in his first game at Goodison Park.

In the meantime, I will leave you with this - the biggest Everton story of the day: The club has announced a major new partnership with Aramark that will see the firm oversee the food and drink operation at the new stadium - and take on founding partner status there.

Impressively, it could lead to the creation of 1,200 jobs that the firm will work to fill with Everton in the Community.

Full story HERE

Hope you have a great night!

El Bilal Toure wanted

We've had a flurry of transfer reports from Italy this week regarding Everton striker Beto.

At one stage he was moving to Atalanta in a €20m deal, then at another he was going to be involved in a swap with former Blues target El Bilal Toure, and then finally last night the Europa League winners had moved their attentions elsewhere because Sean Dyche wanted to keep Beto.

Keeping up? Well, according to L'Equipe, Bournemouth have now nipped in ahead of Stuttgart to sign Toure.

Don't you just love the transfer window.

Injury update as new player suffers blow

Michael Keane, a mainstay of the pre-season fixtures so far, has suffered a minor blow that could rule him out of the match against Roma on Saturday. Defender is expected to return to training in the coming days and so could still be available for the start of the Premier League season.

Full story HERE

Louis Saha on his former club

Former Everton striker Louis Saha has been speaking about his former club. He told CSDB.GG:

"Everton need to have a solid season and get their confidence back before they move into their new stadium because Goodison Park has always been a hard place to go and they won’t have that anymore.

"They need to give fans a reason to fill that stadium or there will be so much pressure on them when the move comes about. They need to solidify their place in the Premier League but having a season without any scares like the last three years. That’s what the club and the players need to work for this season."

Could Anthony Gordon end up at Liverpool?

Seemed to come out of the blue earlier this summer when this first came about and the rumours the Blues academy graduate could end up back in Merseyside - but on the Red side - are persisting. BetVictor have Liverpool at 5/4 to sign the England international.

The reason I bring this rumour into play is because as part of the shake-up, there is still a belief Dominic Calvert-Lewin might end up at St James' Park - he is priced at evens for that move.

Sam Boswell, spokesperson of BetVictor, says: “Eddie Howe’s side are rumoured to be losing a few stars and will want to strengthen their squad, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Aaron Ramsdale currently top of their list of potential incomings.

“If Gordon were to leave, they’d need to find a new spark in attack, hence they may be lining up moves for both Morgan Gibbs-White and Pedro Neto who are 2/1 and 3/1 apiece to make the move to St James’ Park.”

Latest on Aramark deal

A bit more here with Everton and Aramark on their new deal - the food service giant is set to oversee the food and drink operations at the new stadium in a move, heralded by the club as one of its biggest commercial deals ever, that will see the industry giant take 'founding partner' status at Everton Stadium. Full story - HERE

"We are delighted to welcome @Aramark as a Founding Partner. Their mission to set the standard for excellence and their alignment with our vision to create exceptional experiences for Evertonians really resonated with us." pic.twitter.com/wMbcULA3kW

— Everton Stadium (@EvertonStadium) August 8, 2024

'Whoever came to Goodison Park knew it was going to be a hard f****** game'

“When it comes to the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea’s finances, it’s so hard to compete, but never mind, we are strong enough and have characters. I always remember when I was playing, whoever came to Goodison Park knew it was going to be a hard f****** game, nobody looked forward to playing Everton away, not even Manchester United or Arsenal.

“I’d love to think that we could finish in the top six for Goodison’s last season but I’m really not sure and we’ll have to see how the new signings get on. It’s going to be tough, the Premier League is so competitive now. Back in the 1990s, you know there were certain teams you’d know deep in your heart that you’d be able to beat but these days anyone can beat anybody else. There are two or three giants in Manchester City, Arsenal and maybe Liverpool who are tough but the rest of them are all capable of beating each other but Everton should never, ever, ever go down.”

Read our chat with Blues FA Cup winner Anders Limpar - HERE

Amir Richardson set for Fiorentina

We picked up reports in yesterday's blog linking Everton with 6ft 6in Reims and Morocco international midfielder Amir Richardson.

But it now looks like Richardson is Italy bound...

Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher on Amadou Onana transfer

Amadou Onana's ability to replace Douglas Luiz at the heart of Aston Villa's midfield has been called into question following his £50m summer transfer from Everton, reports our sister title Birmingham Live.

The pick up quotes by former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher and ex-Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes made on The Overlap about the ex-Blues man.

Scholes said: "I don't really see the Onana thing either. I didn't see it while he was at Everton, I didn't see it at Belgium either. When they said £50m for him I just thought: 'ooh, that sounds a little bit too much'.

"Look, (Unai) Emery being the manager that he is, he might get something out of him. It might be a club that suits him - I don't know. But, where I'm stood now, £50m for him just seems like a lot of money."

Carragher agreed: "I was never really impressed with him much at Everton," he added. "I thought he was alright when I saw him for Belgium, maybe its a different style of football as well, but it will be interesting to see if he can replace Douglas Luiz in there."

Former Blue is on the move

Everton announce new landmark stadium deal

Sick of that late first-half dash to the concourse to try and get ahead of the queues for a pie and a drink? And of the crowds that come back late in the second half because of those queues? Whether you're in them or frustrated by having to make way for those who are, that could be a thing of the past at the new Everton Stadium. The club has secured what it says is one of the biggest commercial deals in its history with Aramark due to oversee the food service operation at the new waterfront home.

It will also create 1,200 jobs - which Aramark will work with Everton in the Community to fill.

Full details - HERE

Calvert-Lewin 'desperate' for a new shirt

Interesting one here from Neil Warnock, on the Dominic Calvert-Lewin situation. The striker has entered the final 12 months of his deal and is yet to sign fresh terms that have been offered to him. Speaking on Talksport today, Warnock - and I'm not sure how informed he is, but he has been around a long time - had this to say:

“As the manager? Let him go. They can’t be too greedy on the fee. I know they’ll try to make as much as they can but he’s served his time. He needs to start again somewhere else.

“He’s a good player but he’s not been able to show it. If you’re not happy as a player, it doesn’t come out on the pitch. I think he’s desperate for a new shirt now.”

Kieran Maguire on Everton takeover

It's all quiet on the Everton takoever front after the Friedkin Group ended their attempt to buy out Farhad Moshiri.

And football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes even if a new buyer doesn't come forward, it will take a lot longer than two months to complete, which leaves him with concerns.

He told TBR Football: "I think getting a deal over the line in eight weeks is unrealistic given that we don’t even have a preferred bidder at the moment.

"I do agree that Everton will have some cash flow challenges as we get into late autumn. That is where my concerns lie.

"To date, we have had both 777 and the Friedkin Group come in as preferred bidders and be so confident of getting a deal over the line that they have lent the club substantial sums of money.

"I think any potential owner will not necessarily be as keen to go down that route having seen the last two failures as a cautionary tale."

Anders Limpar on Dyche, Lindstom and Goodison

Good morning, Joe Thomas stepping back into the hotseat after a day off on Wednesday. I do so with news of a story that has just been published on our website - a big chat with Blues FA Cup winner, Anders Limpar. Chris Beesley has spoken to him ahead of the special Cult Heroes event at Goodison Park later this month - Limpar will be appearing alongside the likes of Thomas Graveson and Daniel Amokachi for what should be a special night. Details and tickets are available - here.

And HERE is Chris' in-depth interview with him.

Armando Broja interest

We picked up a story from TEAMtalk last night that suggested Everton have shortlisted Chelsea's Armando Broja, Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah and Almeria's Largie Ramazani given the ongoing speculation over the futures of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Beto and Neal Maupay.

And now MailOnline report that Everton, and Wolves, are indeed interested in Broja, who is said to be set for showdown talks with new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca over his standing at Stamford Bridge.

Broja was left out of Maresca's squad for the 2-1 friendly defeat to Real Madrid and afterwards Maresca said: "It was just a decision.

"He was not injured, luckily for him and for us. We will see what happens."

The report adds that for Broja to join Everton, Calvert-Lewin would have to leave.

Good morning

And welcome to your live Everton blog for Thursday, August 8.

Joe Thomas is back with us and he will guide you through today's Blues news inclduing the very latest transfer and takeover updates.

But let's start by picking up some of the headlines spotted from overnight.

Thank you and good evening

That's all from me on today's Everton live blog. We'll be back tomorrow. Take care.

Does this end Atalanta's reported interest in Beto?

We will see, but it's certainly a development, as Retegui is a forward...

Francis Jeffers on Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Speaking of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Francis Jeffers believes is old club is in a "very difficult situation"...

This is very difficult situation. Ultimately if a deal isn’t going to be reached and DCL is going to leave on a free, then the club do need to get a decent fee for him, given the club’s situation and they can go and re-invest some of the funds in another striker.

Read the full story HERE.

Everton draw up three-man striker shortlist

According to TEAMtalk, Everton have drawn up a three-man striker shortlist in case Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Beto and Neal Maupay leave.

Calvert-Lewin is in the last year of his contract and was in talks to sign for Newcastle United earlier this summer.

As reported extensively on this blog today, Beto appears to have interest from Atalanta, while it's well known that Maupay wll be allowed to leave if a good offer comes in.

It's against that backdrop that TEAMtalk are keeping their eyes on three frontmen.

They are Chelsea's Armando Broja.

Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah.

And Almeria's Largie Ramazani.

There's further transfer claims in the story, too.

Lucas Digne staying put

News now on the future of former Everton left-back Lucas Digne...

John Barnes warns off Jarrad Branthwaite from signing for Manchester United

Manchester United have made two bids for Jarrad Branthwaite this summer. Everton rejected both. Let's hope that's the end of the matter.

But new signing Leny Yoro suffering a long-term injury, the fears remain that United may come back in for Branthwaite.

But Liverpool legend John Barnes would tell the England centre-back to ignore their advances if a third offer was made.

Barnes, speaking to MyBettingSites.co.uk, said this...

So what United have to do is to get that right before they're talking about signing players for £70million and young players who are inexperienced. He can’t go to United like Jadon Sancho went there for a big fee and the harmony isn’t right.

So yeah, I think that for any player they have to think hard, hard about going to United. Particularly young players who are inexperienced."

They have to think about whether they’re going to United at the wrong time. It's a great club, but it just may be the wrong time. And if they're looking for young players to come here to change that situation, that's not what's going to happen. The unity within the club from top to bottom has to change, fans included.

Going to a club like United with the disunity, the harmony not being right in the collective and the spirit within the club won’t be a good move for anybody at this moment in time. Particularly if he’s now getting into the England squad. He’s not going to go there and automatically change things at United.

If they're going to be a unit and they're going to be playing well in the harmony and everybody together then he would be an excellent signing but it's hard for a young player to go there as it was for Jadon Sancho.

Joel Matip to Everton is a no go

I wrote earlier about the reports linking Arthur Melo to Everton.

Well, you might have seen that Joel Matip - who, unlike Arthur, was a huge success at Liverpool - has been mentioned in the gossip columns as a possible arrival at Goodison Park following his summer exit from Anfield.

Fulham have also been tipped as possible suitors for Matip.

But according to Kicker, the former Cameroon international centre-back isn't interested in staying in the Premier League, and Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen remain an option for his services.

Tottenham Hotspur join Everton in Amir Richardson race

We posted earlier that a reported from France suggested that Everton were chasing Reims' 22-year-old midfielder Amir Richardson, who is currently playing for Morocco at the Olympic Games in Paris.

And Graeme Bailey for HITC writes that Tottenham Hotspur join the Blues, Brentford, Leicester City in the fight for the 6ft 6in midfielder, who is the son of NBA legend Micheal 'Sugar' Ray Richardson, which I didn't know!

Bailey says: "The seven-cap Moroccon marauder possesses many of the attributes Sean Dyche looks for in the engine room. Richardson looks well suited to filling the void created by fellow giant Amadou Onana following his £50 million move from Everton to Aston Villa."

Harrison Armstrong and the Everton Academy

Sorry for the radio silence there but I've been writing a piece about impressive teenager Harrison Armstrong and the Everton Academy.

If you'd like to read it, you can do by clicking HERE.

Must watch

Some dinner-time viewing? This is not to be missed...

Beto update

Another Beto update.

We covered in this blog yesterday how reports from Italy suggested that Europa League winners Atalanta wanted to swoop on Everton for the second time this summer after the signing of Ben Godfrey by bringing in Beto.

Now, while a new report from Calciomercato have backed up those initial reports, they suggest that Everton have no intention of letting the Portuguese go.

Agent speaks out on Liverpool flop links to Everton

If, like me, you like the tittle-tattle and rumours that the transfer window brings, you may noticed that the name Arthur Melo has been continually linked to Everton.

And now an agent has spoken about the future of the Juventus midfielder, who spent a forgettable season on loan at Liverpool in 2022-23 before rebuilding his reputation with a good season on loan at Fiorentina last time out.

Full story HERE.