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The Rumour Mill 2007-08
Speculation, conjecture, whisperings, half-truths and outright nonsense. Disclaimer
Bradley wants Bundesliga
Michael Bradley favours a move to Germany: "He likes the clubs, the league and he knows it better. I think he will feel good in Germany." So says his agent.
7 May
| Source:
£3M Bid for Sidwell
David Moyes is set to make a £3M bid for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, according to The Sun.
7 May
| Source: Daily Mail
Interest in Joaquin
Joaquin of Valencia is another big star on Everton's shopping list...
6 May
| Source:
Keeping an eye on Bradley
David Moyes and a delegation from Goodison Park went to watch USA midfielder Michael Bradley playing for Heerenveen in their clash with Ajax last night.
6 May
| Source:
Everton looking at Huddlestone
With big changes afoot at Spurs, Everton are being linked with Tom Huddlestone as the man to breath life into the Blues midfield.
5 May
| Source: Clubcall
Come back for Dickie Dunne?
If Richard Dunne is about to leave Manchester City, could a return to Goodison be on the cards?
5 May
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Everton in talks for M'Bia
According to The People, representatives from Everton are in Rennes, France, talking about the possible transfer of attacking midfielder Stephane M'Bia.
5 May
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Today's link: Simon Vukcevic
More agent talk: Simon Vukcevic of Sporting Lisbon, anyone?
2 May
| Source:
We're mad for Madlung
With a new player linked every day this week, things are really hotting up for the summer madness of the transfer window, Alexander Madlung ia the latest name in the hat.
30 Apr
| Source: Setanta Sports
That old Koumas chestnut
Jason Koumas, now 28 and still unable to make any sort of mark at the top level, is once again being linked with Everton, despite the fact that he is far from the calibre of player we should be looking at.
29 Apr
| Source: Manchester Evening News
More Agent Talk
Modeste M’Bami’s agent claims that four Premier League clubs have approached the Marseille player, with Everton believed to be in pole position for a summer transfer.
29 Apr
| Source:
Arteta: £12M price tag
If Arteta is to move to Spain this summer — despite signing a new contract — Everton will be looking for a transfer fee of around £12M, according to the Daily Star
28 Apr
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Another Stephane
Everton will apparently use Rennes manager Pierre Dreossi's trip to England to discuss further an approach for Cameroonian midfielder Stephane M'bia.
According to Tribal Football, "the highly-rated 21-year-old has attracted attention from Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City" but the Blues are the only club to show firm interest so far.
23 Apr
| Source: Tribal Football
Stephane Sessegnon
The next "rabbit out of the hat" could be Le Mans midfielder Stephane Sessegnon. The Benin star is interesting Everton scouts and could be a transfer target this summer
22 Apr
| Source:
Carsley off to Derby Co
Lee Carsely, who will be out of contract at the end of the season, may be headed back to his old club Derby County in the summer.
21 Apr
| Source:
Cut-price striker chase
Why spend £29M on a striker when you can pick one up for just £1M? Step forward Nuremberg's Bosnian striker Zvejdan Misimovic. Everton — working within a sensible budget but keen to recruit — are set to move in, according to the Daily Mirror.
21 Apr
| Source: Daily Mail
Sunday's Link: Owen Garvan
Everton will apparently offer £3M to Ipswich Town in the summer for 20-year-old up-and-coming Irish prospect Owen Garvan.
20 Apr
| Source: Sunday Mirror
Stephen Carr... 31!!!!
Stephen Carr, Newcstle's 31-year-old defender could be the subject of a summer swoop by David Moyes. So much for bright, young and vibrant...
17 Apr
| Source:
How about Paul Scharner?
Wigan Athletic's Austrian centre-half Paul Scharner is understood to be a summer target for Premier League rivals Everton and Newcastle...
17 Apr
| Source:
Miralem Sulejmani
Serbian starlet Miralem Sulejmani has alerted potential Premier League suitors Chelsea and Everton by revealing he is keen to leave Heerenveen this summer.
16 Apr
| Source:
Sunday's Link: Steven Reid
According to the News of teh World, Everton are planning a £4 million bid for Blackburn Rovers midfielder Steven Reid.
13 Apr
| Source:
This one will go far...
Rueben de la Red. What sort of a name is that for an Everton player? Someone is surely havin' a larf??? Silly season approaches...
8 Apr
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Sunday's Link: Sylvan is the Man
David Moyes wants to sign Sylvan Ebanks-Blake from Wolves in the summer for £4.5M. The former Manchester United and Plymouth striker who has hit nine goals since signing for Wolves for £1.5m in January. Add him to the list...
6 Apr
| Source:
Another A. Johnson
Everton, Tottenham and Newcastle are all interested in Middlesbrough's England U-21 winger, Adam Johnson who is apparently looking for more first-team opportunities than he's currently getting at The Riverside.
28 Mar
| Source: TribalFootball
Kallstrom not averse to Everton move
Either there's something to the link between Kim Kallstrom and Everton or the media are making a bigger deal out of this than is necessary.
For what it's worth, anyway, Lyon's Swedish midfielder has not ruled out the possibility of playing for the Blues, saying, "At the moment I’m concentrating on playing in France. Lyon is a great club and I hope I stay there for a long time.
“It’s the first time I've heard anything about [Everton's interest] so I don't know actually. But why not? Why not? It’s a great club that plays at the top of the Premier League so why not? You never know, we'll see in the summer after the Euros.”
28 Mar
| Source: Liverpool Daily Post
Catch 'em young..
Everton are looking seriously at Liberian youngster Abhraham Dozo, 14, a hot prospect with Canadian team Ottowa Fury.
27 Mar
| Source:
Everton bid for Fellaini
If you believe The Sun, Everton have had an 'unofficial bid' of £6M turned down for Standard Liege youngster Marouane Fellaini. Perhaps they realised the transfer window is CLOSED!
25 Mar
| Source: Setanta Sports
Matias Delgado linked
Everton are one of three clubs interested in Besiktas' Argentine midfielder, Matias Delgado according to the News of the Screws yesterday.
24 Mar
| Source: News of the World via TribalFootball
Round, Round, baby...
David Moyes wants to steal Steve Round from Newcastle to be his No 2... so says The People.
23 Mar
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Arsenal and Valenica after Pienaar
Both Arsenal and Valencia are interested in stealing Steven Pienaar from under Everton's nose... so says the Daily Mail
16 Mar
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Say, do we catch a Mali man?
Mali midfield maestro, Seydou Keita will be the subject of a bid from David Moyes... according to The Mirror. Hmmm... I wonder if he knows the transfer window is CLOSED!
14 Mar
| Source:
Calling Kimmy Kallstrom...
It wouldn't be Sunday without a new name from the News of the World... Olympique Lyon midfielder Kim Kallstrom... and a cool £5M for Moyes to pay... but it doesn't say when... which is just as well... becasue the transfer window is ... CLOSED ... for at least THREE MORE MONTHS!!!
9 Mar
| Source: Tribal Football.com
Contract talks for Moyes
Talks between David Moyes and Everton are likely to begin "soon" to negotiate an extension of the manager's current contract with the club, which runs through the end of next season.
The ridiculous take on this by the News of the World is that Everton are stalling! — all because they did not come through with a £15M deal that paper predicted months ago! Unbelievable!
2 Mar
| Source: Mail on Sunday
Blues looking at Cana
Everton will head to head with the likes of Roma and Bayern Munich this summer in a battle to sign Marseilles Albanian international midfielder, Lorik Cana.
26 Feb
| Source: mercato365.com via Daily Mail
Dortmund confirm Pienaar talks
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that Everton have opened talks about making Steven Pienaar's loan move to the club a permanent one.
25 Feb
| Source:
Howard price-tag rises to £5M
The price tag for Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard is £5M... but the transfer window is actually CLOSED for the next 3 months!!!
24 Feb
| Source:
Cardiff want Victor on loan
Suggestions that Cardiff City want to take Victor Anichebe on laon until the end of the season seem likley to remain unfullfilled as the young striker is obviously needed right where he is.
14 Feb
| Source: FansFC.com
Moyes looking abroad for No. 2?
According to The People, David Moyes is looking for a foreign coach to be his number 2 as he looks to replace Alan Irvine.
11 Feb
| Source: TribalFootball
Last minute loans?
David Moyes said he didn't expect any activity at Goodison today — although how last-minute the Stubbs deal was and whether it's affected the gaffer's thinking is anyone's guess — and Dominic King said in the Echo that the club weren't interested in making any deadline-day moves but Sky Sports News suggested that Everton are working on two last-minute loan deals.
Rumours elsewhere said that the players in question are Chelsea's Steve Sidwell and Spurs' Anthony Gardner and while based on prior experience it would have been prudent to assume nothing was in the pipeline, news came at 10:15pm that Gardner had indeed signed.
Current rumour has it that Anderson Silva de Franca has joined Barnsley, creating a nice vacancy in midfield for Sidwell!
31 Jan
Cardiff knock back Ledley approach
Cardiff City have rebuffed an approach by Everton for midfielder Joe Ledley who is valued at £3m.
31 Jan
| Source: Sky Sports
£9M Downing bid rebuffed
Everton have apparently been told that Stuart Downing is going nowhere — not even for £9M — by no less a figure than Boro Chairman Steve Gibson.
29 Jan
| Source: FansFC.com
Inevitable Lescott speculation
Manchester United and Arsenal are "monitoring" Joleon Lescott, presumably with a view to launching a bid for the star defender in the summer. The fee mentioned in the various speculative articles is around £10m but unless the player himself indicates a desire to leave Evertonians would hope they'd have to double that to tempt Everton to sell.
27 Jan
| Source: News of the World via Goal.com
Løvenkrands back on Moyes's radar?
Former Rangers forward Peter Løvenkrands is again being linked with Everton according to Danish newspaper, BT. The 28 year-old, who can operate up front or on the wing, currently plies his trade with Schalke 04 in Germany but was a rumoured Everton target before he left Rangers 18 months ago. (Linked article is in Danish.)
26 Jan
| Source: BT, Denmark
Herenveen midfielder linked
TribalFootball suggest that David Moyes is keen on making a bid for 20-year-old American midfielder Michael Bradley who moved to the Eredivisie from New York Red Bull three years ago.
25 Jan
| Source: TribalFootball
It's a 'No' from Faty
Faty (that's Ricardo, not Arbuckle) has revealled he turned down the offer of a 15-day trail with Everton.
24 Jan
| Source:
Upping it for Downing?
That hotbed of up-to-the-minute footy transfer roumours,... the Lancashire Evening Post reckons that Everton are in with a £10M shout for Boro's Stuart Downing... They don't explain why.
21 Jan
| Source: Lancashire Evening Post
Moyes back in for Davis
David Moyes is once again apparently keen on bringing Sean Davis to Goodison a couple of years after the midfielder's move to Everton collapsed over concerns over his knee.
The former Fulham man has hardly set the world alight at Portsmouth so if there is any truth in the rumour of a £2.5m bid it must surely be a case of padding out the squad along the likes of Johann Vogel.
Hardly in the realm of Arshavin, though, is he?
20 Jan
| Source: Mail on Sunday
Tykes still after Anderson
Barnsley have not won a game since Anderson da Silva returned to Everton following a three-month loan, and a bid for him is not out of the question.
19 Jan
| Source:
Faddy out, Andrei in?
The Daily Post adds to the speculation linking Everton to Russian forward Andre Arshavin. The Zenit St Petersburg player is valued at around £8m and his agent says that he and his client are weighing up three offers from "big clubs".
Arshavin himself, meanwhile, says that his aim is to play for a "strong team" and while he is aware of interest from Spain, Everton would be his choice of destinations. The 26 year-old is keen to play in the Premier League and, of course, got a taste of life at Goodison when he turned out for Zenit in their Uefa Cup Group A game in December.
And, there is, of course, the added bonus of his old teammate, Martin Syrtel, having been signed by Liverpool which would help him no end in settling on Merseyside.
17 Jan
| Source: Liverpool Daily Post / Sport.ru
Blues to rival Pompey for Sidwell
Steve Sidwell may have turned his nose up at a loan move to Sunderland but he could yet jump at the chance of first-team football for the remainder of the season at Everton or Portsmouth.
The speculation first showed up on the The Sun's website but has now been picked up by more reputable sources, including David Prentice at the Liverpool Echo.
16 Jan
| Source: Liverpool Echo
Agents trying to keep Gravesen move alive
Representatives of Thomas Gravesen are apparently hoping that Celtic will smooth the Dane's path to Galatasaray with a golden handshake that would compensate for the pay-cut he would have to take by joining the Turkish club.
Celtic fans site, Randalstown CSC, suggest that Gravesen is currently on $40,000 a week at Parkhead but with first-team opportunities slim both there and at Goodison, the 31 year-old is hoping to resurrect his career with a move to Turkey. Galatasaray are reportedly looking for midfield cover for the injured Tobias Linderoth who played with Mad Dog at Everton a few years ago.
The Randalstown site cites a Sportsmail report that Everton would not stand in Celtic's way were they to find a buyer for the Gravesen this month. The Danish international has made just a handful of appearances since returning to Goodison at the end of August.
15 Jan
| Source: Randalstown CSC
Faddy to go for £5M
Birmngham will increase their offer for James McFadden to £5M plus, and that will be enough for Everton to sell the "Scottish Rooney", says The Guardian
15 Jan
| Source: The Guardian
Arshavin speculation still going strong
Everton and Marseilles lead the chase for Russian international, Andrei Arshavin, according to the latest rumours.
The midfielder, who turned heads in a recent Uefa Cup game at Goodison, is a viable target this transfer window as the Russian league is currently in its close season. Zenit St Petersburg are likely to want upwards of £8m for Arshavin and if Moyes is even interested, he may move for him if he gets an offer of £5m or more for James McFadden.
14 Jan
| Source: Goal.com, TribalFootball
£3M bid for McFadden rejected
The Times claims that an increased £3M bid from Birmingham City ofr teh services of James McFadden ahas been rejected. This is after The Mirror last week climed a £5M bif from Boror had also been rejected.
14 Jan
| Source: The Times
Let's all chase Van Buyten!
Sunderland, Everton, Wigan, Tottenham & Fulham are all interested in signing Daniel van Buyten, claims the Bayern Munich defender’s agent.
13 Jan
| Source:
Rangers join McFadden chase
Rangers boss Walter Smith is considering joining Birmingham and Celtic in the race to sign James McFadden, according to Scotland's Sunday Herald .
Celtic had an approach to loan the forward until the end of the season rejected before Christmas and Birmingham's £2m bid was also knocked back this past week.
The same Herald article suggests that Alex McLeish has followed up with a £4m bid while others report that he's willing to go as high as £5.5m to land the player he coached for Scotland.
13 Jan
| Source: Sunday Herald
Tommy to the Turks?
Celtic might sell Tommy to Galatasary.
11 Jan
| Source: Tribal Football
McLeish getting desperate
Alex McLeish is desperately pleading with Birmingham's wealthy owner to fund a £5.5M bid for James McFadden.
10 Jan
| Source: Daily Mail
Birmingham bid for McFadden rejected
Sky Sports report that Everton have turned down a £2.5m bid (a laughable amount if true) for James McFadden. Maybe try doubling that offer, Mr McLeish. By 'Eck!
8 Jan
| Source: Sky Sports
£600k bid for Haynes
So say Tribal Football who cite the departure of Yakubu for the African Cup of Nations as the reason to buy another striker.
8 Jan
| Source: TribalFootball
Wednesday defender linked again
Everton are again being linked with a move for Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek with whom they were linked over the summer.
Meanwhile, Ipswich Town deny that Danny Haynes will be moving to either Everton or West Ham.
8 Jan
| Source: The S*n via the BBC
Fernandes caught in a trap
The delay to Manual Fernandes rejoining Everton is apparently due to the police requirement that he remains in Spain during investigations into the fracas at a Valencia nightclub that saw him ending up speding Wednesday night in jail. It could take up to two weeks before he arrives at Everton... if he comes at all!
7 Jan
Bjarni bound for Deepdale?
Alan Irvine looks set to strengthen his squad at Preston with Everton's Icelandic midfielder Bjarni Vidarsson one of his targets.
7 Jan
| Source: Lancashire Evening Post
Next up: Danny Haynes
Ipswich Town striker Danny Haynes is linked with a move to Everton or two other Premier League clubs.
6 Jan
| Source:
Everton sign Manuel Fernandes
"Everton have taken Portugal international Manuel Fernandes on loan for the second consecutive January window. The former Benfica and Portsmouth midfielder had agreed to join the club on a permanent transfer last summer only to switch to Valencia at the last minute." — no confirmation as yet from Everton FC.
6 Jan
| Source: The Observer
Everton in talks with Valencia
Sky Sports were carriying a report saying the following with regard to Manuale Fernandes:
Everton’s director of communications Ian Ross says talks have taken place with Valencia regarding a deal for the player.The story was subsequently removed.
"He is a great player and could be with us soon," Ross told Antena 1. "I think it will be until the end of the season.
"We are in talks with Valencia and tomorrow we will learn more."
For what it's worth (not much in today's climate of rampant Internet-based transfer nonsense), subsequent rumour from the ground today has it that Kenwright told a fan that the club had indeed started negotiations with the Spanish side...
5 Jan
| Source: Sky Sports
Pandev denies wanting away
Goran Pandev, reported to have expressed his interest in playing in the Premier League (below), has now denied that he wants to leave Lazio.
5 Jan
| Source: Setanta Sports
Manny set for Goodison return
David Moyes is prepared to forgive and forget the massive snub Manuel Fernandes delivered to the club last August when they thought he had signed, only for Valencia to step in and buy up all the third-party ownership to boot. That now makes it potentially easier for the apparently unsettled star to come back to Everton on loan for the rest of the season.
4 Jan
| Source: The Mirror
No bid for Joe Ledley
Cardiff have denied rumours that Everton made a
£3.5M bid for winger Joe Ledley.
4 Jan
| Source:
Cardiff midfielder linked
Buried in this piece about Kevin Ratcliffe's admiration for the way in which Everton have stuck by David Moyes is a link to Cardiff City's Welsh international midfielder Joe Ledley for £3.5m.
3 Jan
| Source: Daily Mail
Everton eagre for Beevers
Everton are supposedly planning a bid for Sheffield Wednesday defender Mark Beevers.
3 Jan
| Source: Tribal Football
Van Buyten option just “an idea”
Comments on the Setanta Sports website made by the agent of Bayern Munich's Daniel van Buyten put in context the speculation linking him with a move to Everton this month.
Christophe Henrotay says that while he is friendly with David Moyes and that the Belgian defender is the type of player that the Everton boss is looking for to plug the gap that will be left by Joseph Yobo when he goes on ACoN duty with Nigeria this month, "[a deal] is a long way off but it's a real idea."
Henrotay continues: "Daniel has not played so much at the beginning of the season as is the choice of the coach Ottmar Hitzfeld at Bayern.
"It's a normal idea coming up from David. He knows me and knows Daniel and feels if we could have him for a while on loan it could be great but, today, I haven't talked with Daniel about it and never with Bayern about it."
2 Jan
| Source: Setanta Sports
Pandev on the lookout
Goran Pandev lists Everton among the Premier League clubs that interest him ahead of a possible move from Lazio.
2 Jan
| Source:
Moyes looking at Diarra
David Moyes is apparently interested in Arsenal's unsettled midfielder, Lassana Diarra. The 22 year-old hasn't managed to hold down a first-team place since moving across London from Chelsea and could be available for as little as £2m.
1 Jan
| Source: The Mirror
Plymouth youngster to sign
Everton could be on the verge of signing Plymouth Argyle's 18 year-old midfield prospect, Daniel Gosling, if a rumour on the Grand Old Team forum is correct.
If true (and someone's already amended his Wikipedia entry, Riquelme style), it would confirm earlier suggestions that Moyes was looking to lodge a bid in January and could have been part of the arrangement which saw Lukas Jutkiewicz join the southwest outfit on loan until the end of the season.
According to the report, Gosling, who recently had a trial spell at Chelsea, has already completed a medical and will complete the move when the transfer window officially opens in a few hours' time.
31 Dec
| Source: ToffeeWeb Forum
Mollo and Juarez linked
Monaco midfielder Yohan Mollo has reportedly caught David Moyes's eye as he plots his transfer strategy for January while Mexican wonder-kid Efrain Juarez, who had a trial with the Blues over the summer but was prevented from moving to Goodison because of work-permit issues, could come in on loan.
31 Dec
| Source:
Chip papers rumour roundup
If the Sunday papers are anything to go by, David Moyes has a laundry list of transfer targets for the upcoming transfer window which opens on Tuesday.
Valencia's David Abelda, free agen Johan Vogel, and former target Momo Sissoko are some of the more familiar names linked by the likes of the News of the World today but Wolves' Wayne Hennessey, Barnsley's Brian Howard, and Bayern Munich's Daniel Van Buyten can also be added to the list.
And rumours that Manuel Fernandes could make a shock return to Goodison Park continue to spread, the latest suggestion being that he'll join for £8m and end his Valencia nightmare.
Finally, the Sunday Mail report that James McFadden will hand in a transfer request to force Everton to sanction a move back north of the Border, with Celtic in pole position to sign the Scottish international who hasn't figured much in an Everton shirt in recent matches.
30 Dec
NW powers tracking Asenjo
Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United are reportedly interested in Real Valladolid's 18 year-old goalkeeper, Sergio Asenjo.
A £3.3m/€4,5m bid would be enough to trigger a release clause in Senjo's contract.
30 Dec
| Source: Setanta Sports
Tiscali Wonderland
Fff the Tiscali transfer website:
1. Everton are close to signing Barnsley's £3million-rated midfielder Brian Howard. (He's 25 next month, currently their top goalscorer with 9 goals)
2. Bayern Munich defender Daniel van Buyten is a target for Everton boss David Moyes.
3. Everton are set to swoop for Swiss midfielder Johann Vogel after he was released by Real Betis.
4. Everton boss David Moyes has been given the green light to move for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing but may opt for Zenit St.Petersburg's Andrei Arshavin instead.
30 Dec
| Source: Tiscali Website
Xabi Alonso for £14m
Everton will swoop for the Spanish midfielder who is bezzy mates with The Best Little Spaniard We Know in the upcoming transfer window. That's according to a rumour gathering pace among Blues fans...
28 Dec
| Source: ToffeeWeb MailBag
McFadden targeted by Marseilles
French side Marseilles and Glasgow Celtic have loan bids for James McFadden rejected by Everton. The player himself, though, has subsequently said he may move back to Scotland seeing as first-team opportunities appear limited at Goodison Park right now.
27 Dec
| Source: Player's agent via Setanta
Fernandes set for Everton return
According to Spanish football pundit Guillem Balague, Manuel Fernandes will be leaving Valenica and returning to Everton... along with David Albelda...
25 Dec
| Source:
Moyes won't sell Arteta for less than £25m
David Moyes would only contemplate selling Mikel Arteta to the likes of Valencia and Athletic Madrid who are rumoured to be chasing him for £25m or more. That's according to that bastion of watertight reportage, the Daily Star...
24 Dec
| Source: Daily Star
Lairy 70s throwback, anyone?
Everton will offer Reading £3m for Stephen Hunt during next month's transfer window according to The Mirror. The lairy midfielder, who makes Bon Scott look like he was well turned out, scored the only goal in the Royals' 1-0 win over the Blues in August.
21 Dec
| Source: The Mirror
Blues chasing £4m Albelda
Everton and Portsmouth will duel it out over Valencia captain David Albelda this January following speculation that he will be leaving the troubled Spanish club in the transfer window.
20 Dec
| Source: TeamTalk, Various
Gunter happy to knuckle down at Cardiff
Promising young fullback Chris Gunter, the subject of a £1m bid by Everton over the summer, says that he's happy to keep impressing at Cardiff City where he has now earned regular first-team action.
There has been speculation that David Moyes will renew his interest in the Welshman and lodge a new bid for his services next month.
20 Dec
| Source: Sky Sports
Downing £8M? No Bid!
Middlesbrough are fervently denying any bid from Everton for Stuart Downing.
18 Dec
| Source:
Yakubu to Chelsea for £15M
Chelsea boss Avram Grant wants to bring in one of his former Maccabi Haifa charges to Stamford Bridge and is planning a £15M bid for Everton striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu — according to teh Sunday Express!
16 Dec
| Source: Daily Express
Sissoko unhappy?
This can be interpreted as a tenuous link to interest from Everton... historic — not current!?
12 Dec
| Source: Daily Mail
Vogel for free! Yipee!!!
Everton will sign Johan Voegel on a free transfer in January!!! Never mind that he has not played in a while...
12 Dec
| Source:
Cashing in on Caicedo?
FC Basel's Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo is reportedly attracting the attention of Everton. The 19-year-old is already a full international with 15 caps and two goals to his name and has scored four league goals and one in the Uefa Cup.... does that mean he is perhaps cup-tied?
4 Dec
| Source:
Plymouth teenager on Moyes's radar?
Everton are hoping to have more luck in persuading Plymouth boss Paul Sturrock to part with 18 year-old midfielder Dan Gosling for £1m than they did with his predecessor, Ian Holloway.
3 Dec
| Source: Vital Football, Plymouth Argyle
McLeish to finally land McFadden?
One of the more predictable rumours for the January transfer window is James McFadden moving to Birmingham City now that Alex McLeish is manager at St Andrews.
He is rumoured to have nearly signed him as a club manager and coached him at international level but with Faddy not able to hold down a first-team place at Goodison, now might be the time for him to move on and Everton to capitalise on his market value.
3 Dec
| Source: TribalFootball
Faddy now joining Celtic
Celtic are lining up a January move to take Scotland hero James McFadden back to Glasgow from Everton.
13 Nov
| Source: Daily Mail
Hoyte Toity
David Moyes is said to be ready to make a January move for Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte.
5 Nov
| Source:
Johnson-West Ham rumour resurfaces
West Ham will try and use Anton Ferdinand as a make-weight in a £9m deal to bring Andy Johnson back to London in January.
28 Oct
| Source: Lancashire Evening Post / News of the Word
AJ, Mikel, JP all wanted
The January transfer window is still 2½ months away but the rumour mill is still churning away with reports that West Ham have renewed their interest in "unsettled" Andy Johnson and will offer Everton £12m and the player £65k a week to seal a deal in January.
Elsewhere, Chelsea, Newcastle, Valencia and Real Madrid all want Mikel Arteta and Manchester City are looking to steal hot midfield prospect, John Paul Kissock, away for £3m before he's even played for the Blues' first team.
15 Oct
| Source: ClubCall
South African takeover interests Kenwright
"Leading Everton fans" have made contact with the newest member of the Board, Robert Earl, in the capacity of intermediaries for a "mystery South African businessman" and Bill Kenwright is apparently interested in the takeover proposal.
That's according to Alan Nixon in The People who also suggests that retail tycoon Philip Green, mutual friend of Kenwright and Earl, is involved in the discussions.
While it's an uncorroborated report in a Sunday red-top, it was Nixon who revealed that Everton were about to spend big prior to the summer transfer deadline on the back of Earl's appointment to the Board. So, who knows if there's smoke without fire on this one...
One suggestion could be that the mystery man is Ian Kilbride, a known Evertonian and SA-based businessman and has been linked with a takeover of the Blues before.
7 Oct
| Source: Sunday People
Felipe Caicedo
Reports claim David Moyes is lining up a £2M January move for 19-year-old Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo.
24 Sep
| Source: EatSleepSport.com
Johnson dropped?
Andy Johnson is furious with boss David Moyes after being axed for Thursday's Uefa Cup tie. Moyes says he's injured; AJ says he ain't.
20 Sep
| Source: The Sun
Bryan Hughes ... so near
The Star on Sunday claims that Bryan Hughes, now with Hull CIty, nearly joined EVerton on loan.
12 Sep
| Source:
Turner to the Owls for £250k...
Sheffield Wednesday will make a bid for Iain Turner when the transfer window opens... in 3½ months!
10 Sep
| Source: Tribal Football
Riquelme bid thwarted
£5M and a work permit... but sunny Spain was too attractive for Juan Roman Riquelme. Ah... we can but dream...
1 Sep
| Source: The Mirror
Riquelme flies in for talks?!
The transfer rumour of the summer, started for a laugh on a rival unofficial website what seems like aeons ago, perpetuated by a gaffe on the official site last month and finally revived yesterday on InTheNews, gets its last hurrah today with a report by the Daily Mail that Juan Roman Riquelme is flying into Merseyside to discuss a year-long loan at Everton.
Fed up with life at Villarreal after falling out with their manager and hesitating about a move to Athletico Madrid (at potential issue there is their quota of non-EU players), the Argentine midfielder who knows Goodison well from the Blues' Champions League qualifier against his current employers in 2005, apparently fancies a crack at life in the Premier League.
Ah, what a cruel joke that would be to play by the Mail on a fanbase still getting used to the idea of welcoming back the fist-waving loon!
31 Aug
| Source: The Daily Mail
Desperation leads to Gravesen?
Unofficial websites Vital Football and NSNO (the latter citing Dominic King at the Echo) suggest that Everton's search for a creative midfielder has led them to lodging a bid for ageing Danish midfielder, Thomas Gravesen.
David Moyes must really have exhausted all his options and reached utter desperation if a move for the mercurial nutcase is all that's left on the drawing board.
30 Aug
| Source: Vital Football, NSNO
BT the Goodison Saviour!
BT could be on his way to fire us to Euro and domestic glory! Thankfully BT is for Black Tornado Appiah rather than Beatz with the manTitz! Moyes is offering a £5M Deadline Day deal... [Mike Hunt]
30 Aug
| Source:
But would he be 'Appy 'ere?
According to Sky Sports, Everton are weighing up a move for Fenerbahçe's Stephen Appiah but the Daily Mail report that David Moyes has been told the Ghanaian, who is currently carrying a knee injury and who has one eye on January's African Nations Cup that will be hosted by his home country, is not for sale.
29 Aug
| Source: Sky Sports
Nolan back on the radar
Everton are ready to test Bolton's desire to hold on to Kevin Nolan with renewed interest in the midfielder in the wake of Manuel Fernandes' shock defection to Valencia.
The Sun are reporting a £5m bid for the player who fits the Moyes mould more than most, even if he is a red!
28 Aug
| Source: The Sun via Tribal Football
Manny “frustrated at delays”
Manuel Fernandes became frustrated at the delays to his transfer while negotiations with his third-party part-owners, Global Sports Agency dragged on. Apparently.
27 Aug
| Source:
Manny signs... for Valencia!!!
No soucres in English but claims that Sky Sports and the Guardian are now reporting Everton have had him stolen away...
26 Aug
Manny signs of £6M
Tribal Football...??? Must be true? Apparently NOT!
25 Aug
| Source: Tribal Football
Walsodar Kaisutam?
Everton are interested in Palermo's £2M Poland international striker Radoslaw Matusiak.
22 Aug
| Source: Tribal Football
Manny finally secured
Manuel Fernandes has signed up and is training with the squad. He was offered the no 10 shirt but declined, preferring the no 37 he wore the last time.
22 Aug
| Source: Thanks to Norman
No Love for Everton
Everton apparently held talks with the advisors of Brazilian striker Wagner Love as an alternative to the hideously-priced Yakubu but CSKA Moscow are reportedly asking for much more than the Blues are willing to pay.
22 Aug
| Source: TribalFootball
Who said Ingimarsson?
This taken from Sky Sports website:
"West Ham and Newcastle are known to be keen on Shorey, whilst Portsmouth are being linked with Lita and Everton with Ingimarsson". Since when have we been interested in him? [Submitted by Philip Jones]
21 Aug
Yakubo to join Everton... or Pompey!
... or Man City. Take your pick.
21 Aug
| Source: Daily Mail
Yakity Yak...
After frantic talks between the two clubs, Ayegbeni Yakubu's on-off move from Middlesbrough to Everton could be given the go-ahead in the next 48 hours...
21 Aug
| Source: Northern Echo
Everton baulk at Yakubu price-tag
Yakubu's move to Everton is in doubt as the Blues struggle to come to terms with the massive £12.5M transfer fee demanded by Middlesbrough. A compromise may be possible but reports suggests David Moyes will now turn his attention to Brazilian forward Wagner Love.
20 Aug
| Source: Daily Mail
Fernandes signed for £8M?!
According to David Prentice "Fernandes came through his medical safely yesterday and completed an £8m transfer, but his international clearance is unlikely to come through in time for him to figure at Reading tomorrow."
17 Aug
| Source: Liverpool Echo
Did Mittal try to buy Everton?
According to his Wikipedia entry, Lakshmi Mittal, ranked as the world's fifth-most wealthy person by Forbes with a fortune of $32bn, recently tried to buy first Everton and then Birmingham.
16 Aug
| Source: Wikipedia
Newcastle target Neville?
Sam Allardyce is interested in bringing Phil Neville's experience to St James Park to the tune of £4m. Everton paid Manchester United £3.5m for the England international two years ago.
14 Aug
| Source: Daily Express
Wednesday winger linked
Everton are weighing up a £3m bid for Sheffield Wednesday's Northern Irish winger, Chris Brunt who has apparently stalled on signing a long-term deal at Hillsborough.
13 Aug
| Source: The Mirror via TribalFootball
Valente wanted by French outfit
Sainte Etienne have apparently contacted the agent of Nuno Valente to enquire about the Portuguese international's availability.
13 Aug
| Source: TribalFootball
Everton to improve Yak bid
Everton are apparently going to improve on the £10M bid for Yakubu that Middlesbrough turned down...
12 Aug
| Source: Tribal Football
Fernandes set to sign!!!
... within 24 hours for £8M!!! In other words, Vote Early, Vote Yes!!!
10 Aug
| Source: Liverpool Echo
Manny is half-way here!
"Manuel Fernandes is on his way to Everton after Benfica last night accepted a £6million bid for their 50 per cent stake in the 21-year-old midfielder.
Goodison chiefs now face protracted negotiations with Global Sports agency, part of the group embroiled in the Carlos Tevez transfer saga, over the other 50 per cent of the player's rights."
10 Aug
| Source: Daily Mail
Ameobi next!!!
Ameobi is unsettled at the fact that he is now 5th or 6th choice striker at Newcastle. He is looking for regular football and has spoken to Everton on the quiet twice this week, with Allardyce very keen to settle for around £5 million for the under 21 international.
10 Aug
| Source: Kev Williams
£12M price tag for Yakubu
Southgate says Yakubu is happy at Boro and Everton will need to come up with £12M to change that...
10 Aug
| Source:
Moyes set to up Yak bid
EVERTON will up their efforts to sign Yakubu — despite Middlesbrough’s claims he is going nowhere.
9 Aug
| Source: The Sun
Fernandes + Yakuba mega-splurge?!
Everton will embark on a "panic buy" spending spree and splash £16m they don't appear to have on Manuel Fernandes (£6m) and Middlesbrough striker Yakubu (£10m). That's according to the Daily Mail who earlier reported that the Blues' hopes of signing "Lucho" Gonzales were fading.
7 Aug
| Source: Daily Mail
Blues in queue for “New Maradona”
"Ten Premiership clubs are chasing Argentina prodigy Franco Di Santo, according to newspaper reports," most recently the Sunday Mirror. Everton are one but Arsenal are believed to be favourites.
7 Aug
| Source: In the News
Baines fails his medical?
An unofficial Wigan site reports that Leighton Baines failed his medical at Everton this afternoon. No other details thus far apart from a corroborating post in our Mail Bag.
If, as suspected, it's just a thigh strain, it's unlikely that a minor injury would derail his move to Goodison but it could delay it.
6 Aug
| Source: Vital Football
Que Ezquerro por nada?
Everton are eyeing Barcelona striker Santi Ezquerro. DiarioSport says Everton are keen to land Ezquerro, should Barca agree to grant the versatile forward a free transfer.
6 Aug
| Source: Tribal Football
Stories that spread like wildfire
No, the resignation of David Moyes will not be announced tomorrow as a rapidly spreading rumour would have you believe.
Web forums have been alive with the story that Moyes's well-founded disenchantment with the lack of funds available to him as he goes into another European campaign has led him to walk out on Everton on the eve of the new season.
We have been assured that there's nothing in it but scurrilous rumour. Moyes has been out of the public eye this past week due to the illness and subsequent death of his mother. [ToffeeWeb would like to take this opportunity to offer Mr Moyes our condolences and sincere sympathy.]
5 Aug
Vogel still available?
Despite a report that seemed to suggest that Johann Vogel had signed for an obscure team in Turkey, Spanish outfit Cadiz are now in the running for his signature.
His proposed move to Everton appeared to collapse after his current club, Real Betis, insisted he was still under contract and demanded £1m for his release.
5 Aug
| Source: Tribal Football
Going for Gonzalez
The BBC gossip column has a link to an Express story that Everton are to sign the Luis Gnzalez from Porto for £10M.
4 Aug
Baines deal done. No, really this time!
Word on the streets and in the pubs of Wigan tonight is that Leighton Baines signed for Everton this evening in a deal worth £5.8m. That's according to a poster in our MailBag who says that the fullback has been pulled from Wigan Athletic's website — in reality he hasn't, he's listed as no 26.
With the deal to sell James Beattie also seemingly done (according to the Mail), it seems one deal was dependent on the other.
3 Aug
Newcastle sniffing around Baines now
As if you couldn't dislike the Barcodes enough already, they're looking to gazump Everton for Leighton Baines as well...
3 Aug
| Source:
Charlton's Thomas linked
Everton, Reading, Birmingham and Derby County are all chasing Charlton winger, Jerome Thomas, according to TrbalFootball.com
3 Aug
| Source: TribalFootball
Baines bid accepted!
May seem a strange link to give, but if you skip near the end of the audio clip there, there is talk of Baines and confimation a bid has been accepted... though no name of club given.
2 Aug
| Source: BBC
Daniel Mobaeck
According to one of Sweden's main evening papers, Expressen, Everton are chasing Elfsborg's right full back Daniel Mobaeck.
2 Aug
| Source: Expressen (Swe)
Baines moves a little closer
Everton have submitted an improved offer for Leighton Baines that is closer to the £6M offer accepted by Sunderland. Perhaps it's only a matter of time...
1 Aug
| Source: Liverpool Echo
Baines ready to sign?
Rumour is rife that Leighton Baines either became an Everton player tonight or very soon will be after he was spotted in the crowd at the Werder Bremen game sitting next to James Vaughan and signing autographs for fans.
31 Jul
Smith going to Newcastle
Everton look set to miss out on yet another thransfer target, with Alan Smith reportedly in Newcastle negotiating a move to St James Park
31 Jul
| Source:
Baines wants Everton move
No lesser personage than Roy Keane reckons Leighton Baines is holding out for a move to Everton. We shall see...
27 Jul
| Source: BBC
Danny Alka-Szetela
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela craves a second chance with Everton but appears more likely to be heading for Italian football. The USA Under-20 international had the chance to go to Everton when he was 16, but he felt he was too young to leave his family and decided on the MLS.
27 Jul
| Source:
Sheffield United target Beattie
Sheffield United boss, Bryan Robson, is reportedly interested in tempting James Beattie to drop a division and join the Blades' push for an immediate return to the top flight.
Needing cash to fund potential deals of their own, Everton are refusing to budge from their £4m valuation of the 29 year-old and according to the Daily Mail, United could be ready to fork over the same fee they just received from the Blues for Phil Jagielka.
26 Jul
| Source: The Daily Mail
Baines bid reported
With Leighton Baines having turned down the chance to join Sunderland after negotiations with Black Cats boss, Roy Keane, the consensus appears to be that the player will either stay at Wigan or sign for Everton.
The Blues are believed to have lodged a £6m bid involving staged payments for the left back but Latics boss, Chris Hutchings, has gone to great lengths to express his desire for Baines to stay at the JJB Stadium.
25 Jul
| Source: Various
Much Adu...
... ugh, I just bring myself to finish that cliche.
Everton, along with Totteham and Benfica, have been linked with American teen sensation, Freddie Adu. Whether the Blues' recent game against Adu's current club, Real Salt Lake, is the fuel for this speculation or if there is actually any substance to it remains to be seen.
24 Jul
| Source: TribalFootbal
Marseilles “starlet” on trial
Everton have handed a week's trial to Marseille starlet Ahmed Yahiaoui.
22 Jul
Blues made Bendtner approach
Everton were one of four Premier League clubs to enquire about the prospect of taking Arsenal's 19 year-old Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner on loan this coming season.
20 Jul
| Source: Daily Mail
Smith deal done
ToffeeWeb understands that Everton have agreed a deal with Manchester United and Alan Smith but that the announcement won't be made until the eve of the ballot on "The Kirkby Project" so as to maximise the "feelgood" factor ahead of the vote.
As our source says of his source, "I know he'll be dead pissed off with me for sharing this but just had to show everyone how cynical these buggers are!"
We have no idea as to the veracity of the information so, as usual, don't shoot the messenger! We're just passing this stuff on...
20 Jul
Focus back on Smith
David Moyes will turn his attention back to Manchester United's Alan Smith following the news that James Vaughan could be out for as long as 6 months after dislocating his shoulder against Preston on Wednesday evening.
19 Jul
| Source: Daily Mail
Moyes lining up SA midfielder
Steven Pienaar could follow Johann Vogel through the gates of Goodison to hold talks with Everton according to the Daily Mail.
The 25 year-old South African currently plies his trade with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga but could be on the verge of a move to the Premier League after a rumoured move to Manchester City fell through earlier this month.
The inevtiable YouTube highlight reel
18 Jul
| Source: Daily Mail
Moyes monitoring Brazilian defender
Sky Sports report that Everton and Bolton are keeping tabs on Brazilian defender, Edu Dracena, who is rumoured to be eyeing the exit door at Fenerbahce.
17 Jul
| Source: Sky Sports
Beattie to Rovers for £3.5M
James Beattie has been sold to Blackburn Rovers for £3.5M — that's the rumour, at least. So what's the hold-up? Jason Roberts is coming the other way...
15 Jul
| Source: Eat Sleep Sport Football
Sol Campbel!?!?!
So David Moyes is supposedly looking at bring in the aging Sol Campbell from moneybags Porstmouth, where former Arsenal defender is no doubt surplus to requirements...
15 Jul
| Source: The People
Beattie Boro-bound?
Middlesbrough may be about to 'rescue' James Beattie from his Everton 'nightmare'. Boro, like Everton, are rumoured to be interested in Manchester United's Alan Smith but Boro will turn to Beattie if their efforts for Smith end in failure.
14 Jul
| Source: The Daily Mail
Richardson move likely?
David Moyes is apparently "moving in" on Keiran Richardson, another Man Utd reject. And over on NSNO.co.uk, they report that the player arrived at Bellefield this morning to undergo a medical ahead of a rumoured £2.5m move from Manchester United.
11 Jul
| Source: Daily Mail
New addition by Monday?
With one signing in the bag, Evertonians are itching for the next phase of what they hope will be some significant squad reinforcement by David Moyes this summer.
The BlueKipper forum has been alive the last couple of days with the rumour that Jermaine Defoe will be unveiled as a new signing by Monday, while over on Vital Football they're suggesting that Kieran Richardson will undergo a medical this weekend before completing a £2.5m move from Manchester United.
All part of the silly season, of course, where wags aplenty are just waiting to tempt the national press into running their made up rumour and well-reported links turn to solid stories and eventual signings. You just never know which is which, though, eh...?!
6 Jul
Moyes to really Fanni around
Nice defender, Rod Fanni, claims that Everton are one of three Premier League clubs to have enquired about his availability. The 25 year-old is quoted by Setanta Sports Australia as saying, "A host of clubs are interested in me. They have approached my agent but haven't made any offer for the moment.
"Three English clubs contacted my representative. I can tell you their names: Newcastle, Everton and West Ham.
4 Jul
| Source: Setanta Sports
Everton interested in Queudrue
Everton and Newcastle have emerged as potential suitors for Fulham's Franck Queudrue according to the player's representative. Dominique Six told Setanta Sports that the Frenchman is considering his options: "He is a professional and is under contract with Fulham. But if an opportunity occurs I will definitely study it. Newcastle and Everton regard Franck as a possible signing.
"Some Premier League clubs are looking for a left back, and Franck could be a good choice."
With Everton's Gary Naysmith in talks with Sheffield United regarding a possible move to Yorkshire, David Moyes is known to be on the lookout for a left back. Wigan's Leighton Baines is thought to be too expensive for the Blues' boss.
4 Jul
| Source: Setanta Sports
Yet another 'keeper linked
This time it's Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Alexander...
2 Jul
| Source: Tribal Football
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