Season › 2024-25 › News The Rumour Mill Johan Bakayoko on Everton’s radar Anjishnu Roy | 14/07/2025 8comments | Jump to last Everton are rumoured to be interested in PSV Eindhoven’s Johan Bakayoko, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Belgian winger has a year left on his contract and is likely to depart this summer. He could be available for a fee of €20m, including add-ons. "PSV Eindhoven are set to sell Johan Bakayoko as they’ve received five approaches for the winger. RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth have all called to open discussions. Request around €20m add-ons included," tweeted Romano. A flashy left-footed right winger, Bakayoko racked up 12 goals and three assists last season. However, the 22-year-old had his breakthrough season during the 2023/24 campaign when he scored 14 goals and registered 14 assists and was named the Johan Cruyff Talent of the Year. Bakayoko was close to securing a move to the Premier League with Brentford last summer after the Bees sent a club-record £34m offer. However, he decided to turn down the proposal and spend another year in the Netherlands instead. The Toffees will face stiff competition for his signature. Transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri believes that Bayer Leverkusen are currently leading the race for his signature and have already agreed terms on a five-year contract with the player. Leverkusen’s participation in the Champions League also gives them an advantage. Reader Comments (8) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () John Graham 1 Posted 14/07/2025 at 09:49:16 Very unlikely as he is wanted by quite a few teams, some who can offer champions league football. Will get one player in today though, Travers is on his way up for a medical before signing. Robert Tressell 2 Posted 14/07/2025 at 17:03:04 Cracking player - very like Madueke. Agree with John, he'd be an unlikely signing but you never know. Looks like Hutchinson and Doak also possibilities for this position. Kieran Kinsella 3 Posted 14/07/2025 at 19:47:19 Hopefully he is better than Ibrahima was. Ryan Holroyd 4 Posted 14/07/2025 at 20:38:25 Agreed to go to RB Leipzig Steve Shave 5 Posted 14/07/2025 at 22:17:19 Robert, i'd be happy with either Doak or Hutchinson. The latter particularly. Robert Tressell 6 Posted 15/07/2025 at 15:21:21 Me too Steve. A lot of v good players are yet to move. Fingers crossed Stu Darlington 7 Posted 15/07/2025 at 21:09:21 I’d be very happy with any of Bakayoko,Hutchinson or Doak.All would fit our ideal player profile.Looks like Bakayoko is on his way to Leverkusen however. Mike Keating 8 Posted 17/07/2025 at 13:04:30 According to the BBC, Ipswich have rejected Brentford's bid of £35M for Hutchinson and Bakayoko is off to Germany, so I have a horrible feeling that the rumours about a return for Harrison may be more likely. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW © ToffeeWeb