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Everton have reached an agreement with Chelsea over the signing of Tyrique George on loan. The deal includes an option to buy at the end of the season.

“George has been given permission to travel for a medical and the deal includes an option to buy at the end of the season. The agreement is pending ratification on the Everton side,” reports The Athletic’s David Ornstein.

Fabrizio Romano also confirmed the development with his signature “here we go” post on X. 

The addition of George will boost Everton’s attacking options, especially in the aftermath of Jack Grealish’s injury. Grealish, diagnosed with a stress fracture in the foot, will probably miss the remainder of the season.

19-year-old George has scored three goals in 11 matches this season. He enjoyed a breakthrough season under Enzo Maresca in the 2024-25 campaign, making 26 appearances and scoring three goals.

The England U21 international had nearly agreed a £22million move to Fulham last summer but it broke down in the final hours of the window.

 

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Bill Fairfield
1 Posted 02/02/2026 at 11:04:22
Harry Wilson would have been a better option.

But if this deal happens,good luck to the lad

Stu Gre
2 Posted 02/02/2026 at 11:22:28
Wilson would be great but TG is a bit faster and might add some much needed speed.
Mike Powell
3 Posted 02/02/2026 at 11:46:35
We put in a bid for Harry Wilson,but Fulham knocked us back
Jim Bennings
4 Posted 02/02/2026 at 12:10:34
George actually is fast, not just rumoured to be, he is actually fast.

Chelsea fans seem gutted to see him getting moved on so that tells you he has something worth having?

I'd love Harry Wilson but we've probably left it too late in the day now, perhaps Moyes sees this as a better cheaper and marginally younger option this summer than Jack Grealish?

Christy Ring
5 Posted 02/02/2026 at 13:15:53
A good deal for a young fast winger, could we also bring in a right back, three years waiting now, and thankfully it looks like Harrison is staying.
John Collins
6 Posted 02/02/2026 at 13:21:22

I am trying to remember a player with genuine speed David signed for us in his first stint as our manager?

Paul Hewitt
7 Posted 02/02/2026 at 13:26:56
Royston Drente John.
John Collins
8 Posted 02/02/2026 at 13:57:41
He was lightening fast getting to the ale house bar Paul :-)
Andrew Ellams
9 Posted 02/02/2026 at 13:57:57
Kevin Miralles, Andy Johnson and Marcus Bent were all quick.
Ajay Gopal
10 Posted 02/02/2026 at 14:25:32
I think the fastest player that David Moyes signed was Sylvain Distin. He had great recovery pace in his prime.

Ben Godfrey, signed under Ancelotti, I believe, was also pacy, but alas, a very limited footballer.

Tyrique George sounds exciting- when we see him on the last day of the season with Everton safe and 5 minutes to play! ;-)

Peter Gorman
11 Posted 02/02/2026 at 14:49:42
Very talented kid and probably more ready for a starting spot than Dibling.

More than a little surprised that Chelsea are happy to include a sell-on clause.

Eddie Palin
12 Posted 02/02/2026 at 14:54:17
Can he play right back?
Jim Harrison
13 Posted 02/02/2026 at 15:31:11
Fast players signed by Moyes?

Johnson
Beckford
Bent
Mirallas
Drenthe
Distin
Baines
Pienaar
Jagielka
Yakubu

Cahill was no slouch, Arteta too.

Lescott was pacy by centre-back standards. Oviedo wasn't slow.

Coleman?

Moyes didn't sign pace? Bollocks. Did we consistently have pace throughout the team? That's a different question...

John Keating
14 Posted 02/02/2026 at 15:37:24
Getting this lad in really puts the pressure on Dibling.

As mentioned, Mr George appears to be ready to go straight in if required. Hopefully this loan will give Dibling a good kick up the arse, which he definitely needs.

Sean Kelly
18 Posted 02/02/2026 at 15:59:24
It's the turkey we sent to Eurovision, Edward.
Paul Kossoff
19 Posted 02/02/2026 at 16:02:56
Crystal Palace are showing late interest in a move for Everton winger Dwight McNeil.

McNeil has found himself out of favour at Hill Dickinson Stadium and Palace are working on a deal to sign the attacker.

The 26-year-old has one assist in 14 Premier League appearances this season and Everton value him at about £20M.

A way out for both parties as McNeil's race is run at Everton. Value, we should except round £10M to £12M. By by, Dwight, how you ended up at Goodison after a season with no goals, no assists and your team relegated is a true mystery.

Darren Hind
20 Posted 02/02/2026 at 16:09:09
McNeil struggling this season and would probably benefit from a move away, but he made very valuable contributions to our survival before he was beset by personal problems.

If he does go to Palace, he would go with my very best wishes/

Paul Kossoff
21 Posted 02/02/2026 at 16:11:42
I'm sure I misspelt by by, is it bye bye? Oh well, who gives a fuck?

By bye, Dwite, by bye.😁

Jim Bennings
22 Posted 02/02/2026 at 16:21:32
I'd have no hard feeling towards McNeil, why would we?

He arrived in 2022 and he was a decent player for where we were at back then and probably excelled as a Dyche player in 2023-24.

We've outgrown this type of player now and same for players like Vitaly Mykolenko, solid enough player during a dark spell for our club but we need to progress to the next level now.

Paul Griffiths
23 Posted 02/02/2026 at 16:36:43
Agree Darren, 20.

TFG and their crack recruitment team with 155 minutes to go have again failed to address our glaring needs. Full backs and a striker. Another young winger. Great. It's down the list and how many minutes will he get?

There seems to be more on outgoing than incoming, and that's deeply worrying with a thin squad. 20 million for McNeil? Well, to cancel the money we might spend on George so that Saint Daniel the Absent will have spent fuck all on us. Unlike Roma, where he actually goes to matches.

No usual Deadline Day LF. Not that many posts really. Sympton and symbol of a grey day.

Izzy Selwyn
24 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:02:48
@Paul #23

He can play as a striker as well, though I think he will play left wing. Whilst his end product in regards to assists isn't up to Grealish's standards, he will run at players, and cause havoc in the area and his shot is probably a lot better that Jack's.

Paul Griffiths
25 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:15:54
All good to hear Izzy, thanks, but 1. He hasn't signed yet, and 2. If this goes through, as it seems it will, how many minutes will he get?

Your good news is welcome Izzy, but it doesn't help with right-back and striker.

Philip Devlin
26 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:28:29
Izzy - add to that - Barry is now going to get a lot more service at pace from the left and Branthwaite will have a willing runner to deliver defence/splitting thread passes to. If it goes to plan we could be looking at a proper counterattacking Everton. “If”.
David West
27 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:34:51
Good loan this, would have loved a RB though.

Is it too optimistic to think they have a quality target or targets that they just can't get in January?

Know their was an immediate need with grealish getting injured, but we've been in need of full backs for years, Rafa was the last manager that tried to solve it, buying Patterson & myko, no ones bothered since !

Ajay Gopal
28 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:39:36
If McNeil goes to Crystal Palace, I bet that he scores a sickening last minute screamer against us end our European hopes.
Derek Knox
29 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:46:57
David W, hope you are stating fact and not inserting your tongue in Rafa's Anal Cleavage ! :-)
Mike Gaynes
30 Posted 02/02/2026 at 17:54:34
David, we did table an offer for Tete last summer, and reportedly one for Emil Holm of Bologna last week, so there appears to be at least some kind of effort there on fullbacks.
Andrew Ellams
31 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:06:29
Well medical complete so one over the line bar the shouting. Been a quiet day all round really.
Paul Griffiths
32 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:10:20
Dear God are we still going on about Tete? 'Reportedly'?. 'Reportedly' we offered some money and Patterson for Holm who 'reportedly' is on his way to Juventus. We really tried there if in fact we did. 'Reportedly' Juve have a €15 million buy option if there is any truth in this. Fact, we have not got a new right-back.
Ged Simpson
33 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:23:30
If people mention things that "reportedly" happened in the past or are "reportedly" going to happen in the future become the target of wrath, perhaps a footy website not the place to be.

The whole modern game lives on gossip, rumour and hopes and fears and if we now face fact checkers, then the fun will just vanish..

Paul Griffiths
34 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:25:34
Stop teasing us TFG. When is the big fireworks unveiling?
Paul Griffiths
35 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:32:26
Ged squire - 33 - could you put that first paragraph in plain readable English please? I'd like to see if it as silly as the second one.
Ged Simpson
36 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:50:40
Beyond me sadly.
Andy McGuffog
37 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:52:41
Paul at 34. Remember, most of Everton's recruitment staff think the deadline is still 11pm.
Tony Abrahams
38 Posted 02/02/2026 at 18:53:16
The fun goes when you look at the position our team had got themselves into at the end of 2025, and you think to yourself that we could have had a real chance of punching above our weight, for the first time since Moyes, was last here, especially with players returning from either the AFCON or injury, until it became clear that the powers that be, just hadn’t had the same vision.
Michael Bennet
39 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:13:31
Mcneil gone hay lads, he's one less we can moan about on a Saturday
Rob Dolby
40 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:16:32
Jim 22, How have we outgrown players like McNeil or mykolenko?

We can't even attract prem ready fullbacks and have 2 strikers that no other prem team would entertain.

Tfg haven't exactly splashed the cash.

So loans and out of contracts players are the new Everton.

Meanwhile Palace and Fulham outspend us.

Pretty underwhelming all round.

Les Moorcroft
41 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:27:42
Tony 38.

If DM plays with a will to win, and injurys go are way, we can still kick on. The league is poor. I feel DM sends them out not to get beat. Leeds, Brighton for example.

Mark Murphy
42 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:38:59
Rob, do you envy Palace spending £68m on Strand Larson and McNeil?
Paul Griffiths
43 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:40:53
We can 'kick on' Les (41) but 'DM sends them out not to get beat'?
Graham Mockford
44 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:40:59
Seamus getting fit will be like a new signing 😂
Derek Taylor
45 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:41:26
In this season of consolidation (I know..I know), better no signing that cluttering up the roster with more Dibblings and Betos !

The summer window -with statutory scope to spend should be much more exciting. It better be !

John Keating
46 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:42:08
What’s the secret regarding the price of the option to buy????

Must be well over the top?

Les Moorcroft
47 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:46:45
43 what's question mark for please.
Paul Griffiths
48 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:48:42
Pretty obvious Les. I'm questioning the compatibility of we can 'kick on' and 'DM sends them out not to get beat'.
Paul Griffiths
49 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:49:39
Nothing at all on the club site about George. Mind you, there's no teary farewell to McNeil either.
Darren Hind
50 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:56:14
Les 41 + Paul 43

If DM plays to win our games in future. I think you will see an almighty shift from the fan base as Everyone will stand right behind him Even when he loses.

The ball is in his court

Mark Murphy
51 Posted 02/02/2026 at 19:57:20
I hear Palace are trying to back out of the deal.

They thought they were buying Danny o’Neill.

Paul Griffiths
52 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:00:48
And we've seen that happen in flashes this season Darren. I'm still having flashbacks about four centre-backs in defence mate.
David West
53 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:05:46
Mike G 30. Come on Mike the only full back we've signed since myko & Patterson is Ashley young ( not young) who was supposedly to cover, but ended up playing every game at 39.

I get we've probably tried to get a few and hast worked for whatever reason, but it should now be a priority to solve RB long term, and LB competition.

Les Moorcroft
54 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:09:36
Darren 51

Total agree. That's what I was trying to say. Kick on if he goes positive.

Les Moorcroft
55 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:15:52
Paul 43

If DM goes more positive and stops being negative, why carnt they kick on. Win more.

Othe posts got the meaning. You ok.

Nick Page
56 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:24:45
Have we signed a fucking full back?

Thought not.

Fuck off you useless twats

Andy Meighan
57 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:27:13
Ajay 28.

Mcneil won't be scoring against us he's only gone on loan.

I thought it was a done deal, but apparently bbc saying palace taking him on loan.

Paul Hewitt
58 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:30:11
With an obligation to buy Andy.
Derek Knox
59 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:34:17
Does anyone know what the ' option to buy figure is on T G ' ? If a £22M deal was almost agreed with Fulham it can't be that much difference surely !
Andy Meighan
60 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:43:18
Paul 58.

Correct. And I do hope they take it.

Paul Griffiths
61 Posted 02/02/2026 at 20:54:32
Might be an issue if the obligation is based on appearances, minutes, and God forbid, performances.

He hasn't gone yet.

Paul Hewitt
62 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:15:49
Has this George transfer gone through?

I can't see anything saying it's done.

Mike Gaynes
63 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:17:34
Nuthin' yet PH
Edward Rogers
64 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:21:35
Mark @51

Danny is probably quicker than Dwight?

Andrew Bentley
65 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:32:37
El bobble confirming that George is signed and done
Mike Gaynes
66 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:34:21
George is smiling on the club site. Pen in hand.
Mike Gaynes
67 Posted 02/02/2026 at 21:36:04
Club confirms.
John Collins
68 Posted 02/02/2026 at 22:39:07
Jim 13.

I'm faster than some on your list

Paul Griffiths
69 Posted 03/02/2026 at 03:36:53
George in. What a brilliant window.

All issues addressed. We move on.

Paul Griffiths
70 Posted 03/02/2026 at 05:01:11
Lee Carsley believes that this lad will end up becoming a Number 9. Thinks that he is very direct.
Izzy Selwyn
71 Posted 03/02/2026 at 18:41:34
Paul @25.

I agree. Don't see Moyes playing him much. Maybe for 10 minutes when we are chasing the game, though I must say I was impressed with the raft of changes he made against Brighton.

Maybe he is changing his spots...

Ian Bennett
72 Posted 03/02/2026 at 19:17:03
Just enjoy watching him.

He isn't going to be match fit, he is going to be raw, he is going to show flashes of great play, and he is going to make mistakes.

He isn't going to play 90 minutes from the off, but he is here to impress for a chance.

I can't wait to see him.

Don Alexander
73 Posted 03/02/2026 at 22:58:02
Pace to burn apparently but, even at his young age, he should know the value of making a telling cross or pass to engineer a chance. I await with interest.

He's also played in the same England Youth team as Tyler Dibling, which might pay dividends, but who knows?

The pair of them are so very, very young though and, if they are devoted to achieving success, they won't be "putting it about" on the razz with their newfound wealth, I hope, but who are their support people, because very young adults generally need such support?

I don't seek names and addresses, but have they brought any of their family to our great city and its people, or are they in sumptuous digs, feeling isolated when not training or playing?


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