A Tweet from David Ornstein claims that Kieran Trippier wants to leave Newcastle Utd, with Everton interested in signing him on loan.
The former England International, now 33 years old, is looking to secure regular first-team football for the upcoming season and could be considered as a good candidate for the right-back slot where Everton are desperate for increased depth in the squad, with Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson both out injured.
Trippier has a personal relationship with the Everton manager, Sean Dyche, which stretches back over a decade to when he replaced Eddie Howe as Burnley’s boss in 2012. They worked together for almost 3 years before the full-back joined Tottenham Hotspur, but they have stayed in touch since.
On that relationship, Dyche explained: “We got him as a little butter ball; he wasn’t in the shape he needed to be in [but he was a] very talented young man. Just a bit loose, but he had a lovely edge about him. I love it; he’s a little lovable rogue, not nothing terrible, not in big trouble or anything, just got an edge, and I really loved it on him.
“I just needed to push him a little bit, cajole him a little, but he listened. So therefore, you build a real rapport; he did fantastic for us, had an amazing time at Burnley before he went to Tottenham, and just always respected it.
“And now and again, he’ll ring me for advice read, and we just sort of kept in touch, got to know a couple of his mates and his family a little bit. He got me tickets for the Euros (in 2021) and stuff like that.
“He still FaceTimes me, now and again, rings me, “alright, Gaffer, everything alright?” I’m going, “yeah, cool, what’s happening, Trips?”