After the excitement of the first new signing in this transfer window last week, there remains an ever expanding list of many linked players who have still not signed for Everton. 

And that first new signing is expected to feature in the first pre-season friendly on Tuesday:

  • Thierno Barry, striker from Villarreal, signs a 4-year deal 

Confirmation that Everton has re-signed five of last season's senior players:

  • Idrissa Gana Gueye has signed a 1-year contract (2-year option)
  • Michael Keane has signed a new 1-year contract
  • Jarrard Branthwaite has signed a new 5-year contract
  • Seamus Coleman has accepted a new 1-year playing contract
  • Carlos Alcaraz, on a permanent 2-year deal

While in the transfer market this week, Everton continue to be linked with:

  • Salvatore Esposito, midfielder at Spezia.
  • Johan Bakayoko, winger at PSV Eindhoven
  • John Victor, goalkeeper at Botafogo
  • Georgios Vagiannidis, right-back at Panathinaikos
  • Joao Palhinha, midfielder at Bayern Munich
  • Douglas Luiz, midfielder at Juventus
  • Hayden Hackney, midfielder at Middlesbrough
  • John McGinn, midfielder at Aston Villa
  • Takefusa Kubo, winger at Real Sociedad
  • Jack Harrison, winger at Leeds Utd
  • Mark Travers, goalkeeper at Bournemouth  
  • Conor Gallagher, midfielder at Atletico Madrid
  • Nicolás Tagliafico, left-back formerly at Lyon
  • Jaydee Canvot, centre-back at Toulouse 
  • Wesley Franca, midfielder at Flamengo
  • Gustavo Hamer, midfielder at Sheffield United 
  • Morten Frendrup, midfielder at Genoa
  • Omari Hutchinson, winger at Ipswich Town
  • Raphael Onyedika, midfielder at Club Brugge 
  • Mihailo Ivanovic, striker at Millwall 
  • Timothy Weah, striker at Juventus
  • Tom Fellows, winger at West Bromwich Albion
  • Kyle Walker-Peters, full-back at Southampton
  • Fred, midfielder at Fenerbahçe 
  • Evan Ferguson, striker at Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Aleksandar Mitrovic, striker at Al Hilal 
  • Hamza Igamane, striker at Glasgow Rangers
  • Wilfred Ndidi, midfielder at Leicester City

These players who were heavily linked with a move to Everton have gone elsewhere:

  • Walter Benitez, joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer
  • Jarrel Quansah left Liverpool for Bayer Leverkusen
  • Habib Diarra joined Sunderland from Strasbourg
  • Kenny Tete, accepted a new contract at Fulham
  • Kyle Walker, heading to Burnley from Manchester City
  • Liam Delap, chose Chelsea over Everton and others

Everton Under-21s have agreed new 2-year contract extensions with: 

  • Issac Heath, attacking midfielder 
  • Jack Patterson, midfielder
  • Coby Ebere, winger
  • Eli Campbell, defender 

Everton Under-18s have agreed 1-year professional contracts with: 

  • George Finney
  • Josh van Schoor
  • Harvey Foster 
  • Aled Thomas
  • Cieran Loney
  • Luca Davis

And these Everton players may be moving elsewhere:

  • Beto is claimed to be the subject of a bid from Fenerbahçe 
  • Youssef Chermiti may go on loan to Sheffield Utd or Stoke City 
  • Harry Tryer, young keeper may return to Blackpool

While these departures from the club have now been confirmed:

  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin rejected new contract, may join Celtic
  • Jack Harrison returns to Leeds Utd as his loan ends this month
  • Jesper Lindstrom returns to Napoli as his loan ends this month
  • Orel Mangala returned to Olympique Lyonnais when injury ended his loan
  • Armando Broja returns to Chelsea as his loan ends this month
  • Žan-Luk Leban, contract expiring after 6 years in the Academy
  • Abdoulaye Doucoure, whose 1-year contract extension was rejected
  • Ashley Young, who will celebrate his 40th birthday in July 
  • Asmir Begovic, may join Southampton after his contract ends
  • João Virginia, his contract expires at the end of June
  • Mason Holgate, released after season loan at West Brom 
  • Neal Maupay will join Marseille for £10M when his loan ends

And these former Everton players are moving to newer climes:

  • Callum Wright joins Wigan Athletic from Plymouth Argyle
  • Salomón Rondón has joined Real Oviedo from Pachuca
  • Jonjoe Kenny has moved from Hertha Berlin to PAOK
  • Adam Forshaw has joined Blackburn Rovers from Plymouth Argyle
  • Gethin Jones is leaving Bolton Wanderers to join Milton Keynes Dons
  • Seb Quirk, who left Everton Academy 18 months ago, will join Sligo Rovers from Accrington Stanley

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Lee Courtliff
1 Posted 14/07/2025 at 09:03:44
£4M for a back up keeper who probably never play in the League!!

Jesus, we must have some money to spend!

Andrew Merrick
2 Posted 14/07/2025 at 09:04:40
Let's divine who ends up where then!
That's some list of possibilities and some undisclosed names might yet bolster this.
My tea leaves havent settled yet, so no predictions, keeping faith with a first choice right back, a storming wing back would be excellent, better still a handed pair.
A pacy right winger with proven quality delivery, goal contribution and dead ball delivery.
Midfield needs a maestro or a general, both would be interesting but that's for the future.
Spend well Everton, quality counts.
John Chambers
3 Posted 14/07/2025 at 09:24:12
Minor point but the Finney, Van Schoor and Thomas have signed 2 year deals, don't know about the other U-18s.
In terms of what's needed for the senior squad I think we still need 5 additions, cover at GK, a starting RB (assuming Moyes doesn't fancy Patterson), cover at LB, RW and CM.
If we got some additional loan players in we could perhaps let Armstrong and Chermiti go on loan
Stu Darlington
4 Posted 14/07/2025 at 10:04:05
It’s pretty frustrating that as time dribbles away,unlike the Barry deal,no information from the club is forthcoming about progress on other signings.
Obviously we cannot start the new season with only the players we have now,so there must, ( hopefully),be a hive of activity going on behind the scenes which the club is keeping close to its chest!!
That’s what I’d like to believe,but just don’t get why the signing of Barry was trumpeted for weeks before it happened and then nothing!
It’s just like last season when we had no money to spend,but this year,with allegedly with a few quid to throw on the table still nothing concrete seems to be happening.
Maybe they’ve lost Ashley Youngs phone number!!
Stu Gre
5 Posted 14/07/2025 at 10:42:58
Never thought I'd say this, but I miss Thelwell. Moyes has never been dynamic in the transfer market and despite what people say, he will be heavily in control of this atm.

MK said it best when he wrote his never go back article. I am getting feelings of deja vu.

I'm not surprised Moyes did what he did last season, he's a talented manager with 1 big flaw that stops him being a winner. He freezes when it matters.

I can't see that has changed and I feel my optimism draining away.

Bobby Thomas
6 Posted 14/07/2025 at 10:58:12
We've just changed the recruitment set-up and people are expecting immediate signings. Weird.
Ryan Holroyd
7 Posted 14/07/2025 at 11:00:40
Optimism draining away !!!!!!

We’re 5 weeks away from the start of our season.

7 weeks until the end of the transfer window closes

2 signings made
A 3rd about to happen
Plus more to come

Branthwaite signed to a new contract
Gana signed to a new contract

Back room changes

Brand new stadium to open

Nick Page
8 Posted 14/07/2025 at 11:25:11
As they say, it’s the hope that kills you.
Gemini e question - how many players have other clubs signed and were they in similar dire straits compared to Everton, financially and in terms of low numbers? You can’t blame transition - that’s a piss poor excuse. They knew the job at hand otherwise they wouldn’t have taken it.
Nick Page
9 Posted 14/07/2025 at 11:38:33
Genuine
Ryan Holroyd
10 Posted 14/07/2025 at 11:43:03
I’d personally rather we sign the players that are number one targets than satisfy people’s lust for early transfers, like Burnley etc

If by the time the transfer window ends we have only signed 3 players I’ll be concerned.

John Keating
11 Posted 14/07/2025 at 12:05:53
As usual totally ignored
I would seriously look at Nector Triantos at Sunderland
On loan at Hibs last season. Centre half put in to midfield and a revelation

Would spend a million and buy Lennon Miller from Motherwell. Send him straight out on loan to an EPL team for first team footy
One for the future

Danny O'Neill
12 Posted 14/07/2025 at 12:45:54
I'm not really concerned what other clubs are doing Nick.

I'm with Ryan on this and rather than buy for the sake of it, focus on who we have identified.

Not sure about that John, although you must have seen those two mentioned. I've never heard of either.

I'm not sure Sunderland would be selling as they come up. Unless they don't think he's good enough for them in the Premier League.

I watch the odd game in Scotland on the and it's enjoyable, but I'll have to rely on our Scottish brethren to make judgement.

Steve Shave
13 Posted 14/07/2025 at 13:03:46
Good shout on Lennon Miller John.
Stu Darlington
14 Posted 14/07/2025 at 13:19:26
Ryan@10
If we have only signed 3 players be the time the transfer window ends you’d be right to be concerned.
We need at least another 5 or 6 plus loanees just to replace the ones we’ve lost.
Branthwaite was already under contract, so only Gana and Keane were re signees
I take take it the 3rd signing you refer to is a backup keeper for Pickford
Back room changes and a new stadium doesn’t hack it. We need a team.
Ryan Holroyd
15 Posted 14/07/2025 at 13:33:14
For me it’s progress Stu. The takeover, the new stadium, naming rights, contracts for Branthwaite, the, on what’s the fave of it, quality appointments behind the scenes.

I think a few would have thought Branthwaite would leave. For me it’s a massive plus he’s staying

It’s 7 weeks to get what 5 more players in.

Things will pick up this and next week.

I’m happy they’re doing things behind closed doors and most things are not getting leaked

Derek Knox
16 Posted 14/07/2025 at 14:02:40
I am as disappointed as everyone else, in all promising (alleged) links seem to choose elsewhere. The reality is, we are NOT the Everton we were 40 years ago !

Most potential targets want Champion's League/Euro involvement from their suitors. All is not lost though I feel, especially if we target players who are almost unknown, but have potential to become the players we want them to be.

Risky business possibly, but better to have shelled out a small or modest fee, only to discover the player won't quite cut it with us, than to have paid a hefty fee and found the same !

I know it's early doors for the new Recruitment Team, but they would not appear, up to now, to be as good as Thelwell was. Again, hopefully, they may prove me wrong !

Stu Gre
17 Posted 14/07/2025 at 14:23:07
Bobby #6 - that's not an excuse. It's why I say Moyes is in charge of recruitment atm and that's why it's slow.
Ryan Holroyd
18 Posted 14/07/2025 at 14:34:55
Evidence of that please Stu?
Bobby Thomas
19 Posted 14/07/2025 at 14:54:19
#17 Stu

It quite obviously is.

Basically, you don't like Moyes. That's about it.

We will be doing business until late in the window. I expected this when we changed the recruitment up.

I suggest you temper your unrealistic expectations. We have been absolutely terrible for the last decade and are not an attractive club to play for.

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