Season › 2024-25 › News The Rumour Mill Abdul Fatawu and Franculino Dju on Everton’s shortlist to bolster the frontline Anjishnu Roy | 11/08/2025 5comments | Jump to last Everton are eyeing a move to sign Leicester City winger Abdul Fatawu, according to journalist Alan Myers. They had been interested in Southampton’s Tyler Dibling in recent weeks but negotiations have stalled after a huge discrepancy in valuations between the two clubs after the Saints rejected three offers from the club. 21-year-old Abdul Fatawu recently recovered from a knee injury but has looked sharp for Leicester City during the pre-season and in their first game of the Championship campaign. The left-footed right winger from Ghana had his campaign cut short in 2024/25. He was impressive the year before, helping the Foxes achieve promotion to the Premier League. Fatawu scored six goals and provided 13 assists in his maiden campaign for Leicester City after signing from Sporting CP in Portugal. He has also made 19 appearances for the Ghana national team. Fatawu could bring a fresh dose of pace, trickery, dribbling ability and flair on the right flank that David Moyes’ side so desperately lacks right now. Both Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom have left the club after the conclusion of their loan deals this summer. Chelsea youngster Tyrique George and Omari Hutchinson of Ipswich Town also remain as alternative targets for that position, according to a report by Harry Watkinson in TEAMtalk. Hutchinson scored two goals and provided three assists in the league last season before Ipswich got relegated. His £35million release clause has now expired. Brentford and Nottingham Forest have both seen bids rejected for the England U21 international. George is keen on a move away from Stamford Bridge in the pursuit of more game time. He was scouted by the Toffees last season and the 19-year-old, capable of playing on both the left and the right, registered three goals and five assists for Chelsea last term, in 26 appearances across all competitions. Meanwhile, the Blues have also shown interest in FC Midtjylland striker Franculino Dju, according to ESPN journalist Matteo Moretto. “They are likely to face competition from Roma and Leipzig for his signature. The 21-year-old forward has already scored six goals in four matches at the start of this season and is valued at around 20 million euros,” he tweeted. The Guinea-Bissau international came up through the youth ranks at Benfica before moving to Denmark to join Midtjylland. He has made 10 appearances for his national side. Everton’s interest in him is a little more surprising given that the club have already roped in French striker Thierno Barry from Villarreal for £27 million this summer. They also have Beto and Youssef Chermiti to count on for that position. Reader Comments (5) 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 () Jake FitzGerald 1 Posted 11/08/2025 at 14:44:36 Sell Beto to Leeds, pick up Dju with pennies to spare. Can only be an upgrade. Mike Allison 2 Posted 11/08/2025 at 14:46:02 We need two right wingers anyway, we’ve got none at all.Dibling and a loan, or two for half the price each? Gavin Johnson 3 Posted 11/08/2025 at 14:46:38 Dju would be an excellent buy as he could facilitate Chermiti loan out of the club, and he's also be an option as a right winger. Looks like he's got an eye for a goal too, and goals is what we need.I'm still hoping we can do the deal with Saints for Dibling. The journalists down in the south coast are saying we're only a couple of million a part, so fingers crossed it gets done.I like Fatawu but he's come back from a bad injury and while he's very fast on the ball, he's a bit wayward with his shooting. Sam Hoare 4 Posted 11/08/2025 at 15:26:33 I like Fatawu a lot. If he hadn't got injured he would have been picked up by a top club by now. Of course there will be some questions as to how he bounces back from injury but he looked sharp against Wednesday and still seems to have that searing pace that our team badly misses. Two years ago he managed 6 goals and 13 assists (plus 8 motm awards) in 33 games which is an impressive return for a 19 year old in the championship.I don't think Franculino is quite PL level yet. Fast and a very decent finisher but all round game is quite poor. Don't think he'd work as a RW for Moyes at all. Mihir Ambardekar 5 Posted 11/08/2025 at 15:26:47 Franculino and Dibling / Kubo on right will be excellent additions and instantly improve our attack. 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