Transfer Deadline Day: Is anything happening?

We were warned not to expect much in the way of transfers this winter... and as we enter the final day of the transfer window, Angus Kinnear and David Moyes have proved to be true to their word. 

There have been of course plenty of links claiming that a host of names are being courted as future stars to grace the fantastic Hill Dickinson Stadium... but so far none have got as far as the altar.

The most consequential incoming move we have seen occurred early in the window, when Moyes recalled Harrison Armstrong from what was intended to be a season-long loan at Preston North End in the Championship. And it appears that the lad has done well enough to retain his place in the Everton first-team squad beyond today's deadline. 

There are claims that Everton have agreed a loan move for 19-year-old Chelsea winger Tyrique George to replace Jack Grealish, who is not expected to recover from a stress fracture in his foot before the end of the season. George is predicted to complete his medical on Monday, but his Deadline Day arrival is yet to be confirmed.

Meanwhile, a slew of Everton Academy players have gone out on loan in the last month:

• Francis Okoronkwo has joined Doncaster Rovers in their quest to aviod relegation from League One;
• George Finney will spend the rest of the season north of the border at Ayr United;
• Will Tamen crossed the River Mersey to join Tranmere Rovers;
• George Morgan has gone to the south of France where he will play for fellow TFG club AS Cannes in the 4th tier of French football;
• Eli Campbell has joined League One strugglers Port Vale on loan;
• Martin Sherif has also joined Port Vale for the rest of the season after being recalled from his loan with Rotherham.

Meanwhile, there has been plenty of talk about the poorer players currently filling out the Everton squad seeking greener pastures elsewhere, but Everton have reportedly rejected a move to Juventus for Beto, while Nathan Patterson's Everton future hangs in the balance. 

Perhaps the most worrying of those stories is the claim that Everton are considering a deadline-day deal to sign Manchester City outcast Kalvin Phillips to bolster their squad, according to Caught Offside.

Everton are supposedly "monitoring the situation", as they don't want to pay Manchester City's current £10M asking price for a player with severe performance and injury issues in recent years.

 

 

 

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