Grealish is a key part of £100M Moyes masterplan

The Friedkin Group are thought to be looking at another £100M in net player investment during this coming summer, if claims in The i Paper are to be believed.  

That may of course be contingent on achieving the current Holy Grail of qualification for European football -- which would underline the remarkable turnaround seen since David Moyes returned to the club in January 2025. 

Unnamed sources suggest that qualification for Europe could be highly consequential for Everton's future trajectory under the low-key leadership of their relatively new American owners. The Friedkin Group is said to be ready to once again provide significant investment to take the club forward.

A steady stream of new commercial deals and agreements have been put in place to bolster the club's sources of income, with the spectre of new Squad Cost Ratio targets to be met for fear of financial sanctions. Just how much was achieved last season should become clearer this month when Everton's Annual Report and Accounts (covering 2024-25) should be revealed. 

While the accounts are expected to show a small loss, commercial income is likely to set a new record that will be further enhanced during the current season, with this Financial Year ending in June 2026.

And where all this background financial stuff really matters is in the transfer market, with Jack Grealish still the biggest potential prize, despite his long injury layoff and advancing years. 

Having forked out around £10M in wages and fees to secure what should have been a season-long loan deal, Everton’s current valuation of Grealish is thought to be around the £20M mark -- well down from the original highly inflated quote of £50M.

The i Paper claims that Everton are also looking to bring in another centre-back and are considering Arsenal’s Ben White, with his status at the Emirates uncertain going forward.

Also, they have rekindled the rumoured pursuit of Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi, the 28-year-old who will be a free agent this summer.

» Read the full article at The i Paper

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