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Everton have reportedly reached an agreement with Chelsea for the permanent signing of Tyrique George.
According to The Bobble, an agreement was reached with Chelsea on Friday evening and personal terms will now be discussed with the 20-year-old.
The fee involved is an initial £18m, potentially rising to £24m with add-ons. Everton are understood to have negotiated an initial lower fee than the proposed agreement in George's loan, having passed on the £25m purchase clause.
Chelsea will retain a 15% sell-on clause as part of the deal.
David Moyes is now working to make George his second summer signing, following the arrival of Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough earlier this week.
The England youth international made 11 appearances after arriving from Chelsea during the January transfer window, though only one of those came from the start.
George has scored six goals in 37 senior appearances for Chelsea and has netted twice in six caps for England at U21 level. He was named Chelsea's Academy Player of the Year in 2025.
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Chad Harper
2 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:22:11
2 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:22:11
Personally, I'm not convinced with George. If the fee is low, I understand the move. I hope we aren't paying over the odds for him.
He will be a squad player come the start of the season and, although I know he's young and could improve, with a limited transfer budget, I think we need to be signing players who will come straight in and improve the starting XI.
He will be a squad player come the start of the season and, although I know he's young and could improve, with a limited transfer budget, I think we need to be signing players who will come straight in and improve the starting XI.
Dan Nulty
3 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:23:01
3 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:23:01
Doesn't make sense this unless Moyes deliberately held him back.
David West
4 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:27:22
4 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:27:22
Good move.
If we keep signing young players and some of the old fellas depart, Moyes won't have an option but to play a young team.
If we keep signing young players and some of the old fellas depart, Moyes won't have an option but to play a young team.
Nathan Ford
5 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:30:36
5 Posted 04/07/2026 at 10:30:36
I'm not doubting George's potential ability – I'm more concerned that the manager won't play him to unleash any potential he may have.
Wrong manager for the player but right kind of player the club should invest in. When the manager's strategy and the club's recruitment strategy don't align, it's just strange.
Wrong manager for the player but right kind of player the club should invest in. When the manager's strategy and the club's recruitment strategy don't align, it's just strange.
Kevin Naylor
6 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:18:32
6 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:18:32
We need more players that get the fans excited.
I like George and hope Moyes plays him more often next season.
I like George and hope Moyes plays him more often next season.
Paul Clements
7 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:23:49
7 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:23:49
Very strange... We had him for 6 months but know little about the lad.
We don't see any other clubs interested either.
We don't see any other clubs interested either.
Raymond Fox
8 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:30:48
8 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:30:48
What we don't know is: Does Moyes have a say or not in who signs???
He did say he had the final say last season, so I suppose you have to believe him, although he could have said so to not step out of line.
He did say he had the final say last season, so I suppose you have to believe him, although he could have said so to not step out of line.
Andrew Ellams
9 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:46:06
9 Posted 04/07/2026 at 11:46:06
The optimist in me wants to think we're building a young dynamic squad for Moyes to handover in 12 months time.
Adrian Phillips
10 Posted 04/07/2026 at 12:20:18
10 Posted 04/07/2026 at 12:20:18
If we want success on the field, we need experienced players who can hit the ground running. Thanks to PSR, we have imbalance in midfield, defensive issues, and the attack is weak.
If we want go trade players to generate revenue, as per Brighton's model, so far we have bought leftovers and an expensive winger who is not living up to his hype.
If we want go trade players to generate revenue, as per Brighton's model, so far we have bought leftovers and an expensive winger who is not living up to his hype.
Raymond Fox
11 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:24:13
11 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:24:13
Obviously we need a right back if Patterson is still not rated by Moyes, even if he is we need another as first choice or back up.
That would free up O'Brien to be a centre back again, as Branthwaite cant be trusted to be fit so for me we need another centre back signed or maybe Rohl could play that position if need be. Both Tarks and Keane are probably past their best also.
We don't have any idea if Dibling or Aznou are ready for the first team yet so that's up in the air. We need the Grealish deal sorted too.
Other than that I'm not that concerned
That would free up O'Brien to be a centre back again, as Branthwaite cant be trusted to be fit so for me we need another centre back signed or maybe Rohl could play that position if need be. Both Tarks and Keane are probably past their best also.
We don't have any idea if Dibling or Aznou are ready for the first team yet so that's up in the air. We need the Grealish deal sorted too.
Other than that I'm not that concerned
Ged Simpson
12 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:37:50
12 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:37:50
Made up about our signings so far. Seems forward looking at last...if they get played by Moyes before Christmas! RB will come and hopefully a good young one.
Of course have been watching "soccer" world cup. Been some good moments and shocks but the football world cup, despite or because of all the money, is already overshadowed by the rugby Nations Championship.. after just two games!
No hydration break, no little babies rolling around on the pitch if an opponent comes withing 5 metres, great attacking play and 19 tries in just two of the games so far.
And not described by the inspiring tones of Shearer!
Football administrators, refs, managers and players could learn a lot from their rugby equivalents and make football game so much better.
Hands up. I played county rugby. But family had Goodison season tickets when I was young.
I would love to see some modern footballers play a game of rugby. It would be 90 mins of VAR deliberations and a pitch with 30 players rolling around with Oscar standard acting!
For me this rugby championship over coming months and the Blues playing with fast "new" players makes me look to the future with buzzing excitement.
Of course have been watching "soccer" world cup. Been some good moments and shocks but the football world cup, despite or because of all the money, is already overshadowed by the rugby Nations Championship.. after just two games!
No hydration break, no little babies rolling around on the pitch if an opponent comes withing 5 metres, great attacking play and 19 tries in just two of the games so far.
And not described by the inspiring tones of Shearer!
Football administrators, refs, managers and players could learn a lot from their rugby equivalents and make football game so much better.
Hands up. I played county rugby. But family had Goodison season tickets when I was young.
I would love to see some modern footballers play a game of rugby. It would be 90 mins of VAR deliberations and a pitch with 30 players rolling around with Oscar standard acting!
For me this rugby championship over coming months and the Blues playing with fast "new" players makes me look to the future with buzzing excitement.
Ian Wilkins
13 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:43:02
13 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:43:02
What is the Everton recruitment model?
TFG clearly want to buy young, lower wages, develop and keep or sell on for profit.
Nothing wrong with this, provided, and it’s a big IF you have the right recruitment team who can identify talent early.
I’m not convinced this is the Moyes way.
He prefers tried and trusted, experienced PL heads, in the main.
Diblings value must have more than halved on little playing time. His confidence must be shot. George was used fleetingly. Rohl trusted occasionally. Armstrong retained 2nd half of season but never played.
A forward thinking Manager might well get more from trusting in these players.
I’m guessing we have a current hybrid model. TFG get their way with the addition of some youth. Moyes gets a few older heads.
A balance of youth and experience is often the answer, but only if you are prepared to trust and play both….
TFG clearly want to buy young, lower wages, develop and keep or sell on for profit.
Nothing wrong with this, provided, and it’s a big IF you have the right recruitment team who can identify talent early.
I’m not convinced this is the Moyes way.
He prefers tried and trusted, experienced PL heads, in the main.
Diblings value must have more than halved on little playing time. His confidence must be shot. George was used fleetingly. Rohl trusted occasionally. Armstrong retained 2nd half of season but never played.
A forward thinking Manager might well get more from trusting in these players.
I’m guessing we have a current hybrid model. TFG get their way with the addition of some youth. Moyes gets a few older heads.
A balance of youth and experience is often the answer, but only if you are prepared to trust and play both….
Michael Kenrick
14 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:53:52
14 Posted 04/07/2026 at 13:53:52
The Echo says he's the third signing, after they counted Merlin Röhl as well as Hayden Hackney.
But we all know that's really only one new signing.
But we all know that's really only one new signing.
John Collins
15 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:05:13
15 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:05:13
Take the three of them.
Exactly the signings we should be making.
Exactly the signings we should be making.
Ged Simpson
16 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:16:37
16 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:16:37
Of course Michael. Forgot about Rohl and he is also a player to add to my oprimism.
Are my posts not going on due to this new optimism MK?
Are my posts not going on due to this new optimism MK?
Jimmy Hardacre
17 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:51:25
17 Posted 04/07/2026 at 14:51:25
its a bit puzzeling with soft lad Moyes in charge are we going to have enough room on the bench for these young lads as Moyes will not play them unless we need to make a 85 minute sub and the older players take longer than that to warm up
Dale Self
18 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:09:40
18 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:09:40
Yes, the Moyes-meh vibe is coloring this a bit. These look to be three solid signings for a club outside of European pressure. Clubs either in Euro spots or expected to have been are looking for immediate remedy not development. These players probably know they are not in that class yet due to lack of PL experience.
Moyes either figures out how to integrate them or he exits as one who held us and them back. Give it a fuckin go old man, you've really got no choice.
Moyes either figures out how to integrate them or he exits as one who held us and them back. Give it a fuckin go old man, you've really got no choice.
Martin Berry
19 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:18:26
19 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:18:26
He is a real talent and I think he will only get better with further development.
The one thing we need with all young players is patience, we need to see where we are with these players in 2/3 years time. How many superstars are there out there at 19 or 20 ? all the best players started the journey and tried to improve. I think the fact we appear to have Tyrique on a lower fee than originally quoted is a great piece of business.
I am really looking to pre season and to see how some of our young players kick on. Tyrique, Tyler, Harrison, Merlin etc. I think Everton are going about our business well and with "patience" ! I think we are in for an exciting future
The one thing we need with all young players is patience, we need to see where we are with these players in 2/3 years time. How many superstars are there out there at 19 or 20 ? all the best players started the journey and tried to improve. I think the fact we appear to have Tyrique on a lower fee than originally quoted is a great piece of business.
I am really looking to pre season and to see how some of our young players kick on. Tyrique, Tyler, Harrison, Merlin etc. I think Everton are going about our business well and with "patience" ! I think we are in for an exciting future
Ged Simpson
21 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:26:46
21 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:26:46
Bang on Dale. Totally agree with your second para but, my annual optimism, will not be beaten. Usually is but
Now back to rugby.
Now back to rugby.
Ged Simpson
22 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:28:19
22 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:28:19
Bang on Dale. Totally agree with your 7 para but, my annual optimism, will not be beaten. Usually is but
Now back to rugby for a min!
Now back to rugby for a min!
Mike Gaynes
23 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:59:33
23 Posted 04/07/2026 at 15:59:33
Andrew #9, that's how I see it.
Adrian #10, we should be paying no attention at all to Brighton's model. We have revenue/PSR/SCR opportunities in coming years they will never have. Our owner is worth 10X theirs. Our stadium seats 52K, not 32K. Our new global partnerships are bigger than theirs. We should not be competing with them to generate profits from undiscovered players. Within a few years we should be aiming to compete with Chelsea et al for the Caicedos and Joao Pedros and Cucurellas they develop.
Adrian #10, we should be paying no attention at all to Brighton's model. We have revenue/PSR/SCR opportunities in coming years they will never have. Our owner is worth 10X theirs. Our stadium seats 52K, not 32K. Our new global partnerships are bigger than theirs. We should not be competing with them to generate profits from undiscovered players. Within a few years we should be aiming to compete with Chelsea et al for the Caicedos and Joao Pedros and Cucurellas they develop.
John Collins
24 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:09:19
24 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:09:19
You reckon we will be able to buy a £115 million player in a few years Mike?
Les Callan
25 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:24:26
25 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:24:26
Ged @12. Get down to the ground this weekend. Watch some proper rugby.
Dale Self
26 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:30:16
26 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:30:16
Good to see ya Ged! Keep posting.
Dave Abrahams
27 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:45:42
27 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:45:42
I think we should be paying rapt attention to Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth now and learn off them, we can’t spend big bucks yet no matter how much we have got because of the rules and even in the future we should still take a gamble on potential as well as taking the risks, which they are, on big money signings.
Raymond Fox
28 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:57:39
28 Posted 04/07/2026 at 16:57:39
Me too Dave, they have a better record for coming up with what seem like bargain buys. OK It's not easy and they may have dropped lucky recently but they do seem to be a lot better than us at finding players. Plus there's a great deal of money to be made or saved if it can be done. We can't spend big even if we want to as you say.
John Collins
29 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:05:47
29 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:05:47
I don't know how the new rules work Raymond but Mike G expects us to be competing to buy a £100 million plus player in a few years?
Mike Gaynes
30 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:18:28
30 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:18:28
No reason why not, John #29. Increasing club revenue 15% a year would double it in five years, and bring us up to Chelsea's current level in about six. (No idea what SCR rules will be then, but...)
Whether we would ever choose to spend that much on one player is another question -- it hasn't worked out too well for the RS -- but if all goes well we should be capable of it by the early 2030s.
Whether we would ever choose to spend that much on one player is another question -- it hasn't worked out too well for the RS -- but if all goes well we should be capable of it by the early 2030s.
John Collins
31 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:29:51
31 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:29:51
As I said Mike, I have no clue how the rules work and what spending parameters are in place.
I was taking the £115 million example from your post when you said we could, in a few years, compete with Chelsea for the likes of Caceido signings.
I was taking the £115 million example from your post when you said we could, in a few years, compete with Chelsea for the likes of Caceido signings.
Mike Gaynes
32 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:30:29
32 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:30:29
Raymond #28, of course they are. The three B's have all spent 8-10 years building up scouting/transfer/data networks to find these players and business models to leverage them. Brighton reportedly uses a combination of eyeballs and analytics to track players across 30 leagues.
We just acquired an analytics company last year, and James Smith joined us from City in October to rebuild our scout network. Gonna be a while before we catch up with the B's in this area.
John #31, yep, I knew that.
Personally I hope we build a scouting network to find guys like Caicedo and then keep them to build a team around rather than selling them on for profit. But time will tell whether that's possible.
We just acquired an analytics company last year, and James Smith joined us from City in October to rebuild our scout network. Gonna be a while before we catch up with the B's in this area.
John #31, yep, I knew that.
Personally I hope we build a scouting network to find guys like Caicedo and then keep them to build a team around rather than selling them on for profit. But time will tell whether that's possible.
Ged Simpson
33 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:46:40
33 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:46:40
Les...agree in many ways. I watch how Union plays now. Following League defensive and attacking spread across the pitch and the old dumb and big forwards passing whose job was to give to v quick backs is going.
Pity..Was a winger!
We have learned from your game mate.
Pity..Was a winger!
We have learned from your game mate.
Jack Convery
34 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:54:15
34 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:54:15
LB Gideon Mensah, who was starring for Ghana in WC, is available on a free.
Ian Bennett
35 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:55:02
35 Posted 04/07/2026 at 17:55:02
Id tip us to spend more than last year, but I think we are a huge distance from spending £100m on a player without champions league football or super revenue from big American football revenue/concerts etc like Spurs.
A £100m player is £20m in amortisation on a 5 year deal. That type of player is going to cost £10-20m in wages. We just don't have the capability of hitting the P&L with a £30-40m hit on one player, and meet football regulations, particularly when thete are so many gaps in the squad..
A £100m player is £20m in amortisation on a 5 year deal. That type of player is going to cost £10-20m in wages. We just don't have the capability of hitting the P&L with a £30-40m hit on one player, and meet football regulations, particularly when thete are so many gaps in the squad..
Paul Kossoff
36 Posted 04/07/2026 at 00:27:40
36 Posted 04/07/2026 at 00:27:40
West Ham are interested in signing Everton's English winger Dwight McNeil, 26, this summer. (Sky Sports)
Mike Gaynes
37 Posted 05/07/2026 at 01:37:28
37 Posted 05/07/2026 at 01:37:28
Ian 35, I was talking five or six years from now. Not this year.
Bob Parrington
38 Posted 05/07/2026 at 02:12:26
38 Posted 05/07/2026 at 02:12:26
Excellent signing IMO. Only had a few cameo appearances to indicate his abilities but good signs there. One being he likes to shoot and has a good shot in him. Another is his pace.
John Collins
39 Posted 05/07/2026 at 02:52:28
39 Posted 05/07/2026 at 02:52:28
6 years?
Disappointed on that Mike.
You said a few years in your original post.
Disappointed on that Mike.
You said a few years in your original post.
Mike Gaynes
40 Posted 05/07/2026 at 04:40:35
40 Posted 05/07/2026 at 04:40:35
John, the most common definition of the word "few" is about 5.
John Collins
41 Posted 05/07/2026 at 08:20:00
41 Posted 05/07/2026 at 08:20:00
Didn't know that Mke
3 in the UK.
A few plus one then?
3 in the UK.
A few plus one then?
Mark Steers
42 Posted 05/07/2026 at 14:56:04
42 Posted 05/07/2026 at 14:56:04
Everton buying players like george is like trying to eat a ice cream in a sauna no use what so ever.
Everton need players who can come into the team right now for 90 mins plus not 15mins simple.
As a fan I think hayden hackney will walk into our team from the 1st minute of the season to the last minute of the season he just gives you them vibes.
George I have no idea when he will start for Everton in any games these are the signings we don't need.
This is why we fell apart last season.Moyes had no players he could trust to see a game out.
Light weights are no good.
Everton need players who can come into the team right now for 90 mins plus not 15mins simple.
As a fan I think hayden hackney will walk into our team from the 1st minute of the season to the last minute of the season he just gives you them vibes.
George I have no idea when he will start for Everton in any games these are the signings we don't need.
This is why we fell apart last season.Moyes had no players he could trust to see a game out.
Light weights are no good.
Sean Kearns
43 Posted 05/07/2026 at 15:41:01
43 Posted 05/07/2026 at 15:41:01
He’s exciting, attacking, gets us off our seat, and looks like a promising modern day footballer, so expect him to be on the bench all season so Davie can play a more defensive, safe, less attack minded old fart instead. Or he’ll be on the wing with Myko or O’Brien behind him FFS 🙄… get this lad starting every game on the wing with a proper full back behind him. Sign Lewis Hall or Keane Lewis-Potter on the left. We’ve all become so accustomed to shite that we think Myko is decent!! He’s not!!!
Alan J Thompson
45 Posted 05/07/2026 at 17:11:47
45 Posted 05/07/2026 at 17:11:47
Chelsea's sell on clause, is that 15% of any sell on fee or 15% of any profit on the transfer fee?
David West
46 Posted 05/07/2026 at 19:31:03
46 Posted 05/07/2026 at 19:31:03
People saying we need players ready to go are as shortsighted as Moyes.
PL proven quality, at peak, costs, look at tonali, Anderson, & the others spurs are splurging on, that level won't come to us and we can't afford it.
It's simple in my mind
Do you want the PL proven aging player, on bigger wages & on a downward trajectory in their career?
Or do you want quality young players, who you can afford more of, on lower wages, with a point to prove, on a upward trajectory?
Yes they may not get us challenging for CL next season, but if we as blues can see a young developing team, with the potential to improve, then I think it will call for patience.
If it's the TFG model and Moyes can't do it, he needs legging !
I think TFG will be happy with the wages coming down, the age of the squad coming down & the potential resale value of the younger signings continuing to grow, with stable or minimal improvement in league position.
That's when fans will become irate, we are not Brighton, or Bournemouth we won't be happy when our best players are sold to reinvest over and over.
Yes we know it's a means to an end, but there will come a point where you have to keep your best players, to compete, or you are just a farm, or feeder club to the CL chasing teams.
PL proven quality, at peak, costs, look at tonali, Anderson, & the others spurs are splurging on, that level won't come to us and we can't afford it.
It's simple in my mind
Do you want the PL proven aging player, on bigger wages & on a downward trajectory in their career?
Or do you want quality young players, who you can afford more of, on lower wages, with a point to prove, on a upward trajectory?
Yes they may not get us challenging for CL next season, but if we as blues can see a young developing team, with the potential to improve, then I think it will call for patience.
If it's the TFG model and Moyes can't do it, he needs legging !
I think TFG will be happy with the wages coming down, the age of the squad coming down & the potential resale value of the younger signings continuing to grow, with stable or minimal improvement in league position.
That's when fans will become irate, we are not Brighton, or Bournemouth we won't be happy when our best players are sold to reinvest over and over.
Yes we know it's a means to an end, but there will come a point where you have to keep your best players, to compete, or you are just a farm, or feeder club to the CL chasing teams.
Annika Herbert
47 Posted 05/07/2026 at 21:07:01
47 Posted 05/07/2026 at 21:07:01
Marc @ 42, Moyes had no players he could trust? So it was a good idea to stick with the same 11 that were performing so poorly in the last 7 games was it?
Not only losing but conceding goals for fun. Moyes failure to rotate and his insistence of sticking by badly out of form players was the reason we fell apart.
Not to mention the archaic tactics he used and will continue to use.
We desperately need to add pace throughout the team and George is one with pace. Whether Moyes will utilize that pace is another matter.
Not only losing but conceding goals for fun. Moyes failure to rotate and his insistence of sticking by badly out of form players was the reason we fell apart.
Not to mention the archaic tactics he used and will continue to use.
We desperately need to add pace throughout the team and George is one with pace. Whether Moyes will utilize that pace is another matter.
Bill Fairfield
48 Posted 06/07/2026 at 10:51:58
48 Posted 06/07/2026 at 10:51:58
Glasner to Forest. Another lost opportunity?
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1 Posted 04/07/2026 at 09:15:46
He'll have told the recruitment aces "I want him" and they're the ones negotiating with Chelsea and the player.