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Rumour Mill — Week of 3 August 2025
With Everton securing the wooden spoon in the Premier League Summer Series with an impossibly thin squad, there are strong suggestions that more players will be signed this week.
And on Wednesday, a new name was added to the select few who have signed for Everton:
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, midfielder from Chelsea (5-year deal)
- Adam Aznou, left-back from Bayern Munich (4-year deal)
- Mark Travers, goalkeeper from Bournemouth (4-year deal)
- Thierno Barry, striker from Villarreal (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
- Jarrad 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, Everton have been linked with:
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- Dion Lopy, holding midfielder at Almeria
- Zuriko Davitashvili, winger at Saint-Etienne
- Ainsley Maitland-Niles, right-back at Lyon
- Juanlu Sanchez, right-back at Sevilla
- Gabriel Sara, midfielder at Galatasaray
- Franculino Djú, striker at Midtjylland
- James Justin, right-back at Leicester City
- Florentino Luis, midfielder at Benfica
- Assane Diao, winger at Como
- Malick Fofana, winger at Lyon
- Tyler Dibling, winger at Southampton
- Carney Chukwuemeka, midfielder at Chelsea
- Lyanco, defender at Atletico Mineiro
- Maghnes Akliouche, right-winger at AS Monaco
- Florentino Luis, midfielder at Benfica
- Samuel Lino, forward at Atletico Madrid
- Jacob Ramsey, midfielder at Aston Villa
- Bilal El Khannouss, playmaker at Leicester City
- Sergio Reguilon, left-back formerly at Tottenham Hotspur
- Francisco Conceicao, winger at Porto
- Neil El Aynaoui, midfielder at RC Lens
- Salvatore Esposito, midfielder at Spezia.
- John Victor, goalkeeper at Botafogo
- Georgios Vagiannidis, right-back at Panathinaikos
- Tomas Souček, midfielder at West Ham Utd
- 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
- Conor Gallagher, midfielder at Atletico Madrid
- Nicolás Tagliafico, left-back formerly at Lyon
- Jaydee Canvot, centre-back at Toulouse
- 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
- Fred, midfielder at Fenerbahçe
- Ben Doak, forward at Liverpool
- Aleksandar Mitrovic, striker at Al Hilal
- Jack Grealish, midfielder at Manchester City
- Hamza Igamane, striker at Glasgow Rangers
- Wilfred Ndidi, midfielder at Leicester City
- James McAtee, midfielder at Manchester City
These players who were heavily linked with a move to Everton have gone elsewhere:
- Wilfred Ndidi has joined Besiktas
- Evan Ferguson, joined AS Roma on loan
- Wesley Franca, has gone to AS Roma
- Richard Rios, has joined Benfica
- Johan Bakayoko, has joined RB Leipzig
- Kyle Walker-Peters, has joined West Ham Utd
- 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:
- Fraser Barnsley, goalkeeper
- Issac Heath, attacking midfielder
- Jack Patterson, midfielder
- Coby Ebere, winger
- Eli Campbell, defender
Everton Under-18s have agreed 2-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:
- Tim Iroegbanum may leave (on loan?) to Sheffield Utd
- Harrison Armstrong could go on loan to Sunderland or Burnley
- Beto is claimed to be the subject of a bid from Fenerbahçe
- Beto has also been linked with Leeds Utd and Atalanta
- 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 a new contract, may join Celtic, or Man Utd, or Aston Villa, or AC Milan
- 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, is now joining Al Gharafa in Doha
- 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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2 Posted 03/08/2025 at 18:57:46
"I feel I have no choice but to speak out for what I believe is right and I feel that enough is enough," Lookman wrote on social media.
"I can confirm I have now handed in a formal transfer request."
Lookman said Atalanta were "blocking the opportunity" of him leaving the club "for reasons I do not understand".
1. So he is not coming back
2. He hasn't changed since he left
3 Posted 03/08/2025 at 19:09:48
In three seasons in Serie A he has 39 goals and 21 assists.
I call that one hell of a change.
4 Posted 03/08/2025 at 19:34:58
5 Posted 03/08/2025 at 19:58:56
I'm all for the guy. Hope his Inter deal goes through.
6 Posted 03/08/2025 at 20:08:35
7 Posted 03/08/2025 at 20:09:07
Although his move to Marseille seems to have fallen through... hmmmm.
8 Posted 03/08/2025 at 20:30:40
9 Posted 04/08/2025 at 06:32:47
But, this is all great fun, until you realise that with less than 2 weeks left for the start of the season, we have actually signed only 3 players - none of whom are unlikely to make the 1st XI - and let go of 12 players - out of which, arguably 4/5 players featured regularly last season;- Calvert-Lewin, Ashley Young, Jack Harrison, Orel Mangala (before his injury) and Doucoure.
At a stretch, you could argue that Harrison Armstrong seems to have made a strong case to start or feature regularly this season, which means that we still need to sign 4 quality players at least.
To restate the bleeding obvious -
Right back - Maitland-Niles, Rensch, Vagiannidis, Juanlu
Right Winger - Dibling, Kubo, Hutchinson, Doak, Fofana
2 x Midfield - Gallagher, Grealish, McGinn, Luiz, Mangala, Onyedika
If we get these deals done, we will have a squad capable of challenging in the Top 10.
10 Posted 04/08/2025 at 08:51:28
However, we still must look to the future and buy potential for small money.
I’ve mentioned him before but Lennon Miller at Motherwell is one worth watching.
With the right coaching this lad could be a great buy
11 Posted 04/08/2025 at 09:10:09
12 Posted 04/08/2025 at 09:12:55
13 Posted 04/08/2025 at 12:12:30
14 Posted 04/08/2025 at 20:09:48
Miller has been excellent at Motherwell last season. I still cannot understand why clubs haven't “taken a chance” a la John McGinn. Miller is a great prospect.
15 Posted 06/08/2025 at 17:04:16
Do you think any loans will come in and will they arrive before Transfer Deadline Day?
16 Posted 07/08/2025 at 12:51:23
17 Posted 07/08/2025 at 12:52:38
Marseille are considering terminating the contract of Neil Maupay as they can't find anyone to buy him.
18 Posted 07/08/2025 at 13:20:33
19 Posted 07/08/2025 at 13:36:29
I don't think there were doubts over his ability.
Everton were too early for him. Wrong time, wrong club in the situation we were in for a player wanting to establish himself.
20 Posted 07/08/2025 at 13:57:01
Lookman's only attitude problem was refusing to do what Allardyce wanted when he chose a loan to RB Leipzig over Derby County.
Smart lad.
21 Posted 07/08/2025 at 16:18:18
No right-back links either at the moment, so perhaps Moyes is happy with O'Brien there?
22 Posted 08/08/2025 at 10:50:24
23 Posted 08/08/2025 at 17:22:15
24 Posted 08/08/2025 at 17:41:37
But none of the so-called Big 6 made a move for him, in fact I didn't see any Premier League clubs linked strongly with him.
25 Posted 09/08/2025 at 05:59:43
Talks between the club and the player are said to be in the final stages, and a deal worth around €25 million is on the verge of being agreed. According to the report, Lopy has begun preparations to leave Almeria and, unless something goes wrong, he could be on his way to Merseyside within days. Lopy is physically strong, quick in the tackle and has strong positional awareness. He is a master of keeping possession of the ball and is very disciplined in providing coverage to the defence... His athleticism, involvement in high pressing and quick recovery match Everton’s current needs. Idrissa Gueye could be used as a mentor, and Lopy could slowly be built up as a regular player. €25 million might seem like a high price tag, especially at a time when the club’s finances are not normal, but the investment does not seem risky.
Interesting statistical profile. In 73 appearances for Almeria (5400 minutes) he has one, goal, three assists... and 26 yellow cards. No reds, however.
Lopy's value on Transfermarkt is listed at just €6 million, but his contract runs through 2029, which may account for the high price.
Obviously we're looking at him as a potential Gana understudy.
26 Posted 09/08/2025 at 13:04:41
What, if anything, can this possibly mean? Stay tuned…
27 Posted 09/08/2025 at 13:08:47
The 'kid' is 25 already and has been tearing out trees for, er, Stoke City and Sheffield Utd.
Surely not.
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1 Posted 03/08/2025 at 18:55:11
(drum roll please).
Akturkoglu of Benfica. Apparently we're looking at a £39M bid.
18 goals & 16 assists across all competitions last season.