Are Everton interested in Brazilian winger, Leo Scienza?

Michael Kenrick | 15/04/2026 13comments | Jump to last

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The notoriously inaccurate Football Insider may be spreading false news by claiming that Everton are interested in Brazilian winger, Leo Scienza, who currently plays for Southampton in The Championship.

The transfer window might not be open yet, but the "exclusive" invetions don't seem to have stopped since before the winter transfer window. The latest name being thrown into the mix for Everton is Leo Scienza, the Brazilian winger currently plying his trade on the South Coast with Southampton.

According to a report from Football Insider — a source with a poor reputation for accuracy and reliabity in projecting future deals — the Blues are keeping tabs on the 27-year-old as a potential solution to the perennial lack of width.

Scienza has been a bright spark in the Championship, known for his direct running and South American flair. While he’s found some rhythm in the second tier, the leap to a Premier League outfit is a significant one. He fits the profile of a "low-risk, high-reward" gamble, but whether he has the defensive work rate to survive a winter Tuesday at Finch Farm is another matter entirely.

Let’s be honest: Football Insider’s hit rate is roughly equivalent to a 40-yard screamer from Idrissa Gana Gueye — he might get it right once a season, but you wouldn't bet your mortgage on it.

Given Everton’s current financial balancing act and the uncertainty surrounding a possible Eurpean place, these "exclusives" often feel like agent-led fluff designed to bump up a player's valuation or fish for a new contract.

Rumour Rating: 2/10. We’ve been here before with Championship "stars" who end up being little more than expensive bench-warmers. Unless the highly respected recruitment team has found a magic pot of gold at the bottom of the Mersey, this one feels like classic "Scienza Fiction."

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Martin Reppion
1 Posted 15/04/2026 at 21:05:59

So it begs the question, why waste space and my time by reprinting this rubbish on here?
Clic-bait anyone?

Michael Kenrick
Editorial Team
2 Posted 15/04/2026 at 21:33:56

Good spot, Martin!

I haven't done any transfer rumours for ages, and needed to post one for the Rumour Mill so we could do some internal site management with regard to where this shows up on the site.

Thanks for clicking!

Derek Thomas
3 Posted 15/04/2026 at 22:32:07

Straight swap for Dibling?

Eric Myles
4 Posted 16/04/2026 at 06:33:07

Derek, swap for Dibbling and they pay us £40 million more like.

Eric Myles
5 Posted 16/04/2026 at 06:37:57

MK, "The Rumour Mill" box appears top left and when clicked opens a page with previous rumour mill stories.

Buy there's no "The Rumour Mill" section that I can find on the website.

Ian Bennett
6 Posted 16/04/2026 at 06:47:17

Shea Charles also linked. 22 year old central midfielder ex city.

This one looks more realistic.

Mike Gaynes
7 Posted 16/04/2026 at 07:10:17

Seems like he'd be more of an Academy project.

The School of Scienza.

But actually, Football Insider is far from the first publication to list Everton among the multiple PL teams reported to be interested in Scienza. There have been rumor items for months.

Michael Kenrick
8 Posted 16/04/2026 at 09:27:47

Hi Eric,

That link is good: The Rumour Mill It should be visible on the full drop-down menu under News... but this gets truncated on my laptop screen.

We hadn't been posting many Rumour Mill items since the end of the January window... but you should see this one at the top of the list.

Andrew Grey
9 Posted 16/04/2026 at 10:15:01

Here's one you can add to the mill for what I hope is a laugh.

Iliman Ndiaye to the Red Shite. via BBC Gossip and Teamtalk.

Andrew Ellams
10 Posted 16/04/2026 at 12:04:47

I think his agent has been throwing his name around after a good show in the cup game against Arsenal.

Prepare to see him linked far and wide.

Dale Self
11 Posted 16/04/2026 at 19:03:54

Tough crowd (adjusts tie)...

I have seen him a few times and he is a decent player in the final third. Can bring the ball in a crowd, has good vision and can pick a pass. He did seem to over-elaborate at times but that is the nature of smaller forwards.

Uh, how much? And yeah, can we afford any slack defending? Go with George me thinks.

Si Cooper
12 Posted 16/04/2026 at 21:24:31

Looked decent in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Depends on price, how squad is shaping up over the summer, if he even fancies us.

The OP was posed clearly as a question not a statement that we are interested. Hardly click-bait which makes you think there is definitely something you should know about and delivers eff-all.

Eric Myles
13 Posted 16/04/2026 at 21:54:21

MK #8, that's what my post meant but I couldn't see Rumour Mill under News. I can now though. Maybe my eyes!

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