Everton Transfer Rumours

08 Jul 2026 15:21:08
So £5 million a year plus add ons for John Stones to come to Everton, hefty wage demands for a 32 yr old that.

{Ed025's Note - too much i would say GB...but its not my money mate..

08 Jul 2026 16:37:30
He wants a two year or preferably a three year contract as well, mate, too much outlay that.

{Ed025's Note - well i think so mate..

08 Jul 2026 17:15:34
Crap at maths, is that £100 grand a week then. No transfer fee, but no doubt a few quid on a signing on fee. I would offer him a pay if you play contract, bet he wouldn't be injured then.

08 Jul 2026 17:17:30
Too much, too long, don't care how much experience he has.

08 Jul 2026 17:21:24
£100k a week doesn't seem too unreasonable to me - whether we should pay it is another question.

08 Jul 2026 15:20:14
I'm liking the way Everton were able to renegotiate the fee for George. Not sure it'll they did the same with Merlin and if we do get Grealish I'm sure we will do the same instead of the rumoured £50m.

08 Jul 2026 16:38:38
Yep, good stuff, and the Hackney deal was a good one as well, mate.

07 Jul 2026 14:26:03
Reading Doue too expensive, have now moved to Spence or White as RB targets.

07 Jul 2026 15:28:23
Wow, this new recruitment team know there are other countries right.

07 Jul 2026 18:40:07
What happened to Lewis?

07 Jul 2026 19:38:40
Not too keen on Spence if I'm honest.

08 Jul 2026 08:46:29
If we got Spende along with another right back, then that might be quite sensible. He can play on both sides, so would add some good depth.

08 Jul 2026 09:35:27
We don't need anymore bang average players.
We need to move forward with more quality, not bother with ones with attitude problems.

08 Jul 2026 11:38:10
What has happened about our so called offer on Bellanova, gone quiet now?

07 Jul 2026 09:18:35
Djed Spence RB from Spurs now being linked.

07 Jul 2026 11:42:30
Can cover both flanks, pace to burn, can improve technically, but only young. Would be another exciting prospect.

07 Jul 2026 11:42:29
I remember when Ed 002 was advising us to sign him when he was still at Middlesbrough.

07 Jul 2026 07:49:23
£34 million bid for Kofane being reported this morning.

07 Jul 2026 08:55:03
I swear to god, if we get Ben White for rb then Moyes needs to move on if that was his decision. We already have a centre half who can play rb if needed.

07 Jul 2026 09:00:37
Would not be my first choice either, although I would say he put good crosses in and scored a few for Arsenal from that position.

07 Jul 2026 10:20:21
Agree, in White there is actually a player capable as an RB (better than we have) and CB.

07 Jul 2026 11:35:26
Don't want a player who is ok at playing two positions. Want a player who is very good at playing one position. Just how many bloody utility players does a team need?

07 Jul 2026 13:30:32
Regardless of whether he is a CB or RB, he is one of the top 5 RB's in the league.

Timber, Kayode, James, Munoz, then you could argue it is White.

Might not be the marauding RB we want, but he improves us drastically in that position.

He also does that at CB, and if by him coming in, it means that one of Tarkowski or Keane don't play, then I am all for it personally.

07 Jul 2026 14:17:07
Ben White improves us at RB or CB. He is a very good RB.

07 Jul 2026 14:26:06
Ben White would be a massive improvement to us.

07 Jul 2026 19:32:08
It's not difficult to be an improvement on nothing..

06 Jul 2026 22:07:43
Another ex-Everton manager is available.

06 Jul 2026 22:18:59
I actually liked him.

06 Jul 2026 23:57:12
Me too. Why did we get rid of him?

07 Jul 2026 06:26:47
His defence was bloody awful. We were great to watch going forward, but the defence let us down time after time, and he didn't seem to be able to sort it out. Moshiri rolling up didn't help either.

07 Jul 2026 10:20:59
Nor did flying banners.

07 Jul 2026 11:43:05
And the fans.

07 Jul 2026 12:21:59
Martinez was useless. The only reason he performed so well in his first season was because it was Moyes' team and the defensive instruction instilled in them. Once Martinez got his instructions across, we were terrible, if memory serves me correctly?

07 Jul 2026 12:37:32
We used to complain how we kept conceding from set pieces, but he would never practise them. Phenomenal, if I remember.

07 Jul 2026 13:39:28
You're right, Cookie, mate, it was never his fault, always phenomenal opposition, short memories I think, hmmm.

06 Jul 2026 19:12:07
Rico Lewis getting linked with us from several outlets, RB from City.

06 Jul 2026 19:51:26
Very good player quick and likes to get forward. He would do for me.

06 Jul 2026 16:15:38
George confirmed. Please can we now get a RB?

06 Jul 2026 15:55:54
Moyes for the Scottish job has had some discussion especially around the amount that he would be paid by the Scottish job verses what he is paid at Everton.
Not sure if this is relevant to be honest, if the Everton hierarchy for example are on the fence regarding Moyes and have a suitable replacement lined up they could offer a compensation package for the one year left on Moyes' contract.

Could be a win-win for the club and Moyes.
Would like Lee Carsley myself, but so GB does not have a heart attack, probably will not happen.

06 Jul 2026 16:11:47
All depends who they have lined up, Mike..

Ancelotti?
Fabregas?
The two BN mentioned?
Martinez?
Pep?

I don't know how far up the agenda changing the manager is. I think we will have Moyes for 12 months at least unless it's a disastrous first 4 months. If he has a good season, they will likely offer him another few years.

06 Jul 2026 16:36:15
Stick to my guns. DM signs a few players this window, if it doesn't work out he will be gone by Christmas anyway. Just think he's earned that, only my opinion, lads, we get someone else in, then I will back him.

{Ed025's Note - if that does happen GB it will just have been a waste of a season for me mate, but everyone to their own mate..

06 Jul 2026 18:00:18
It's a matter of opinion, GB, if Moyes deserves it. Most of us want Moyes to succeed, but the disastrous ending of the season was not only the players' fault, but due to Moyes refusing to use fringe players, sticking to tactics which repeatedly did not work and bringing on substitutes too late to affect the result. By the way, the football is boring!
If he stays, then he has to improve.

New players will help, but only if he uses them in their best positions and improves his tactics.
The players we have signed so far are young, not what I would have expected if Moyes was recruiting. I believe someone else is pulling the strings. We will find out when we recruit the very needed right-back and striker.

06 Jul 2026 18:44:43
If Moyes was to leave for the Scotland job, the managers I'd be looking at to take Everton forward would be names with genuine top level pedigree.
People like Luciano Spalletti at Juventus, whose tactical control and 4-3-3 structure would instantly modernise the club, Francesco Farioli at Porto, one of Europe's brightest young coaches with a fearless positional play identity, Sebastian Hoeness at Stuttgart, who's already proven he can build a Champions League level side with aggressive full backs and attractive football and Paulo Fonseca at Lyon, a manager whose fluid, attacking style would excite fans from day one, and Albert Riera at Eintracht Frankfurt, a rising tactician whose aggressive, modern style fits perfectly with the direction Everton should be heading.


I'd also be very optimistic and include Julian Nagelsmann, now free after leaving Germany, because his hyper modern tactical approach is exactly the kind of identity shift our club needs, Alvaro Arbeloa, fresh out of Madrid and carrying elite pedigree with a modern, high tempo philosophy and Kieran McKenna, who left Ipswich after proving he can deliver beautiful, structured football at Premier League level.
These are the calibre of managers who could genuinely elevate the club rather than just steady it and if Moyes did go then this is the level of ambition Everton and TFG should be showing.

06 Jul 2026 19:52:41
Great info, Optimum Shots, many thanks.

06 Jul 2026 19:54:33
I still like Roberto Martinez. Guy just needs a good defensive coach.

{Ed025's Note - i like him as well BMD, we were great to watch but defensively we were a shambles..

06 Jul 2026 22:58:01
Martinez had his best season with Moyes' team. Next season ruined it. Appointed Belgium manager and underachieved with possibly a generational group of players that should have won something but he ruined it, and now with one of the most talented group of Portuguese players has failed yet again. When will people realise he's s****

07 Jul 2026 02:11:00
Yes, but it's exciting s****, much better than boring s****. I think that we did well in the cup runs in his final year, which would be nice to emulate this coming season rather than the normal dismal performance in recent seasons.

07 Jul 2026 06:29:32
Well said, Mike. 👏👏👏

07 Jul 2026 12:27:56
Wow, I cannot believe people are suggesting replacing Moyes with Martinez! Might be the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Is everyone still really that bitter about him taking the Man Utd job? If he hadn't taken that, everyone would have questioned his ambition and if top level or not.

I would suggest looking at West Ham and what happens when lesser teams go chasing nice football without a proper plan. I agree Bournemouth and Brighton have done it, but they had a plan and identity and make decisions in line with that. We are scatter gun, which is why we are always in this situation!

06 Jul 2026 14:42:03
Guys never mind Cristian Kofane you just Moyes will pursue Liam Delap. 😭