When 24-year old striker who had 24 goals and 6 assists in a Premier League season decides to leave your favourite team, it is very normal to feel worried. Surely, that was how many Evertonians felt after Everton announced the reported £75m sale of Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United. Lukaku definitely left a big void
The likes of Man City, Chelsea and Man United are generating the most column inches this summer as they lavish fantastic sums on strengthening their squads. They are understandably favourites to win the title next season, but could a dark horse be emerging? Few teams have shown more ambition than Everton this summer and it
Manchester City’s recent capture of Tottenham defender, Kyle Walker, for a reported fee of £54 million, has made the English right-back the most expensive defender and Englishman in history. Walker is a fine player and offers something completely different to the players that City have had in his position in recent seasons. But the extortionate price
On Monday July 10th 2017, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney completed his transfer and return to his boyhood club Everton for an undisclosed fee. Rooney is now the Toffees 6th summer signing to date following on from the arrival of Davy Klaassen, Michael Keane, Jordan Pickford, Sandro Ramirez and Henry Onyekuru. They have also agreed
As Romelu Lukaku’s potential world-record transfer to Manchester United was announced earlier in the week, this is another example of how extreme Premier League spending has become. Manchester United believe the price tag for Lukaku is justified as the striker has a verified track record in the Premier League, having spent most of his career
It is easy to see the impact of Farhad Moshiri’s finance and determination to propel Everton into the Champions League picture when you analyse the club’s transfer business thus far this summer. The squad has been significantly bolstered both in terms of depth and first-team quality with the arrivals of Davy Klaassen, Michael Keane, Sandro
Wayne Rooney, having played 559 times for Manchester United and scoring 253 goals for the club, has now been confirmed as an Everton player, 13 years after he last graced the Goodison turf as part of the home team. But why did Rooney agree to such a move and, in the process, turn down lucrative
Legendary Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has officially left Old Trafford after an illustrious 13-year career, joining boyhood club Everton on a free transfer. The striker was yesterday confirmed as an Everton player, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal, embarking on his second spell with the Toffees. Successful and record-breaking Rooney was
Just when you thought Manchester United were about to sign a striker for £60 million they go and sign a different striker for £75, or is it £100? For most of the summer it has seemed as if the signing of Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid was just around the corner. A fortnight ago stories
Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford departure appears imminent. Rumours of Romelu Lukaku snubbing Premier League Champions Chelsea for Manchester United prompted a general acceptance that this deal will also see Rooney finally return to his boyhood club, Everton. But, the question remains: why do Everton want him? Rooney has been an incredible servant for United,
Everton continued their summer spending spree yesterday by signing Michael Keane for a reported £25 million. The 24-year old centre back joined the Toffees from Burnley F.C. on a 5 year deal that could rise to a joint club record of £30m. Keane joins his fellow England international Jordan Pickford, Sandro Ramirez, Davy Klaassen and
On 27 February 2016, Everton Football Club officially confirmed Farhad Moshiri had purchased a 49.9% stake in the club. Since then the club has made many strides to modernise. Moshiri currently part owns Everton Football Club and plans to bankroll the Goodison Park side so they can compete on all fronts and one day finish
As every team reflects upon the 2016/17 Premier League season, some teams will be feeling satisfied while others will feel the underachieved. Here, we take a look at the top 3 winners from the season. Chelsea An obvious one here but nonetheless, big winners. Chelsea were almost seen as dark horses for the
When he joined the Sunderland football academy only aged eight (8) not many people would have expected Jordan Pickford to enjoy such a meteoric rise in such a short time. To fine tune his goalkeeping talents Pickford was loaned to Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Preston all relatively ‘unknown’
So often in recent years Everton’s transfer business has been both disappointing and reactionary with players only arriving after key sales have been made. Ronald Koeman’s first summer in charge saw significant arrivals and his second is continuing in much the same manner with Jordan Pickford and Davy Klaassen both signing on Thursday. The latter
Everton has agreed a £30 million fee for Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford; whilst some will be alarmed that the price, this represents savvy business from Ronald Koeman. Frustrating position Everton are stuck in a frustrating position. It is unlikely they will be able to compete for Champions League football in the foreseeable future, but it
Crystal Palace Summary Staying in the Premier League should be Palace’s number one priority every season but it’s been disappointing at how bad they have struggled. A team boasting Zaha, Benteke, Townsend and Cabaye should be pushing up but their defence has let them down so they were rightly in a dog fight. Big Sam
Ronald Koeman has done a super job in bringing Everton from finishing a disappointing 11th in the Premier League in 2016, to 7th at the end of this season-in his first year in charge. Although 8 points behind Manchester United, they were 15 points ahead of 8th place Southampton. This suggests the three; nearly four
The 2016/17 Premier League season has come to a close and what a season it’s been; Chelsea were crowned winners for the fifth time and Sunderland’s decade in the Premier League came to an end after scraping relegation four years in a row. Not to mention the roaring goals, the nail biting battle for Champion’s
Chelsea is once again reportedly keen on re-signing Lukaku this summer. As Antonio Conte gets ready to return to the Champions League, there is speculation that Lukaku, from Everton, will come back to Stamford Bridge. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku stirred Chelsea speculation by engaging in their title-winning celebrations. Chelsea beat West Brom 1-0 late on Friday
With Sunderland’s relegation having been confirmed it is understandable that other top flight clubs are now circling like vultures to pick at the bones of the carcass left behind on Wearside. One such high demand target is goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who after taking his chance under Sam Allardyce last season has gone from strength to
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Michael Keane has a long, long queue for his signature – that’s according to ESPN, who believe Everton are in pole position to sign the England international, despite interest from Manchester United and Chelsea. It’s been widely rumoured that United were set to make another u-turn on an ex-player and bring Keane back to Old
Video uploaded by YouTube channel You Mean Football? showing all the highlights from Everton’s 3-1 win over Burnley. Everton’s goals were scored by Phil Jagielka, a Ben Mee own goal and Romelu Lukaku, while Sam Vokes scored for Burnley. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts
Another tremendous infographic provided by the good folks at Clubline Football. What if one of the most popular leagues in the world gets ‘Americanized’? Just imagine….. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts