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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Everton’s summer transfer window is likely to be characterised by exactly what happens to Romelu Lukaku with Chelsea almost certain to bring the Belgian back to the club to replace Diego Costa. The Merseyside club have made peace with the fact their leading goalscorer for the campaign will depart the club and are likely to
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
Leicester City’s purple patch came to a resounding end after a 4-2 defeat to Everton in an enthralling encounter at Goodison Park on Sunday. The champions- who had received a new lease of life following the appointment of Craig Shakespeare in place of Claudio Ranieri- were unable to contain the hosts who were inspired to
Saturday afternoon sees Liverpool host Everton in the Merseyside derby; Everton are quietly approaching the leading pack, whilst Liverpool continue to stutter. Here’s a combined XI. Maarten Stekelenburg – GK Liverpool’s goalkeeping woes have not gone away this season: it is a problem Jurgen Klopp needs to address urgently. However, for Everton, Stekelenburg cuts
Looking back towards the club’s last trip to Anfield is likely to be a particularly painful experience for those in Everton blue with the Toffees having been totally dismantled in a 4-0 defeat that all but marked the end of the Roberto Martinez era. However on Saturday Ronald Koeman leads his team back to Anfield
When it became clear that Romelu Lukaku would not be signing a contract renewal at Everton the rumour mill suddenly went into overdrive as the Belgian was now very much in play ahead of the summer transfer market. Manchester United are in need of goals, Chelsea may well be looking for a Diego Costa replacement
With reports linking the Everton star to Arsenal, below is a video uploaded by YouTube channel Footernative showcasing Idrissa Gueye in action for Everton. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts
Only taking into account the modern era of the Premier League (post 1992) Romelu Lukaku with 61 goals is Everton’s all time Premier League goal scorer. Not bad for a player who has only been at the club for 4 years (130 appearances) and is still only 23. Lukaku has scored at least 10 goals
It is fair to say that the Premier League is blessed with its fair share of strikers. Sergio Aguero has proven to be as dynamic as anyone in the history of the competition, Harry Kane is the national team’s number one forward and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is more than defying the odds at the age of
According to TalkSport, Barcelona are considering activating their buy-back clause for Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu. The Spaniard is currently thriving in life at AC Milan; he was loaned to the Serie A club by Everton in the January transfer window, after Ronald Koeman grew frustrated at his lack of consistency. Fine form His form