Moise Kean 'open to Everton move' - report from Italy claims
Corriere dello Sport via SportWitness say that ‘in the last few hours’ Juventus forward Moise Kean has become ‘open the possibility of being transferred to the other half of Liverpool’.
Lookman in training
Ademola Lookman has completed his move to RB Leipzig.
The 21-year-old left Everton on a permanent transfer, after a deal in the region of £22.5m was agreed with the German club - though the figure is officially undisclosed.
Here he is training with his new club:
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Keane set for assessment after suffering gash above eye
Michael Keane suffered a nasty looking cut above his eye last night in Everton’s 0-0 pre-season draw with Wigan.
The defender was elbowed in the face by Lee Evans and had to be taken off the field.
The Blues released a statement today about the centre-back’s injury.
It read: “Keane received stitches for the injury at the DW Stadium after being replaced by Mason Holgate.
“The England international will be assessed today at USM Finch Farm before a decision is made over his availability for this weekend’s Opel Cup tournament in Germany.”
Fabian Delph's debut analysed
Everton played out a second 0-0 draw of pre-season after being held at Wigan Athletic last night.
However, Fabian Delph made an impressive debut which was assessed by Phil Kirkbride at the match.
He writes: It was a trait instantly picked up in the last midfielder Everton signed from Manchester City.
And like Gareth Barry before him, it’s clear Fabian Delph is not going to be afraid to come and show for the ball.
The £8.5m arrival played only 45 minutes at the DW Stadium and his impact would fade but he offered enough of a glimpse for Blues fans to be itching to see more.
On more than one occasion, his range of passing drew applause from the thousands of away supporters and they will have also been encouraged by his confidence in possession.
Delph wants to be involved, he is happy to pick the ball up in tight situations, he’s happy to be an outlet, he’s happy to show for it.
His new team-mates already have ample confidence to give him the ball as a fair chunk of Everton’s first-half play went through him.
What Delph is clearly lacking at this stage is match fitness and sharpness.
Next to him in midfield was Andre Gomes who is showing the benefits of having been back from pre-season from the word go.
The Portuguese midfielder looks a couple of yards ahead of many others but they will catch up.
You can read full analysis from the match, here:
Lookman completes permanent move to RB Leipzig
Ademola Lookman has completed his move to RB Leipzig.
The 21-year-old left Everton on a permanent transfer, after a deal in the region of £22.5m was agreed with the German club - though the figure is officially undisclosed.
Lookman spent the second-half of the 2017-18 season on loan at Leipzig and wanted to return last summer but Everton refused to sell the winger.
However, the Blues’ stance has changed 12 months on and they have now finalised his sale.
The forward featured in 48 matches for the Blues and scored four goals.
He played 24 times in all competitions under manager Marco Silva last season, starting six games and scoring once.
Lookman struck five goals in 11 appearances during his loan stay with Bundesliga side Leipzig in 2018.
Italian report claims Juventus and Everton hold talks over Kean
Everton are still some distance away from reaching any agreement with Juventus for Moise Kean, according to reports in Italy
Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has, according to Tutto Mercato, just flown back to Italy following a trip to England, where he discussed the potential exit of a number of players.
The newspaper claim Paratici held talks with Everton over striker Kean but there was a sticking point centring around a buy-back clause.
Zaha links continue
The Daily Mail are claiming Everton want to sign Wilfried Zaha ahead of Arsenal.
The media outlet writes that the Blues “made an approach to Crystal Palace for the winger and indicated their opening offer would be £55million”.
The ECHO understands the Toffees are not interested in signing Zaha - who has been linked with a move to the Gunners this summer.
Brazil rising star Reinier Jesus and Portuguese Rafael Leao have also recently been linked with moves to Goodison Park. But the ECHO again understands these rumours to be false.
Bramley-Moore Dock stadium
Everton have reached a momentous day in the club’s long and illustrious history.
It might be a little overdue, but the club’s proposed move away from Goodison Park is taking another step on Thursday evening.
Ahead of the second stage of public consultation getting underway on Bramley-Moore and the Blues’ Goodison legacy project on Friday 26 July, Everton will be officially unveiling Dan Meis’ latest designs in a special event for a select number of supporters.
Fans have been kept on the edge of their seats over these images for months, but finally the wait will be over today.
Adam Jones with the full report:
Good morning!
Hello, good morning and welcome to our Everton liveblog on this lovely Thursday morning.
Everton played out a 0-0 draw with Wigan in their latest pre-season friendly last night and we’re counting the days until Richarlison returns.
But there was the debut of Fabian Delph to assess - and we’ll also be looking at this Wilfried Zaha rumour. Because it isn’t going away..
Stay tuned.
