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Saints boss Will Still admitted that he is not sure what
Tyler Dibling’s future holds amid links with Tottenham and Crystal Palace. He said: “I don’t. I have no idea. You’d have to ask Palace, Arsenal or Tottenham. “I read all this stuff at the same moment you guys do, and I saw Sky Sports News at eight o’clock this morning with breaking news.”
However, a domino effect could be paving the way for
Dibling’s move to Merseyside. Southampton have been linked with a move for Middlesbrough’s Finn Azaz.
Everton had been linked with a move for the 24-year-old earlier in the summer, but chose to explore other targets. According to
The Northern Echo, the Saints have had an offer rejected, but continue to engage in talks.
Taking to social media, Fabrizio Romano claimed Everton have knocked back approaches from other Premier League sides for
Iliman Ndiaye this summer. Earlier in the window, Romano suggested
Ndiaye had interest from Inter Milan. Now, he has suggested other sides have shown an interest. ‘Everton have rejected all approaches for Iliman Ndiaye from Serie A and Premier League,’ he said. ‘Ndiaye, seen as crucial part of the project at the club.’
According to Graeme Bailey, Everton have attempted to address other things before making a move for
Tom Fellows. Bailey said: “I don’t think that Everton’s pursuit of Tyler Dibling impacts the Tom Fellows situation, necessarily, but I do think that what has happened for Fellows is that there are so many other things that Everton need to do. I just think he’s being put a little bit on the back burner. “I still wouldn’t rule Fellows out of that Everton move, especially by the end of the window, but it’s a little bit less likely than it was previously.
“Just simply because they’re doing other things. I think this is a lot like the Hayden Hackney situation, where West Brom are fearful they’ll lose their man by the end of the window and are braced for that.”
According to
L’Equipe, Arsenal have joined the race for
Malick Fofana, with Everton also part of the run, with Lyon desperate to make a big sale to balance their finances. In recent days,
Fofana has admitted he could leave Lyon before the deadline in just one week’s time. According to Le Progres, Bayern Munich will not be signing Fofana after their latest offer was very quickly rejected. It is claimed that Bayern have no intention of paying €40m for the winger this summer. So, they can be considered out of the race.
English Premier League
Everton are planning to offer Getafe €30 million for Super Eagles midfielder
Christantus Uche, Soccernet.ng reports. Uche has been attracting a lot of attention from many clubs across the top five European leagues. This comes after a string of impressive performances at Getafe. The 22-year-old midfielder joined the club from third-tier Ceuta last summer, and he quickly rose to become Getafe's best player, contributing four goals and six assists in 33 league games.
Everton will reportedly compete with Newcastle United and West Ham United to sign 30-year-old versatile Dutch defender
Nathan Ake from Manchester City this summer. According to a report by
TEAMtalk, Nathan Ake is the subject of interest from Everton. The Toffees are scouring the market for a centre-back this summer and have held exploratory talks to sign the versatile Manchester City defender. Meanwhile, Newcastle United and West Ham United are also keen on signing the Dutch centre-back in the summer transfer window.