Good morning all, just getting ready to head off for a for a few days and wanted to send this out so you can see the sort of stories doing the round this morning. Apparently it seems we might need a striker!?
Everton are among the clubs in pursuit of colossal Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic, according to the Mail On Sunday.
The newspaper reported via their print edition on 7 August (
page 141) that Chelsea and Manchester United are also keen on signing the 6ft 7in powerhouse, who celebrated his 25th birthday last month. It is understood that Stuttgart have made the Austria international available for £17million.
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Toffees are “one step away” from completing the signing of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa ‘Gana’ Guey for a second spell at Goodison Park. “Gana Gueye hasn’t been called up by PSG as he’s one step away from joining Everton, details being resolved.”
The transfer insider also
tweeted: “Amadou Onana will undergo medical tomorrow as new Everton player, he will join until June 2027. Agreement 100% reached and will include 20% sell-on clause.
Paris Saint-Germain won’t ask Everton for much money to sign Idrissa Gueye, with the player wanting to return, according to Julien Laurens.
The French journalist feels the Ligue 1 champions won’t require anything close to what it has cost the Toffees to sign fellow midfielder Amadou Onana from Lille, with that deal wrapped up.
“I don’t think PSG will ask for much money for Idrissa Gueye. Not as much, certainly, as what they are paying for Onana, which is a bit of a risk and a gamble because he’s so young.
“A lot of talent and a lot of potential, but he’s not ready to have an impact that I think a new signing at that price should bring to the club.”
Everton watched Strasbourg striker Ludovic Ajorque in action against Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday, sources have told Football Insider.
The 6ft 5in forward, 28, is a target for a number of clubs across Europe after impressing last season in Ligue 1. Ajorque has hit double figures for goals in each of the last four seasons with Strasbourg across all competitions.
Everton manager Frank Lampard wants to sign Serhou Guirassy, who starred against his Chelsea team in the UEFA Champions League two years ago,
according to Sources
Those same sources reported that Lampard has been following Rennes forward Guirassy ever since he did well against his Chelsea team in Europe’s premier club competition in 2020.
The report has added that Everton ‘could buy Guirassy or take him on loan with a guaranteed purchase if he does well and they stay up’.
Frank Lampard believes that Everton are OK in the short term despite suffering a double defensive blow - but did not rule out bolstering his options.
Asked by LiverpoolWorld if Everton will now consider dipping into the transfer market for a defender, Lampard replied: “Ben, we are thinking 2-3 months.
“That’s a really quick assessment so we’ll probably find that out in the next couple of days.
“Yerry, we have no idea. We are assessing that this evening.
“Mason comes on for Ben so we’ve got cover there.I brought Ruben on to be a bit more aggressive later in the game and put Myko left-sided centre-half so we can work there.
“Keano (Michael Keane) is there as well. He can work there and is a more-than solid member of the squad. So we have options to cover those areas.
“We’ve have to assess the injuries and, in the short term, we have options to play in those positions.
According to Spanish publication SPORT, as relayed by
Sport Witness, Everton are among the clubs keeping tabs on Barcelona forward Memphis Depay for a move in the summer transfer window. The Toffees have reportedly approached the Dutch forward to discuss a move in the ongoing window. However it is also stated in the report by SPORT that Depay
favours a move to Juventus but is still studying every offer that comes his way.
