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Chelsea agree personal terms with midfielder, Juventus interested in Blues winger

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have reportedly won their pursuit of Zenit St Petersburg Axel Witsel, according to the Sun. Everton were in the pole position to sign the Belgium international, but according to the report the Blues have hijacked their move by agreeing on personal terms with the player. The West London club will now start negotiating a transfer fee for the player with Zenit. The 27-year-old, who moved to Zenit in a £32 million move four years ago, has only one year left on his current deal with the Russian club. His contract situation means…

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Arsenal hold talks with two star strikers, ready to make massive wage bid for Alvaro Morata

Vincent Van Genechten

With Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea ready to redeem their poor season by hiring a new coach, Arsenal can’t sit still and watch those three clubs fight it out for the Premier League crown. The Gunners have been on the look out for a new top striker, and several big names have been mentioned. Now, according to a report by The Sun, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has held talks with Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette as he looks to bolster the Arsenal attack. Lukaku provided 25 goals and seven…

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Manchester United star linked with move to Premier League club

Vyom Chaudhary

Juan Mata must be one of the unluckiest footballers in the world. The Spaniard was in the best form of his life when Jose Mourinho took charge of Chelsea in 2013. However, the Portuguese manager found Mata to be unsuitable to his playing philosophy and sold him to Manchester United. Now after two years with the Manchester club, the 28-year-old fins himself in the similar territory once again. Various reports have suggested that Mourinho will once again dispose of Mata in the transfer window and now, according to latest reports, the…

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Chelsea and Everton compete for Southampton star

Vyom Chaudhary

Southampton striker Graziano Pelle is set for an exit from the South Coast club in the summer after spending two seasons with them. The 30-year-old has only one year left on his current deal with the Saints and he is not expected to be offered a new deal. The Telegraph reports that Premier League clubs Chelsea and Everton are very much interested in signing the Italy international this summer. Everton manager Ronald Koeman has previously worked with Pelle at Feyenoord and Southampton and rates him very highly. Meanwhile, Chelsea manager…

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Everton on the brink of signing Euro 2016 star and selling top defender for record fee

Vincent Van Genechten

With a new coach in Ronald Koeman and a reported £100 million transfer kit at their disposal, Everton are primed to have a big transfer summer. On Friday, the Toffees completed their first signing as Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg joined the club on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, according to a report by the BBC. The 33-year-old left Koeman’s Ajax for AS Roma in 2011, before moving to Fulham in 2013. Stekelenburg spent the 2014/2015 campaign on loan at Monaco and last season linked up with Koeman again at…

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Chelsea to rival Everton for Euro 2016 star, Toffees want Premier League scorer

Vincent Van Genechten

Chelsea are set to battle Everton for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel, with the Blues seeing him as an alternative to Belgium team-mate Radja Nainggolan. According to a report by The Daily Mail, the Blues had a bid of £33 million for the AS Roma star rejected by the Serie A giants, which mean they have now been turned down three times in their chase of Nainggolan. Chelsea’s attention could now turn to Witsel, who is another impressive member of Belgium’s Euro 2016 squad and who has been linked…

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Arsenal reportedly agree personal terms with Romelu Lukaku

Vincent Van Genechten

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to land a new top-level striker who can add the killer instinct their current options lack, and according to the latest reports, the Gunners are making progress on landing a big transfer target. According to Italian journalist Emanuele Giulianelli, Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Romelu Lukaku ahead of making a summer bid for the Belgium international. The 23-year-old provided 25 goals and seven assists in 46 appearances in all competitions last season for the Toffees and has scored two goals thus far at Euro 2016, twice…

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Manchester United duo emerge as Arsenal and Everton targets

Vincent Van Genechten

With Jose Mourinho coming in as the club’s new manager, a set of Manchester United players are primed to leave Old Trafford this summer. Two of them are Daley Blind and Morgan Schneiderlin. Arsenal are set to make a move for Blind, with the Netherlands international’s future up in the air following Mourinho’s arrival at the club, according to The Sunday People. It’s noted in the piece that Mourinho is unsure about whether he has a place for the Dutchman, said to be valued at around £16 million, in his…

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Everton considering huge offer for injury prone midfielder

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton are reportedly planning a swoop for AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman after practically two years of injury woes, according to Liverpool Echo. The 26-year-old Dutchman joined the Giallorossi from Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in 2013 for £13.1 million, but has barely featured since tearing his ACL in March 2014. He underwent several operations and finally returned to full fitness in May. However, according to the report, new Toffees boss Ronald Koeman wants Strootman in the Premier League next season. The Dutch manager has an impressive budget at his disposal, which could…

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New Everton boss sets sights on a duo of new players

Vincent Van Genechten

New Everton manager Ronald Koeman wants to make Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul his first signing at Goodison Park while he is also weighing up a move for Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel. Koeman was confirmed as the Toffees new manager on Tuesday after signing a three-year contract worth £6 million a year to succeed Roberto Martinez at Goodison Park, with the club paying £5 million to Southampton. According to various English reports, as one from The Guardian, the Dutch manager wants to move quickly on the summer transfer market in order to…

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Chelsea to target Liverpool flop forward and Juventus midfielder

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have identified Liverpool forward Christian Benteke as one of the possible summer targets. The Times claims that the Blues aim to sign Everton forward Romelu Lukaku during the summer transfer window. However, if they fail to land their preferred target, they will turn their attention towards his Belgian compatriot. Liverpool signed the forward for £32 million from Aston Villa last summer, but after having failed to impress manager Jurgen Klopp in his debut season at Anfield, he is touted to leave the club in the summer. Benteke managed only…

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Premier League Season Review – Everton

Stephen Donovan
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Everton: 11th FA Cup: Semi-finals Capital One Cup: Semi-finals The distraction and the fixture congestion caused by the Europa League was the main reason provided for an indifferent campaign for Everton in 2014-15 as they fell way below the standards set when narrowly missing out on the top four in Roberto Martinez’ first season in charge. This time there was no such excuse and there were some encouraging signs to begin with, but it all ended up going horribly wrong as a squad full of talent flopped badly once again.…

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Chelsea dealt two transfer blows, chasing surprising duo of central defenders

Vincent Van Genechten

With new manager Antonio Conte joining Chelsea after Euro 2016, the Blues are primed for a big summer transfer window to improve on their very poor Premier League season. However, the Stamford Bridge club were handed two serious transfer blows this week. Chelsea have told Everton they will not just give the Toffees what they want for Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian striker has made it clear he wants to leave Goodison Park and is open to a return to Stamford Bridge. However, the Blues will not pay the £65 million Everton are…

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Everton preparing shocking offer for Manchester City star, Citizens to target Premier League top striker

Vincent Van Genechten

Farhad Moshiri, Everton’s ambitious and super-rich new owner will make an astonishing attempt to bring Joe Hart to Goodison Park, with the price tag likely to be around £40 million, according to The Sun. A deal would only be plausible if incoming Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is successful in bringing in Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen to the Etihad. However, Everton’s Iranian money man would be prepared to offer Hart around £200,000 a week to play for the Toffees, who recently parted ways with manager Roberto Martinez. Manuel Pellegrini, Hart’s former manager at City,…

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Manchester United targeting several stars in huge summer transfer spree

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United have sacked Louis Van Gaal and are primed to appoint Jose Mourinho is their new manager starting from next season. The Red Devils won the FA Cup this season but finished just fifth in the Premier League, missing out on Champions League football. The club is in dire need of a change and looks ready for a huge summer transfer spree. According to The Guardian, Mourinho has identified several star players United should target during the summer as part of an anticipated minimum £150 million spend. The reports states…

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Chelsea in pursuit of Everton duo

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are not giving up on their pursuit of Everton duo Romelu Lukaku and John Stones if the latest reports are to be believed. The Blues have been strongly linked with both players recently and according to Belgian source Het Laatste Nieuws (via Metro), they have already contacted Everton to discuss the potential transfers. Both players have a lot of suitors in the transfer market, and it won’t be an easy task for the West London club to secure their signings. Chelsea tried to sign Stones last summer, but their multiple…

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Everton vs Norwich – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Now looking for a new manager, Everton finish a hugely disappointing campaign with a home encounter with a Norwich City side that has already been condemned to an instant return to the Championship. It all began exceptionally well for Roberto Martinez at Everton as he guided the club to its highest Premier League points tally in his first year in 2013-14, but it has been gradually downhill from there despite the quality within the squad never having decreased. The anger towards the Spaniard from supporters reached such a critical point that he…

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Sunderland vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Sunderland have battled their way into a position of immense strength in the battle for survival and can complete the job here, as victory over Everton would see them stay up and condemn Newcastle United and Norwich City to relegation. For some weeks now it has looked as though this game in hand for the Black Cats would be potentially significant, and the celebrations that will ensue on Wearside should they indeed pull off their umpteenth escape from the threat of Championship football would be among the greatest seen in…

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Arsenal have made a bid for highly-rated Championship defender

Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal are closing in on a move for highly-rated Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding, according to the latest rumours on the transfer market. The 20-year-old was voted Bolton’s player of the year this season, as he was one of the few bright sparks for the Trotters in a season they suffered relegation to the League One. According to Marc Iles, chief football writer at the Bolton News, Holding was dropped from Bolton’s squad for the 1-0 defeat against Fulham because of a possible bid from the Gunners. Bolton’s caretaker boss Jimmy…

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Leicester vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

There have been few greater stories in the history of English football than Leicester City winning the Premier League title, and their final home game of the season against Everton will be a chance for celebration as the supporters gather to provide their acclaim. While many have felt for several weeks that the Foxes were destined for the top-flight crown, but only when it was confirmed thanks to Tottenham’s draw at Chelsea on Monday evening did the enormity of their achievement really sink in. It is up there with the…

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Everton vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It looks set to be a sombre atmosphere at Goodison Park on Saturday as Everton begin to play out their season of dismal underachievement by taking on a Bournemouth side that has lost four of the last five games. After such a miserable showing in being embarrassed at the home of bitter rivals Liverpool just three days prior, credit has to go to Everton for the manner in which they battled so hard in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. A goal down at half-time, they took the game to…

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In-demand player’s agent hints at Liverpool move

Vyom Chaudhary

Dynamo Kyiv winger Andriy Yarmolenko is an in-demand player at the moment. The Ukraine international has been recently linked with moves to Everton and Arsenal, and now the latest report has hinted at a possible transfer move to Liverpool. Yarmolenko’s agent Vadim Shabliy has recently uploaded a video on his Instagram account which suggests that the has recently held transfer talks with the Merseyside club. The video shows Liverpool’s London office and contains hashtags like ‘#meeting’, ‘#transferwindow’, ‘#fcliverpool’, ‘#ProStar’, ‘#football’, and ‘#agency’. #meeting #transferwindow #fcliverpool #ProStar #football #agency A video…

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ICYMI: Manchester United’s FA Cup semi-final win in five crucial moments [Videos]

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United booked their place in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 21 against either Watford or Crystal Palace after beating Everton 2-1. We’re looking back to the game’s best moments. Moment 1: Wayne Rooney denies Romelu Lukaku Half-time at Wembley and 0-1 for @ManUtd… Should @RomeluLukaku9 have scored this opportunity? #FACup https://t.co/VuAGgTkAPE — Eleven Sports BE (@ElevenBE_nl) 23 april 2016 Moment 2: Marouane Fellaini puts United 1-0 up Moment 3: David De Gea saves Romelu Lukaku’s penalty Moment 4: Chris Smalling’s own goal 1-1! @ChrisSmalling with the…

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Chelsea to launch a sensational swoop for Everton duo

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are planning to all guns blazing in the upcoming transfer window. According to a report in Daily Star, the Blues are planning to launch a £90million swoop for Everton duo of John Stones and Romelu Lukaku. The Blues attempted to sign Stones last summer, but their three bids were turned down by the Toffees. The centre-back has suffered a slump in his form this season, but the Blues are convinced that he could provide a long-term defensive solution for their squad. The West London club are ready to offer £40 million…

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Everton vs Man Utd – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton and Manchester United have both fallen well below expectations in the Premier League this season, but on Saturday they meet at Wembley and have the chance to move to within 90 minutes of lifting the FA Cup. This is a do or die encounter for Everton boss Roberto Martinez, who is desperately hoping that his side can salvage something from this competition and take a slight amount of the emphasis away from a woeful run in the league that culminated in the embarrassing Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool. The Spaniard is…

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