Everton are progressing in talks to sign Chelsea forward Tyrique George on a permanent deal.The 20-year-old joined Everton on loan in February. That deal included a £25million ($33m) option to make the move permanent, which was not taken up by Everton.However, George may still complete a permanent move to Goodison Park. Talks between Chelsea and Everton remain ongoing and could conclude by the end of this week. Everton will pay less up front than the option, but add-ons will take it close to the original £25m ($33m) Chelsea were originally requesting.After Jack Grealish was ruled out for the remainder of the season in January due to a foot injury, George effectively replaced the England international, with the majority of his Everton appearances coming on the left wing. The Englishman played 11 times in the Premier League for Everton in the second half of the 2025-26 campaign, having played featured on four occasions for Chelsea in the first half.George, who came through Chelsea’s academy, has represented England in several youth teams and has scored two goals in six appearances for the under-21 side. He can play across the front line and has six goals and six assists in 37 appearances for Chelsea’s first team.The Athletic reported in April that Everton were hopeful of keeping Grealish at the club. Last season, the 30-year-old scored two goals and provided six assists in 22 games for Everton during his loan spell from Manchester City. Grealish recently shared pictures of his return to light training.George a fine talent who struggled for first-team minutesAnalysis by Chelsea correspondent Simon JohnsonThis looks like great news for George, who found first-team minutes hard to come by before joining Everton on loan at the end of the January transfer window.The England youth international is another fine talent to come through the youth ranks at Chelsea. He has made 37 senior appearances for the club, but has started only one Premier League game.Chelsea have a number of options to play out wide as things stand in Estevao, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens, and new arrival Geovany Quenda. For George to fulfil his full potential, he needs a permanent move elsewhere to get more regular game time.As with other academy graduates that have been sold by Chelsea, any fee will count as straight profit on the books, which is obviously a plus.Some fans will question whether Chelsea would have been better off giving George a chance to develop rather than buying Garnacho or Gittens, who struggled to make an impression last season.