Everton are prepared to wait until the end of the transfer window to make their move for Jack Grealish, with the club looking to get a better deal this summer if they re-sign the Manchester City winger.
Once again, it is proving a complex transfer window at Hill Dickinson Stadium – where this summer’s priority is to strengthen the first XI rather than the entire squad overhaul that was required in 2025.
With Everton’s short-term aim to establish themselves in the category of clubs competing to be the “best of the rest” – think Aston Villa and Newcastle – improvement is clearly required.
CEO Angus Kinnear’s claim that he was “happily dissatisfied” with 13th place did not quite chime with the view among the fanbase that last season was an opportunity missed.
One way to remedy that is in the transfer market. But that is not easily achieved and in the background there remain two different agendas to satisfy.
