Everton - News

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We asked for your views on Everton signing winger Jesper Lindstrom from Napoli on an initial loan deal.

Here are some of your comments:

Steve: Firstly, I am pleased we get him for a year without shelling out a big transfer fee. Sounds like he has a good deal of potential and, given he didn't start many games for Napoli, in a successful season for them, he will be hungry to show what he can do. A good bit of business for Everton.

Jeff: This player has been brought in by the same people that are responsible for wasting over £500m on worthless players in the past seven years, so forgive me for not jumping for joy. At least one positive thing is that this is a loan deal with an option to buy.

Greg: Still young and hopefully hungry. Had a poor season so let's hope the love he will get from the fans will turn his career. If it doesn't work out, we send him back. It's a no brainer. At least the club appear to be making sensible decisions at long last.

Derek: Looks like a good signing especially with the option to buy after one season at Everton. Look forward to see how he changes attacking options.

Tim: Played well at Frankfurt and ultimately left for a hefty price tag to Napoli. Happy to have him in but we are still a defender and midfielder short. I fear that we are one centre-back injury away from a bad start to the season.

Duncan: We've been short of depth in wide positions for years, so it's good to get people in and with our finances being what they are a loan with an option to buy is very sensible indeed.

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Everton have revealed their new away kit for the new season - a yellow and black strip which the club say is inspired by the "famous atmospheric nights that have played out under the glow of the stadium's floodlights."

The club will debut the new kit in Tuesday's friendly against Coventry City.

Everton said on their official website: "The away offering is the latest in a series of Castore kits for 2024-25 that find different ways of paying homage to the Grand Old Lady in the stadium’s final season."

Everton complete Jake O'Brien signing from Lyon..

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Everton have signed centre-back Jake O'Brien from Lyon on a four-year deal for £16.4m.

The 23-year-old Republic of Ireland defender made 27 appearances for the Ligue 1 side last season.

He becomes Everton's fifth summer signing after midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, forwards Iliman Ndiaye and Jesper Lindstrom, and the return of Jack Harrison on loan from Leeds.

"I'm buzzing and so happy to have signed," O'Brien said.

"I've been dreaming of this kind of move in the Premier League, with such a historic club. It's a very exciting move for me."

O'Brien said Everton was a "huge club" with a "big future".

"When the transfer window opened there were other clubs in for me but there was only one club I wanted to go to - it was Everton," he said.

"They've shown the faith in me so now it's my turn to show why on the pitch."

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Everton could be forced to sell England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, below their asking price to avoid any cashflow issues.

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Everton 0-3 Brighton - the fans' verdict

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Everton and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Mal: Wrong tactics, wrong manager - I said this last season and nothing has changed. Pickford long balls to Harrison, who then crosses it to Calvert-Lewin, who rarely scores from open play. This didn't work last season and it won't work this season. Everton has a manager in Dyche who stubbornly won't change his system. If only Moyes was available...

Gary: Same old Everton, I'm afraid. It's going to be a very long season but at least we have a few more games to play before we really know how it will pan out. We just don't have pace at the back with Young and Coleman, who has been a fantastic servant but his legs are not 21 any more.

Lee: Thought we started really well - then typical Everton turned up! Young cost us a chance of even getting back into game - really poor from him. I'd rather start with three at the back. Very, very disappointing.

Everton 2-3 Bournemouth: What Sean Dyche said:

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Everton boss Sean Dyche, speaking to MOTD: "We did so much right until they scored their first goal. I think they had one shot on target before then. The game should have been out of sight. We conceded one and then threw it away. I can't put my finger on it right now.

"They kept raining it forward and got their reward in the end. The Premier League you have to play to the last breath of the game and we simply didn't but they did. They were playing it forward and crossing it into the box and we didn't deal with it. Simple stuff but we threw it away. It is the third game we have thrown away this season.

"You have to kill teams off at every level, but particularly at this level. Everyone was looking at someone else to deal with things and that is when there is trouble. You could see the body language change.

"You have to see games through and we have enough experience to do that, but today we didn't."

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Everton turned down the opportunity to sign 26-year-old France defender Axel Disasi and Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana, 21, from Chelsea in a swap deal for striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Sean Dyche on takeover, his future and Coleman fitness..by Ben Collins, BBC Sport journalist

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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Aston Villa (kick-off 17:30 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

On the club statement about prospective owner John Textor: "If you're a prospective owner, you're going to ask certain questions, finding out about what you're going to buy and to get a feel."

On Textor saying he wants to speak to Dyche about what kind of players he wants to coach: "I haven't had the chance [to speak yet]. I don't think the deal's reached that position. If you're a prospective owner, you probably would want to build a relationship, or certainly know the manager's thoughts. He isn't the current owner but if he did take over I'm sure you'd have that conversation [about players]. I think that's standard practice."

On how he deals with those discussions: "Over my years as a manager, I've dealt with many situations, many different players and many different playing styles. I've tried to adapt to whatever challenge I've had with the group of players I've been given."

On whether there's any uncertainty over his future: "The bigger picture of the club is the main focus. The club is still nowhere near where it wants to be. We want to win games - that's my first thought. It's not about myself or contracts. It's about my staff and the players aligning to win games."

On his position beyond this season: "The ambition here changes weekly. It's been an up-and-down period, for the club not just for me. We've brought some level of calmness but at the minute it's a volatile situation on and off the pitch, with talk of ownership change and, on the pitch, not getting the results we want."

On new loan signings Armando Broja and Orel Mangala: "Armando's got an injury so that'll take a bit of time. Orel's come in today, been bright and breezy, and wants to be part of the group. We'll assess it as we go on."

On Seamus Coleman's apparent injury playing for the Republic of Ireland: "Seamus is touch and go but we'll see how he recovers from that."

On Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson fitness: "Jarrad is just [training] on the grass now so he's at the beginning of the process and Patto's the same. They're starting to train with us every day."

On opponents Aston Villa: "The manager [Unai Emery] has done a tremendous job. They've invested, but invested well, which is not easy. They're a good outfit and they're learning with the more games that come round."

Saturday 28th September 2024 - Premier League - Venue: Goodison Park - Attendance: 38,954

Everton 2 (McNeil 47, 54) Crystal Palace 1 (Guehi 10)

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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking about his emotions after today's win:

"Very pleased, a lot of hard work in the turnaround. We conceded a soft goal and we know we’ve got to correct that and we’ve done so well from that kind of situation. First phase and second phase set pieces.

"The reaction was superb, particularly second half to take the game on. Lots of work to be done of course but it's another restart for us."

On how the team were feeling: "When you haven’t got that first win you feel nervous. Then you go 1-0 down, the stadium becomes awkward for the players.

"I spoke to them in the second half about being someone who makes a difference. It’s every person that counts, not just one.

"I thought the feel of the second half was better, not just the quality. Dwight McNeil popping up with two goals for two different reasons and some good energy in our play and the big moments went for us today."