Alcaraz first Everton men's player to score at new stadiumpublished at 14:38
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Everton continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 win over League One side Port Vale at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Toffees conceded early on in the behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday, but Argentine midfielder Charly Alcaraz brought the game back level with a first-time finish from outside the area - the first goal scored by an Everton men's player at their new ground.
It was quickly followed by a fine 25-yard free-kick from James Garner, which proved to be the winner.
Everton will now head to the United States for the Premier League Summer Series.
Gossip: Toffees discuss Kubo dealpublished at 07:35
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Everton have spoken to Real Sociedad over a deal for 24-year-old Japan winger Takefusa Kubo. (Teamtalk), external
The Blues have met Red Star Belgrade's valuation of Veljko Milosavljevic after Celtic had an offer of £5.2m for the 17-year-old centre-half rejected. (MaxBet Sport, external)
Toffees lose 1-0 to Blackburn in second pre-season friendlypublished at 17:46 19 July
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Everton suffered a 1-0 defeat to Championship Blackburn in their second pre-season friendly at Ewood Park.
David Moyes fielded a strong side but new back-up goalkeeper signing Mark Travers was beaten after seven minutes by a Dion De Neve strike.
The Toffees will now prepare to travel to the USA next week to face Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester United as part of the Premier League Summer Series.
Gossip: Toffees rival Villa and West Ham for Luizpublished at 07:17 18 July
07:17 18 July
Everton have submitted a bid to sign Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz from Juventus, with Aston Villa and West Ham also interested in the 27-year-old. (Teamtalk, external)
The Blues are keen on a loan deal for Manchester City and England playmaker Jack Grealish, thought West Ham have made contact with the 29-year-old's club. (Ben Jacobs on X, external)
Everton launch 2025-26 away kitpublished at 10:53 17 July
10:53 17 July
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Everton have unveiled their away kit for the 2025-26 season.
According to a club statement, their latest kit pays homage to the dockland heritage surrounding the Blues' new Hill Dickinson Stadium home
The club said: "The shirt incorporates a sleeve pattern that represents the railway line that served the Liverpool docklands during a time when they were at the centre of maritime connectivity during the mid-to-late 1800s."
'We've got to aim high - and why not?' - Keanepublished at 14:15 16 July
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Michael Keane says Everton have to "aim high" as they embark on their first season in a new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.
The central defender signed a one-year contract extension at the start of July and cannot wait for the 2025-26 season to get started.
"I'm really happy to be staying," he told club media, external. "To get it done in the end, I was over the moon and I can just crack on now, focus on football, train hard and make sure I'm ready when my chance comes.
"[The stadium move] will be something that's really exciting and something I think the club deserves. I think the fans deserve it.
"The past few seasons have been tough and the fans deserve some positivity. The Premier League is a tough league and there's a lot of good teams spending a lot of money. Nothing is guaranteed but we've got to aim high – and why not?"
The Blues drew 1-1 with League Two side Accrington Stanley in their first pre-season friendly on Tuesday, with Keane one of four outfield players to play the full 90 minutes – alongside Nathan Patterson, Dwight McNeil and Tim Iroegbunam.
"We played some decent stuff," Keane said post-match. "I think in the final third we can get sharper, but the lads have worked really hard for 10 days straight – even yesterday we had double sessions, so it's not easy.
"You don't feel fresh and at your best but that's what pre-season is for. We got through it and we'll feel better for it.
"[The start to pre-season] has been really good. It's been hard work with triple sessions pretty much every day. That's going to be good for us.
"To play 90 minutes is good. I think a lot of lads will feel better for that and we just keep building into the start of the season now."
Everton fans brave 'biblical rain' in draw at Accringtonpublished at 08:24 16 July
08:24 16 July
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It might have been a first pre-season game for Everton at Accrington Stanley, but the torrential rain made it feel more like a cup game on a Tuesday night in November.
Supporters have been put through the mill over the past few seasons with PSR charges, points deductions, top players being sold off, takeover failures and a revolving door for the manager.
The total attendance was 3,872 with 2,336 Everton fans braving the almost biblical rain in an uncovered stand, wearing plastic ponchos that made them more look like they were at a damp Alton Towers than a football match.
But if this preparation leads to bringing home silverware for the first time in 30 years and having something to celebrate after navigating the recent storms, they will not care what the weather forecast is for the victory party.
The Toffees were without the likes of Jordan Pickford, Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye, who have only just returned to Finch Farm training ground following international duty. New signings Thierno Barry and Mark Travers were also missing.
As a result, this felt more of a chance for manager David Moyes to see his fringe players in action. Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam and Dwight McNeil all got 90 minutes against the League Two side.
Youssef Chermiti also got the nod over fellow striker Beto and the 21-year-old did a decent job of showing what he could do when he had two great chances just saved by Accrington's goalkeeper in the first half.
It was though substitute Beto's penalty that ensured the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw.
But this was a matchday squad filled with academy players and under-21s - 10 of them in fact. While I anticipate some will be used to pad out the squad for the Premier League Series which starts next week, I cannot imagine this will be how Everton look come the new season.
Moyes knows he needs players through the door if the club are going to challenge for the European places and stay well away from another relegation dogfight.
There is however, plenty of excitement over one particular youngster.
Harrison Armstrong went out on loan to Derby County in January and impressed in the Championship. Moyes is also a fan of the 18-year-old Scouser, who was given the number-10 role at Accrington. There is a lot of hope he will prove to be the next superstar at Everton, after Jarrad Branthwaite became the hero.
Gossip: Everton join Man Utd in Luiz racepublished at 07:38 16 July
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Everton are keen on signing Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz this summer, and Manchester United have also registered their interest in the 27-year-old.
'Everton will be looking to do business more astutely'published at 14:55 15 July
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BBC Sport football news reporter Shamoon Hafez has been answering your questions.
Dominic asked: With everyone who has left Everton for free there are some big gaps in the squad and I'm not sure we are doing quick enough business to replace them. How many players do you think we need to bring in to replenish the side and who should they be?
Shamoon answered: Everton have squandered millions in the past on poor signings which have not worked out so will be looking to do business more astutely under the Friedkin Group.
Thierno Barry comes in as centre-forward from Villarreal following the departure of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and will need to hit the ground running for a side that struggled to score goals over the past couple of seasons.
The exits of Abdoulaye Doucoure and Orel Mangala leaves gaps in the centre of the park and Douglas Luiz has been linked with a move from Juventus.
Jesper Lindstrom and Jack Harrison contributed little in terms of goals and assists last season, so a couple of creative wide players will be high up on David Moyes' list.
'It's a fresh start for me' - Travers joins Evertonpublished at 12:11 15 July
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Everton have completed the signing of goalkeeper Mark Travers from Bournemouth.
The 26-year-old has signed a four-year deal until the end of June 2029.
Travers made 82 appearances for the Cherries, while also having loan spells at Weymouth, Swindon Town and Stoke City, along with Middlesbrough, where he was the first choice in goal for the second half of their 2024-25 Championship campaign and played 20 league matches.
"I'm extremely proud and excited to be an Everton player," the Republic of Ireland international told club media
"Coming in, you can feel how big this club is and the history that comes with it. You really feel that with the fanbase, the new stadium now as well and the direction the club is going in.
"It's a fresh start for me to come up here and try a new chapter in my career.
"It's a really exciting time to be part of this massive football club and I just can't wait to get going."
It is expected that Travers will come in as a back-up goalkeeping option for current number one Jordan Pickford.
On the prospect of competing with the England international, he added: "Jordan [Pickford] is an outstanding goalkeeper for club and country. I'm looking forward to competing with everyone here and being a Premier League player.
"Being in this environment is huge. We're going to push each other every day in training and whatever happens on the weekend, we're going to be there for each other and make the most of every opportunity that comes.
"It's always really exciting to work with a new group and being able to help the younger lads as well. I'll give it everything. I'll take pride in doing the right things on and off the pitch and representing this club with a lot of pride."
How much did Premier League clubs earn in prize money?published at 19:32 14 July
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All 20 clubs earn a share of Premier League prize money. The amount each club receives depends on their league position and number of televised matches.
Prize money consists of UK and international merit broadcast payments, equal shares, commercial revenues and facility fees.
All clubs received a central commercial payment of £7.9m and equal shares from UK (£29.8m) and international (£59.2m) revenues.
Clubs are also paid a facility fee for matches broadcast on domestic TV. Liverpool had 30 of their 38 league matches televised - more than any other club.
1st: Liverpool - £174.9m
2nd: Arsenal - £171.5m
3rd: Manchester City - £165.5m
4th: Chelsea - £163.7m
5th: Newcastle United - £160.2m
6th: Aston Villa - £159.3m
7th: Nottingham Forest - £152.5m
8th: Brighton - £145.1m
9th: Bournemouth - £143.4m
10th: Brentford - £138.9m
11th: Fulham - £135.5m
12th: Crystal Palace - £136.1m
13th: Everton - £131.8m
14th: West Ham - £130.9m
15th: Manchester United - £136.2m
16th: Wolves - £123.1m
17th: Tottenham - £127.8m
18th: Leicester - £116.9m
19th: Ipswich Town - £111.1m
20th: Southampton - £109.2m
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Gossip: Toffees to battle Roma for El Aynaouipublished at 07:51 14 July
07:51 14 July
Everton have joined Roma in the race to RC Lens' Neil El Aynaoui despite the 24-year-old Morocco midfielder having verbally agreed a contract with the Serie A club. (Teamtalk, external)
Football Data Journalist for Opta Analyst Ali Tweedale has offered a statistical and tactical analysis of new Everton signing Thierno Barry.
The 22-year-old's £27m move on a four-year deal was confirmed earlier this week.
Tweedale analysed Barry's aerial prowess, external but also dug into his physicality and tendency to get shots away quickly among other facets of his game.
"Barry is 6ft 5in so he's a big physical presence, he's very good at holding the ball up and he's constantly on the move," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"He does a lot to occupy defenders and make life difficult for them, whether it be getting tight and making physical contact or making runs in behind.
"He really consistently makes defenders have lots to think about. The physical side of things is something he won't struggle with in the Premier League.
"Barry scored all 11 of his goals for Villarreal last season off first-time finishes so he's very quick to get shots off. His instinct is to get across a defender, get into space and get a shot off immediately.
"There was only one player in the league who had a higher number of shots off first-time finishes. That shows he is quite single-minded in his outlook.
"He had the fourth-most big chances in La Liga last season but there were only a handful of players who had less touches per 90 or averaged fewer touches per shot than him."
'I hope we've signed the French Duncan Ferguson' - fans on Barrypublished at 12:12 10 July
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We asked for your views on Everton's new forward Thierno Barry and what you make of his £27m signing from Villarreal.
Here are some of your comments:
Ramo: I hope we've signed the French Duncan Ferguson, that would make the new ground rock!
Ron: For a relatively young player, he seems to have done pretty well in La Liga, which hopefully will give him the confidence to take that experience into the Premier League. David Moyes is the perfect manager to encourage and coach the lad to realise his potential. Good luck. Look forward to watching him in action.
Tommo: Barry is young and looks like he is getting better each season, which can only be a good thing for Everton. We now need a fast right-sided midfielder and a classy right-back.
Rep: This is the start of the rebuilding. Barry looks like the type of forward Everton need to spearhead the attack. However, we have to have players who can find him. Decent wingers and wing-backs must be the next priority.
However, some of you were more pessimistic and wanted to wait to see how good Barry could be in the Premier League.
Tony: Time will tell if he is a good signing. He has done well in Spain, but the Premier League is better and tougher. For now, we must all get behind him from the start. No better manager than Moyes to work with.
Anton: On paper, this is a very promising signing. But, as we Evertonians know all too well, football isn't played on paper. He has got the physique to succeed in the Premier League, but we obviously have to find the players who will supply him to get the best out of him.
Barry 'going to be a major success' once adapted to Premier Leaguepublished at 09:23 10 July
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Thierno Barry is "an exciting prospect" but fans may need to be patient as he beds into the club.
That is the view of Mike Richards from the Unholy Trinity podcast after the France Under-21 striker joined for £27m from Villareal on Wednesday.
"It is exciting because we have been looking for a new striker for a little while now," Richards told BBC Radio Merseyside. "He has potential at 22-years-old, and after a breakthrough season at Villarreal where he scored 11 goals, he is someone Everton fans will grow to love.
"Obviously, fans will want to see him score goals but we might need to be a bit patient with him because he is raw.
"He clearly has bags of pace and that is one thing Everton have struggled with when the ball has been turned over and we transition to attack. He can eat up the turf, so to get someone in like him was really important.
"At 6ft 5in, he is a big lad so that will only add to the threat we have from set-pieces and he has an eye for goal.
"He is an exciting prospect and he has chosen to sign for us as other clubs were looking at him as well.
"But when you transition from any other league as a young player it does take time, so we need to give him time to develop and grow to the pace of the Premier League.
"If we do that, then I am sure he is going to be a major success."
'The club comes with a new ambition - I want to play my part in that'published at 16:22 9 July
16:22 9 July
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New Everton signing Thierno Barry says he wants to follow in the footsteps of former Toffees strikers Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku after his move from Villarreal was confirmed.
The France Under-21 international has signed a four-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of June 2029.
"I'm very happy," Barry told club media. "It's very exciting to be here. I just can't wait to start and I hope to start very quickly.
"Everton is a big club in the Premier League. They have a good history and good players have played here, like Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku. When I was young, I liked to watch these players - now I want to do like these players who have gone before [did]."
Barry arrives at Everton in a time of transition as the club prepares for their first season away from Goodison Park and their first full campaign of David Moyes' second spell.
"I had good conversations with the manager," the 6ft 5in forward added.
"He told me I have the quality to play in the Premier League. He wants to do good work with me. He wants to help me on my road and I felt the sincerity with him - so that's why I chose to come here as well.
"When the manager came last season, I think he changed a little bit the team. I feel this and the new stadium means the club comes with a new ambition, so I want to play my part in that."
What do you make of the signing? And what would a successful first season at Everton look like for Barry?
Calvert-Lewin left the Blues earlier this month on the expiry of his contract. He spent nine years at the club, scoring 71 goals in 273 games. The 28-year-old experienced highs and lows at Everton, enjoying fine 2019-2020 and 2020-21 seasons that earned him a place in England's European Championship squad, but at other times struggling with form and fitness.
In the two campaigns mentioned, he scored 13 and 16 league goals respectively, but did not reach double figures in any other Premier League season.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old Barry scored 11 La Liga goals last season to help Villarreal finish fifth and achieve their highest points tally in 17 years, qualifying for the Champions League.
He was part of an elite group of players aged under 23 to score 10 or more goals in Europe's top five leagues, alongside the likes of RB Leipzig Benjamin Sesko, Paris St-Germain's Bradley Barcola and Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike.
One area the Toffees will be hoping Barry is an improvement on Calvert-Lewin in is aerially, especially in Moyes' first full season back in charge, with the Scotsman favouring a playing style that features lots of crosses into the box.
Everton ranked seventh for open-play crosses in last season's Premier League, although they struggled to convert those into goals, scoring just three times from such situations - the fewest of any club other than Chelsea (two).
Barry's height makes him a huge threat in the air and he ranked second of all forwards in Europe's major leagues - and top of anyone in La Liga - for aerial duel success in 2024-25 for players who have competed in a minimum of 100.
He won 66.7% of his 153 challenges, while Calvert-Lewin has never won above 53.7% (in the 2020-21 season) in the Premier League.
Beto's surge of form after Moyes' return last season aside, Everton have lacked a reliable goalscorer who can offer a physical presence and threat.
If he can stay fit, Barry has the characteristics to thrive in the Premier League and endear himself to Toffees fans in the same way Calvert-Lewin did at the beginning of the 2020s.
"I think he always wanted to stay. They've got the job done and we can breathe a sigh of relief now.
"His game is not based on pace - he is one of those guys who knows where to be. When he is where he needs to be, he breaks up the game. He's good at patrolling in front of the back four. Hopefully, it shouldn't make much of a difference that he has another 12 months on the clock.
"I think I saw a stat saying we have the second smallest squad in the top five divisions in Europe. That's a cause for concern - the wingers, the striker, full-back cover. Hopefully, we are going to be busy over the next four weeks."
On the prospect of signing Thierno Barry of Villarreal: "We need fresh blood up front. That's absolutely essential now. We have lost two who were with us in [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin and [Armando] Broja. We are probably looking at another even after [Thierno] Barry coming in. We are short on numbers."
Staniford and other Everton fans have mentioned sentiment perhaps being too prominent in new deals for Seamus Coleman and Michael Keane.
On Keane, he added: "I'm sure he's a lovely guy. He's seen off four or five managers now who think he's not too bad. I think he's like a solid six out of 10. His passing range is pretty decent. We have seen storming games, he had a purple patch a couple of seasons back.
"On his day he can do it, the problem is he's one of those who if it's not his day, it's not a quiet performance... its like he'll score an own goal or throw away a penalty. He's very good sometimes - and very bad sometimes."
Gossip: Everton keen on Bournemouth keeper Traverspublished at 07:41 9 July
07:41 9 July
Everton are interested in signing 26-year-old Bournemouth and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Mark Travers, who impressed on loan at Middlesbrough in the Championship last season.
Last Pundit Standing - finding the BBC's next football expertpublished at 17:47 8 July
17:47 8 July
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The BBC's search to find a new football expert is under way, with 12 content creators competing in Last Pundit Standing to win a role as BBC Sport's next football content creator.
The first two episodes of the show - co-hosted by former Watford captain Troy Deeney and YouTuber and football presenter James Allcott - are available to watch on iPlayer, as well as BBC Sport's YouTube channel and TikTok account, with new episodes every week until 11 August.
The contestants, who were chosen from more than 400 applicants, will be whittled down through a series of tasks staged at iconic football locations as the creators are challenged by some of the biggest names in the game.
Hits and misses - Everton's problem positionpublished at 14:33 8 July
14:33 8 July
Tom McCoy BBC Sport journalist
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Everton's move for Villarreal centre-forward Thierno Barry is their latest attempt to strengthen what has been a problem position since Romelu Lukaku's departure in 2017.
In the last 10 years, the Toffees have signed 16 strikers at a combined cost of almost £160m – with decidedly mixed results.
The good
Richarlison, who joined from Watford for an initial £35m in 2018, has arguably been the most successful striker recruited in the last decade. Though not always used as an out-and-out number nine, the Brazilian scored 10 or more league goals in three of his four seasons on Merseyside and was eventually sold for a healthy £20m profit to Tottenham in 2022.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, meanwhile, joined for a bargain £1.5m as a 19-year-old in 2016 and was a prolific scorer during Carlo Ancelotti's reign, earning England recognition. But he struggled with injuries and couldn't maintain that early promise, leaving when his contract expired this summer.
The bad
When Cenk Tosun joined for £27m in 2017, Sam Allardyce described him as "the best in Europe" for his price. But Everton changed manager four months later and the Turk failed to win the trust of Marco Silva, eventually returning to Besiktas after nine top-flight goals for the Merseysiders.
Moise Kean also arrived to great fanfare in 2019 following a breakout season at Juventus but netted just two Premier League goals, though the Toffees largely recouped his £25m fee when he returned to Italy.
Short-term moves for Salomon Rondon, Joshua King, Enner Valencia and Armando Broja didn't pay off, while Sandro Ramirez, signed on the cheap from Malaga, quickly became a figure of ridicule amongst supporters.
Perhaps surprisingly, the signing with the best minutes-per-goal ratio is Oumar Niasse, who arrived from Lokomotiv Moscow in February 2016 but was initially snubbed by Roberto Martinez and Ronald Koeman.
The Senegalese got a few more opportunities under Allardyce and bagged eight top-flight goals in 2017-18, despite starting just 10 games, before being released in 2020.
The ugly
The least popular recruit, by some distance, is Neal Maupay. The Frenchman scored on his second appearance after moving from Brighton for an initial £12m but that proved his only goal in 29 Premier League appearances and fans turned on him.
He infamously posted a clip of the prison escape film 'The Shawshank Redemption' after joining Marseille on loan last August. A few months later, whilst technically still under contract with the Blues, he said on social media "whenever I'm having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile".
He departed permanently this summer and is unlikely to be welcome at the Hill Dickinson Stadium anytime soon.
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