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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."

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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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)

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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."

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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.

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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."

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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."

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Everton have signed France Under-21 striker Thierno Barry from La Liga side Villarreal - but what will he bring to David Moyes' side, and how does he compare with departed number nine Dominic Calvert-Lewin?

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.

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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.

Listen: Ali Tweedale, football data journalist for Opta Analyst digs into Barry's stats on BBC Radio Merseyside

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Everton fan Mark Staniford speaking to BBC Radio Merseyside about Idrissa Gueye signing a 12-month contract extension:

"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."

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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.

Everton have joined a host of clubs keen on signing Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney, with West Ham, Brentford, Fulham and Crystal Palace monitoring the 23-year-old, who is also attracting the interest of Porto, Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen. (Sky Sports), external

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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.

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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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Everton fan Matt Dillon says Michael Keane's new one-year contract extension will provide "a bit of continuity" in a summer of potential change for the Toffees.

The 32-year-old's new contract was confirmed last week and he became the third defender to agree fresh terms this summer after Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite.

"I just think it's sensible," Dillon told BBC Radio Merseyside. "You look at the areas of the squad that we really need to strengthen and I don't think centre back was one of the main parts.

"In terms of trying to get a fourth choice centre half in - I think its going to be a hard sell for any club, let alone a team not in Europe at the moment. I just think its really sensible, we can hopefully use that money for other parts of the team.

"You look over his time, he's been here a long while. I'm not saying there hasn't been a few clangers along the way but he's always been good for a goal and in terms of moving forward, and the amount of players that have already left this summer, it's sensible to get him back in on a one-year deal and move forward."

Keane made 14 appearances in all competitions for the Toffees last season, with David Moyes saying: "His performances at Fulham and Newcastle at the end of last season showed the value he can bring to our squad. We will need his experience and professionalism as we go forward."

Dillon added: "Across his Everton career, everyone who has seen Michael Keane knows he's been a confidence player.

"He's the type where if you get an arm round him you hopefully get more out of him. He's one of the most experienced people in the squad so you hope you won't see as many mistakes going forward. It's a bit of continuity."

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Everton are keeping a close eye on 28-year-old Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who is believed to have a £9m relegation release clause in his Leicester City contract. The Toffees face competition from Manchester United, Fulham and Crystal Palace. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external

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Everton's Idrissa Gana Gueye says he feels "more driven than ever to keep pushing" after signing a new one-year contract until the end of June 2026, with an option for a further year.

Gueye has made 211 for the Toffees across two spells and won the club's player of the season and players' player of the season awards last season.

"Everyone knows what Everton means to me and my family," said the 35-year-old midfielder. "After six seasons here, this club is more than just a place I play, it's part of who I am.

"I'm proud to start my seventh year as a Blue. Last season was a strong one for me personally, and I feel ready, fresh, and more driven than ever to keep pushing.

"With our beautiful new stadium and a real sense of momentum throughout the club, this season feels like a turning point, the chance to build something big and lasting."

Gueye's extension ends speculation over his future and means Senegal's record appearance maker will bring continuity as Everton begin the first campaign in their new stadium.

"His experience and his knowledge of the club is going to be so important going forward with the introduction of lots of new players and the new stadium," added Toffees boss David Moyes.

"Idrissa will play a big part in integrating everybody."

Everton's 35-year-old Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye has signed a new contract running until 2027. (Fabrizio Romano), external

The Blues have also joined the race for Millwall forward Mihailo Ivanovic, who is also wanted by Wolves and Serie A side Parma. (Football Insider), external

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Michael Keane has signed a new one-year contract with Everton - the third defender to agree fresh terms in the past week after Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite.

The 32-year-old has made 230 appearances for the Blues, scoring 16 goals, after joining from Burnley in 2017.

"The manager wants a competitive squad and I still feel I have a lot to give," said Keane.

"We've been through a difficult few years but it's an exciting time ahead for us as players and our brilliant fans.

"We've got a world-class new stadium to play in, and our form under the manager last season shows there's a lot of reasons to be positive. I'm looking forward to being part of it."

Manager David Moyes added: "His performances at Fulham and Newcastle at the end of last season showed the value he can bring to our squad. We will need his experience and professionalism as we go forward."

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Everton legend Ian Snodin laid a wreath in memory of Diogo Jota on behalf of the club, which offers condolences and says that the "city is united in grief".

Meanwhile, current Everton forwards Beto and Yousseff Chermiti wrote heartfelt personal messages to their compatriot.

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Everton fan and broadcaster David Downie, speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside about the contract extension signed by Toffees full-back Seamus Coleman: "If he leads Everton out at Leeds or against Brighton, Everton have serious issues at that position - a crucial position for us really in the way we play and want to whip balls in.

"With Seamus getting a year, the word sentiment is something Everton do need to move away from. I can understand it because Everton have been so poor for the majority of my lifetime.

"To give him a year's contract is not for me - unless it's in a player-coach capacity.

"He barely played last season. I'd be astonished and really concerned if he hits double figures in regards how many Premier League games he gets on."

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Former Everton defender Alan Stubbs believes extending Jarrad Branthwaite's contract is the "biggest signing" the club will make in this transfer window.

Branthwaite has recently agreed a new five-year deal and Stubbs told BBC Radio Merseyside: "This for me, is Everton's biggest signing that they could have made in this transfer window.

"Realistically, Jarrad Branthwaite's market value right now is up there potentially with a British transfer record for a centre back. Let's not beat around the bush here.

"He's £75m plus. He's left-footed, he's 6ft 4in, he's strong and athletic, and he's comfortable on the ball.

"Yes, he has other little boxes to tick, of course he has, not many people don't, and that will come through experience, but right now in the two years that he has played in Everton's first team, he has gone from strength to strength.

"This for me, is Everton's biggest signing that they could have made in this transfer window."

The one-cap England international joined the Toffees from Carlisle United in January 2020 and has made 75 Premier League appearances, playing 86 times for the Blues in all competitions.

Stubbs also believes that Everton's "number one priorities" should be signing a winger who can "put balls into the box" and also a another central midfielder.

Everton are also looking at signing an attacking player to bolster a side who only scored 42 goals last season, with Villarreal's Thierno Barry close to agreeing a deal.

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