Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours
Vitaliy Mykolenko’s hopes of playing in this summer’s European Championships are hanging in the balance after the Ukrainian suffered a nasty ankle injury in last week’s Merseyside Derby. [Daily Mail]
Lewis Dobbin stepped up his recovery from an ankle injury as he played 68 minutes for Everton Under-21s as their Premier League 2 season ended in disappointment with a 3-0 defeat at Pride Park against Derby County. [EFC]
It seems the injury to Everton fullback Vitaliy Mykolenko may be more serious than initially expected. [Sport Witness]
The Premier League’s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled that there was only one VAR error of three incidents Nottingham Forest complained about following their controversial 2-0 defeat at Everton on April 21. [ESPN]
Jean-Philippe Gbamin has rebuilt his career at USL Dunkerque this season in France. [Get Football News]
Everton have made an offer to Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for a move to Goodison Park in the summer. [Sacha Tavoleri]
Everton manager Sean Dyche has already picked out four Blues players he wants to see replaced in the summer transfer window. [Football Insider]
If it is Seamus’ last home game against Sheffield Utd, it would be great to see him get some minutes, even off the bench and a proper send-off. Theirs not many who can hold their head up high in recent years but for me Coleman most definitely can and his tenure deserves some… pic.twitter.com/MFRUN2fPCo
— County Road Bobblers (@CBobblers1878) April 29, 2024
It’s been a restorative week in terms of the manager’s standing with many fans and Dyche has now proved that he represents a rare and much-needed element of stability at a club still distressed by an uncertain future. [ToffeeWeb]
A majority of Premier League clubs including Everton agreed in ‘in principle’ to the introduction of a salary cap. Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa voted against, and Chelsea abstained. What does it mean for our club? [Echo]
Michael Ball would like to thank thoughtless Sky Sports reporters who jumped on Everton misery – we stuck two fingers up to them. [Echo]
It appears that there has been “contingency planning”, seeking alternative investors if the takeover by 777 Partners collapses. [iNews]
“Fit in or don’t” – How Dyche lifted Everton to safety after Chelsea humiliation
In a season filled with adversities, the Toffees’ biggest loss fueled a charge towards Premier League safety. #EFC #UTFT https://t.co/p0APGsjAbm— Royal Blue Mersey (@RBMersey) April 29, 2024
Ben Godfrey admits there is a huge sense of pride in the Everton dressing room after the Club secured Premier League safety with three games to go – but insists the group will not be taking their foot off the gas despite achieving that target. [EFC]
Blackpool manager Neil Critchley believes Karamoko Dembele is destined to reach the top of football and Everton are interested in scooping up the youngster. [Blackpool Gazette]
Alan Myers digs into the Everton ownership situation, and dismisses talk that the club could be close to administration even if the 777 Partners bid to buy the club falls through. [Sky Sports]
Bayern Munich host Real Madrid in the first Champions League semi final.
Full schedule of games here.