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The transfer window closes in just over three' weeks time at 11pm on Friday, August 30. That leaves plenty of time for Everton to do more business. With that being the case, Ian Croll and Tony Scott discuss what would consist of a dream end to this Summer’s transfer window.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices.

Chris Beesley speaks to Alan Irvine – who served Everton in three different capacities – in the latest episode of Goodison Park: My Home. The Glaswegian recalls how his Everton journey started in bizarre circumstances as the manager who convinced him to join the club, Gordon Lee, was sacked while he was in the building with him but explains how the fact that the by now former Blues boss’ glowing endorsement only reinforced his decision to sign for them from Queen’s Park. Irvine was then part of new manager Howard Kendall’s emerging team and played in the first all-Merseyside Wembley final but injuries cost him a place in the side that would lift the FA Cup at the end of that season and he moved on to Crystal Palace. In 2002, he returned to Everton as David Moyes’ assistant and the pair helped revive the Blues fortunes again before he went off to try his hand at management himself although he would later come back for a third spell with the Blues as he headed their academy and at 66, Irvine insists Everton rem

Everton’s summer fitness drive has been punctured by injuries. The best performance of pre-season so far was built on the return of a number of key stars as the Blues achieved a comfortable victory over Preston North End. But it was also an afternoon marred by new fitness concerns. There were several absences as Sean Dyche acted with caution as he sought to protect his squad. With just under a fortnight to go until the start of the Premier League season, with Brighton & Hove Albion set for Goodison Park on August 17, here is an overview of the condition of the Everton squad. In Monday’s Royal Blue Show, Ian Croll, Joe Thomas and Gav Buckland discuss all of the above.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Evert

In Monday’s Royal Blue Podcast, Ian Croll and Joe Thomas discuss the latest transfer news coming out of Goodison Park.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s Royal Blue Podcast, Ian Croll and Gav Buckland go through the list of Everton’s priorities.  Points that all need addressing before the end of the season, some clearly more pressing than others, but nonetheless, factors which need some consideration.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

Subscribe to the Bottom Line newsletter: https://thebottomlinesport.substack.com/  Everton insist it is business as usual after the collapse of the Friedkin Group’s proposed takeover.  But while Everton’s short-term future is secure their long-term future has once again been thrust into uncertainty.  What now for Everton and what next for Moshiri? In today’s Royal Blue Podcast Ian Croll sits down with Business of Football Writer Dave Powell to broadly discuss the Everton takeover situation.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/evert

One in one out for Everton in the space of two days as Amadou Onana completed his move to Aston Villa while Danish winger Jesper Lindstrom joins the Blues for a season long loan.  Wednesday’s Royal Blue Podcast sees Ian Croll joined by Tony Scott who discuss and debate the latest transfer news coming out of Goodison Park.  The first part of the podcast includes opinion and insight into the Onana and Lindstrom deals but stick around for the second half as, Ian and Tony make their selections for Everton’s starting 11 on the opening day of the season against Brighton. Current squad players only, but does Lindstrom make the team? All that and more on today’s Royal Blue Podcast.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your lates

Dan Friedkin’s takeover of Everton is understood to have broken down because of concerns over the debt owed by the club to 777 Partners, which had its own takeover deal in place with the club from September through to May. In today’s show, Ian Croll and Joe Thomas discuss the latest and what happens next for Everton.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Liverpo

Everton’s prospective takeover by the Friedkin Group has collapsed. The group, led by US billionaire and Roma owner Dan Friedkin, had entered into an exclusivity agreement with Blues majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri earlier this summer. The work behind the scenes that has followed has led to the potential for a deal falling through, however, the club announced the development in a statement released with the Friedkin Group on Friday morning, Ian Croll and Gav Buckland today's breaking new and what this means for the short and long term future of the club.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Li

Ian Croll is joined by Joe Thomas for the today's Royal Blue Podcast as they discuss the latest news coming out of Goodison Park.  If reports are to be believed Napoli have made an enquiry to Everton over the availability of Vitalii Mykolenko. The Italian team are said to be interested in the Ukrainian international as they search for a new left-back. Sean Dyche will be keen not to lose Mykolenko who is the club’s only senior left-sided full back.  Also on the agenda is the latest on Wilfried Gnonto and whether Everton’s interest will turn into an official bid. All that and more on the latest Royal Blue Podcast.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.

Join Ian Croll and Chris Beesley as they discuss the latest news on Amadou Onana’s transfer to Aston Villa and whether the fee is a good deal for Everton.  Also on today’s agenda is the latest transfer news involving the deal to bring Napoli’s Danish international winger, Jesper Lindstrom.  Aston Villa are close to agreeing a deal with Everton over Amadou Onana. Unai Emery’s club is in talks with the Blues over a deal for the midfielder as the club continues to strengthen its squad ahead of next season, when Villa Park will host Champions League football. A move for Onana had been anticipated this summer, with Everton understood to have set a £50m starting point for any bids for the Belgium international. The ECHO understands the deal with Villa is for a figure around that price. Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch dail

Everton are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over the future of Dele Alli after the midfielder's contract expired. The clubs would have to come to an agreement if the England international was to resume his Blues career this summer. This decision by the club will no doubt divide opinion but are you for or against this move?  Also on today’s show, Ian Croll and Gav Buckland discuss the situation around Sean Dyche and Kevin Thelwell’s contracts. Both with one year left, what should the club do with regards to their short term future?  All that and more on today’s Royal Blue Podcast.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.l

Everton transfer news including updates on Jaden Philogene and Jarrad Branthwaite plus the latest on Dele Alli’s future at Everton.  Join Ian Croll and Joe Thomas as they discuss the latest news coming out of Goodison Park.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leon Osman joins Chris Beesley for the latest episode of Goodison Park: My Home. The modern day icon, who is returning to the Grand Old Lady next month to host the Gwladys Street Presents: Cult Heroes event where he will join former team-mates Lee Carsley and Thomas Gravesen plus 90s hero Daniel Amokachi, was one of the Blues' silkiest midfielders of the Premier League era. Despite not making his first start until he was almost 23, Osman went on to make 433 appearances for Everton, making it into the top 10 on the club's all-time list, level with their most-celebrated player Dixie Dean. A stalwart whose career spanned the entire reigns of both David Moyes and Roberto Martinez, 'Ossie' recalls his life and times with the Blues, recalling his spectacular strike against Larissa and other memorable goals plus his thoughts on his varied cast of colleagues. Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyda

Everton transfer news as Jarrad Branthwaite has been the subject of another Manchester United bid and move for Jaden Philogene launched Manchester United have launched a new move for Jarrad Branthwaite. The club is understood to have submitted a new bid for the centre back on Monday night. The offer, a package worth up to £50m, was an improvement on the opening bid of £35m plus £8m in add-ons made last month. Yet the ECHO understands it remains short of the club’s valuation of a key player and one of Europe’s hottest defensive prospects. In addition to these reports the Jaden Philogene transfer has taken a new twist after reports suggested Everton have a deal agreed with Hull City. The battle for the 22-year-old’s signature is intense with Crystal Palace – who are seeking a replacement for Michael Olise following his move to Bayern Munich – and newly-promoted Ipswich Town, also having deals for around £16million in place, alongside Everton. Join Ian Croll and Chris Beesley as the discuss the latest transfer n

Host Chris Beesley joins his ECHO colleague Joe Thomas and regular guest Gavin Buckland for the latest edition of the Royal Blue podcast. The panel discuss Everton returning to Finch Farm for the first day of pre-season training and the latest transfer speculation with the Blues reputedly now targeting a winger. One player who won't be back with the group yet is goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who is gearing up for Wednesday's European Championship semi-final against the Netherlands on Wednesday after being the Three Lions' penalty hero in the shoot-out victory over Switzerland on Saturday but does the Everton ace still have an unfair reputation from many observers in the rest of the football world? Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podca

Everton are actively planning on having Jarrad Branthwaite with them next season as Manchester United turn their attentions to Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt. Dutch publication De Telegraaf reports that Manchester United have offered Netherlands international De Light a five-year contract as they continue transfer talks with the Bundesliga giants. The 24-year-old who is in Germany, preparing for Ronald Koeman’s side’s European Championship last 16 clash against Romania (5pm kick-off) in his current home ground in Munich, has become an increasingly viable option for Old Trafford chiefs in recent days and while David Ornstein of the Athletic reported on Saturday that United’s move in independent of their ongoing Branthwaite interest, their own requirements to meet PSR rules would make deals for both prohibitive. An offer from United last month of £35million plus adds for Branthwaite was deemed unacceptable by Everton and rejected out of hand with the Blues maintaining they will not be bullied into selling the

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sensationally claimed that the so called ‘big six’ clubs should have more voting rights than the rest of the Premier League. Ratcliffe gave a rare in-person interview with Bloomberg in which he outlined his vision for the league going forward. The minority stake holder – who oversees the footballing side of operations – has caused a stir with some of his comments and it goes without saying it has riled up the rest of the Premier League.  In other news, a deal to bring Iliman Ndiaye to Everton in the summer transfer window still remains on the cards according to reports with an announcement expected early this week.  All this as more in today’s show as Ian Croll, Joe Thomas and Gav Buckland sit down in the Royal Blue studio to discuss the latest news coming out of Everton.  Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel

The Premier League has reminded Everton as well as the 19 other rival clubs that they will be punished for deceitful playing trading - just days after several clubs conducted a string of deals. Everton are one of several Premier League clubs who have been scrutinised in recent days as they signed England under-20 international Tim Iroegbunam from Aston Villa for £9m, while academy graduate Lewis Dobbin moved to Villa Park in a similarly-priced deal. As a result of such deals, Everton, Villa and Chelsea have been accused of trying to boost their finances to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules before the end of the financial year on June 30. Now, according to the Telegraph, the Premier League has written to all 20 clubs to remind them that they will be punished for transfer activity that is deemed fraudulent. The report adds the Premier League will be able to request details from clubs on how negotiations took place, to ensure the transactions were conducted in "good faith". If in a

It has been a frenetic start to the transfer window for Everton as the club are currently weighing up two bids for Ben Godfrey. Atalanta and Lyon have both submitted offers for the England international defender, whose sale before Sunday's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) 'transfer deadline' could, following Lewis Dobbin's departure to Aston Villa, help the Blues avoid another charge. But it's not all about outgoings. Having sealed a deal for Villa midfielder Tim Iroegbunam and the return of winger Jack Harrison from Leeds United, Everton are closing in on the signing of Marseille attacker Iliman Ndiaye. According to reports, Everton are ready to sell Beto with the Portuguese striker potentially heading to Fenerbahçe in a deal worth over £16million. The latest reports on this however have shut down the front man moving on, however, does Beto have a long-term future with the Blues?  Join Ian Croll, Chris Beesley and Connor O’Neill as they discuss the latest news coming out of Goodison Park.  Everton FC po