Time for a change on Merseyside!
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(Just a small update on contracts, loans and the Euro championships).
Manager Changes
- Rafa Benitez has taken charge at Manchester City
- Alan Shearer in the new manager of relegated Blackburn Rovers
- Louis Van Gaal takes charge at Chelsea
- Roy Hodgson has been named Great Britain manager for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Everton Loan Round-up
Everton have announced that Royston Drenthe will join the club on a permanent basis on a free transfer, as his contract with Real Madrid expires at the end of the season. The Dutch international made 44 appearances for Everton this season, scoring 3 goals and raking in 13 assists.
However, they club will not be pursing permanent offers for Steven Pienaar, Denis Stracqualursi or Eric Dier. They will return to their respective clubs at the end of the month.
Returning to the club, younsters Jake Bidwell & Shane Duffy enjoyed very successful loan spells this season.
European Championship 2012
- Holder Spain crash out of the group stage along with Portugal & co-hosts Ukraine.
- England crash out in the Quarter Finals 1-0 to Holland.
- Croatia sensationally beat Italy in the final 1-0 to win their first ever European Championship.
- Vicente Del Bosque has quit his role as Spain manager.
Transfer News
- Tottenham announce the signing of Seydou Doumbia for £19m.
- Tottenham have also signed Christian Fuchs from Schalke for £14.75m.
- Nacer Chadli has signed for Stoke for £5m.
Club News
Nikica Jelavic has been announced as Everton's Player of the Season.
Manager Billy Ray has signed a new three-year contract extension with the club.
(Just a small update on contracts, loans and the Euro championships).
Manager Changes
- Rafa Benitez has taken charge at Manchester City
- Alan Shearer in the new manager of relegated Blackburn Rovers
- Louis Van Gaal takes charge at Chelsea
- Roy Hodgson has been named Great Britain manager for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Everton Loan Round-up
Everton have announced that Royston Drenthe will join the club on a permanent basis on a free transfer, as his contract with Real Madrid expires at the end of the season. The Dutch international made 44 appearances for Everton this season, scoring 3 goals and raking in 13 assists.
However, they club will not be pursing permanent offers for Steven Pienaar, Denis Stracqualursi or Eric Dier. They will return to their respective clubs at the end of the month.
Returning to the club, younsters Jake Bidwell & Shane Duffy enjoyed very successful loan spells this season.
European Championship 2012
- Holder Spain crash out of the group stage along with Portugal & co-hosts Ukraine.
- England crash out in the Quarter Finals 1-0 to Holland.
- Croatia sensationally beat Italy in the final 1-0 to win their first ever European Championship.
- Vicente Del Bosque has quit his role as Spain manager.
Transfer News
- Tottenham announce the signing of Seydou Doumbia for £19m.
- Tottenham have also signed Christian Fuchs from Schalke for £14.75m.
- Nacer Chadli has signed for Stoke for £5m.
Club News
Nikica Jelavic has been announced as Everton's Player of the Season.
Manager Billy Ray has signed a new three-year contract extension with the club.
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2012/2013 Season
July 2012
1st July
With the prospect of Champions League football, Everton announced that 4,000 new seats were built at Goodison Park over the summer.
In transfer news, Marcus Hahnemman has left Everton on a free transfer, joining fellow Premiership side QPR.
8th
Everton's first piece of Transfer business comes a week into the window, with two players departing Goodison Park. Goalkeeper Jan Mucha has joined Italian side Brescia for £1.2m after spending most of the time on the bench last season.
34 Year-old centre-back Sylvain Distin has made the switch from Everton to Stoke City for a fee of £800k. The French veteran featured 31 times last season for Everton, notching one goal, but was deemed unnessecary in Billy Ray's plans.
14th July
Friendly
Lech Poznan 1-3 Everton
Michal Zajackowski
James McFadden
Nikica Jelavic (2)
15th July
Everton have announced their first two signings of the summer. 26 year old belgian international goalkeeper Logan Bailley signs from German side Borussia Monchengladbach for a shockingly low fee of £525k. With two goalkeepers leaving the club this season, Logan seemed a perfect fit to challenge Tim Howard between the sticks.
The second signing is Colombian international Fredy Guarin, who signs from Porto for £1.4m. The 26 year old was on the transfer list at Porto, and has Champions League experience with Porto, and last season, on loan at Inter Milan.
18th July
Everton veteran Leon Osman has left Goodison Park after 11 years as a professional player. The midfielder joins newly-promoted Birmingham City on loan, with the view of a permanent move.
Friendly
Everton 4-0 Standard Liege
Maurizio Lauro
Seamus Coleman
Magaye Gueye
Phil Neville
Leighton Baines and Jack Rodwell have been called up by Roy Hodgson to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.
21st July
Everton manager Billy Ray has been shopping in France this week, with announcing two new signings. Right-back Christophe Jallet signs for £1.3m from Paris St Germain, while Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa signs from Montpellier for £5m.
27th July
Everton have announced two new signings, both joining on season long loans. Manchester United & England striker Danny Welbeck joins to bolster Everton's striking options. Chelsea's promising Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne signs following the departure of Leon Osman.
Everton have also announced Seamus Coleman has joined Queens Park Rangers on a season long loan, with a view of a permanent deal.
29th July
Friendly
Fleetwood Town 0-2 Everton
Apostolos Vellios
Hallam Hope
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Thanks for reading. August & the start of the season will probably go up over the weekend.
Comment/Like!
What do you guys think of the transfers?
July 2012
1st July
With the prospect of Champions League football, Everton announced that 4,000 new seats were built at Goodison Park over the summer.
In transfer news, Marcus Hahnemman has left Everton on a free transfer, joining fellow Premiership side QPR.
8th
Everton's first piece of Transfer business comes a week into the window, with two players departing Goodison Park. Goalkeeper Jan Mucha has joined Italian side Brescia for £1.2m after spending most of the time on the bench last season.
34 Year-old centre-back Sylvain Distin has made the switch from Everton to Stoke City for a fee of £800k. The French veteran featured 31 times last season for Everton, notching one goal, but was deemed unnessecary in Billy Ray's plans.
14th July
Friendly
Lech Poznan 1-3 Everton
Michal Zajackowski
James McFadden
Nikica Jelavic (2)
15th July
Everton have announced their first two signings of the summer. 26 year old belgian international goalkeeper Logan Bailley signs from German side Borussia Monchengladbach for a shockingly low fee of £525k. With two goalkeepers leaving the club this season, Logan seemed a perfect fit to challenge Tim Howard between the sticks.
The second signing is Colombian international Fredy Guarin, who signs from Porto for £1.4m. The 26 year old was on the transfer list at Porto, and has Champions League experience with Porto, and last season, on loan at Inter Milan.
18th July
Everton veteran Leon Osman has left Goodison Park after 11 years as a professional player. The midfielder joins newly-promoted Birmingham City on loan, with the view of a permanent move.
Friendly
Everton 4-0 Standard Liege
Maurizio Lauro
Seamus Coleman
Magaye Gueye
Phil Neville
Leighton Baines and Jack Rodwell have been called up by Roy Hodgson to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.
21st July
Everton manager Billy Ray has been shopping in France this week, with announcing two new signings. Right-back Christophe Jallet signs for £1.3m from Paris St Germain, while Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa signs from Montpellier for £5m.
27th July
Everton have announced two new signings, both joining on season long loans. Manchester United & England striker Danny Welbeck joins to bolster Everton's striking options. Chelsea's promising Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne signs following the departure of Leon Osman.
Everton have also announced Seamus Coleman has joined Queens Park Rangers on a season long loan, with a view of a permanent deal.
29th July
Friendly
Fleetwood Town 0-2 Everton
Apostolos Vellios
Hallam Hope
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Thanks for reading. August & the start of the season will probably go up over the weekend.
Comment/Like!
What do you guys think of the transfers?
August 2012
2nd August
Everton youngster Joao Silva has agreed a 5 month loan deal with Championship side Crystal Palace. The young Portugese striker stated on his Twitter that he was looking forward to playing first-team football and hopes he can impress in London.
Meanwhile, Everton have announced youngsters Johan Hammar and Jake Bidwell have signed new contracts with the club.
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In other news, Everton have been drawn against Sporting Lisbon in their Champions League qualifier.
5th August
Everton have announced that Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo has joined newly-promoted West Ham United for a fee of £1m. The 31 year old had spent the last two seasons on loan in Turkey and is said to have fallen furthur down the pecking order following the new signings this summer. Reports also suggest that Joseph had a falling out with manager Billy Ray, which played a big part in his sale.
The club have also announced young defender Luke Garbutt has joined Italian side Novara for £400k.
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Friendly
Kidderminster Harriers 0-3 Everton
Kevin De Bruyne
Apostolos Vellios
Brett Lussey
6th August
Young Everton striker Hallam Hope has joined Bury on a 6month loan deal. Defender Ty Browning has also left Goodison Park on loan, with his destination being Bradford City.
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Friendly
Everton 1-0 Roma
Fredy Guarin
10th August
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Everton have announced that a agreement has been reached with Argentinian side Velez for 16 year-old promising striker Santiago Lousa to join Everton. The deal will be worth £1.4m, but Lousa will not become an Everton player until the beginning of the 2014/2015 season. This is due to Argentinian rules that state a player cannot leave the country until they are 18 years old.
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Friendly
Empoli 1-1 Everton
Christian Cesaretti
Kevin De Bruyne
15th August
Everton have confirmed the signing of 27 year old Spanish winger Nauzet Aleman from Villarreal for £1.3m. After signing for Villarreal last summer, Nauzet never really broke into the first team and was unfortunately placed on the transfer list. He is a very versatile player who can play on either flank, and will provide great cover on the right wing.
18th August
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Out-of-favour striker Victor Anichebe has joined Italian side Cesena on a season-long loan.
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The Premier League Starts Here!
Birmingham City 0-2 Everton
Toby Alderweireld
Nauzet Aleman
A new look Everton team run wild over newly promoted Birmingham. Despite, Brummy pressing hard in the first half, it was Everton that took the lead, after Toby Alderweireld nodded in Jelavic's free kick. Everton debuted 6 new signings today, and it was two of them that came off the bench to secure the match for Everton in the 72nd minute. Striker Danny Welbeck showed great strength to fight of the defenders before pulling the ball back to the most recent signing, Nauzet Aleman who fired the ball into the top corner.
21st August
Champion's League Qualifer Leg 1
Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Everton
Nikica Jelavic (2)
Nikica Jelavic continues his great scoring run from last season as Everton take one giant leap into the Champions League. Two important away goals either side of half-time will make the return leg very difficult for Lisbon. Both goals came from Everton counter-attacks, the first a header from a James McFadden cross. The second came in the last 10 minutes. Fredy Guarin, with his final touch before being substitued, played a fantastic through ball for Jelavic to slot past the Lisbon keeper.
25th August
Everton 2-0 West Ham United
James McFadden
James Tomkins (og)
Another solid performance for Everton as they make it 2 wins in 2. James McFadden gave them the lead with a strong effort on 15minutes. In the second half, debutant Logan Bailley was put to the test, and passed with flying colours as he saved a penalty from Mark Noble. In injury time, it was 2-0 as Maurizio Lauro's header hit James Tomkins before finding the net.
28th August
Champions League Qualifier Leg 2
Everton 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
Danny Welbeck
Fredy Guarin
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel
Everton progress to the Champions League! A solid win at Goodison park that saw new boys Danny Welbeck & Fredy Guarin score their first club goals. Sporting had taken the lead through Van Wolfswinkel, but it wasn't enough as Everton progress 4-1 on aggregate.
The draw for the Champions League sees Everton drawn in Group F along side Marseille, Werder Bremen & Ajax.
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A Great start to the season and the team really look to be geling together.
Thanks for reading. Updates tomorrow or Monday!
Comment/Like/Opinions.
2nd August
Everton youngster Joao Silva has agreed a 5 month loan deal with Championship side Crystal Palace. The young Portugese striker stated on his Twitter that he was looking forward to playing first-team football and hopes he can impress in London.
Meanwhile, Everton have announced youngsters Johan Hammar and Jake Bidwell have signed new contracts with the club.
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In other news, Everton have been drawn against Sporting Lisbon in their Champions League qualifier.
5th August
Everton have announced that Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo has joined newly-promoted West Ham United for a fee of £1m. The 31 year old had spent the last two seasons on loan in Turkey and is said to have fallen furthur down the pecking order following the new signings this summer. Reports also suggest that Joseph had a falling out with manager Billy Ray, which played a big part in his sale.
The club have also announced young defender Luke Garbutt has joined Italian side Novara for £400k.
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Friendly
Kidderminster Harriers 0-3 Everton
Kevin De Bruyne
Apostolos Vellios
Brett Lussey
6th August
Young Everton striker Hallam Hope has joined Bury on a 6month loan deal. Defender Ty Browning has also left Goodison Park on loan, with his destination being Bradford City.
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Friendly
Everton 1-0 Roma
Fredy Guarin
10th August
View attachment 270426
Everton have announced that a agreement has been reached with Argentinian side Velez for 16 year-old promising striker Santiago Lousa to join Everton. The deal will be worth £1.4m, but Lousa will not become an Everton player until the beginning of the 2014/2015 season. This is due to Argentinian rules that state a player cannot leave the country until they are 18 years old.
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Friendly
Empoli 1-1 Everton
Christian Cesaretti
Kevin De Bruyne
15th August
Everton have confirmed the signing of 27 year old Spanish winger Nauzet Aleman from Villarreal for £1.3m. After signing for Villarreal last summer, Nauzet never really broke into the first team and was unfortunately placed on the transfer list. He is a very versatile player who can play on either flank, and will provide great cover on the right wing.
18th August
Out-of-favour striker Victor Anichebe has joined Italian side Cesena on a season-long loan.
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The Premier League Starts Here!
Birmingham City 0-2 Everton
Toby Alderweireld
Nauzet Aleman
A new look Everton team run wild over newly promoted Birmingham. Despite, Brummy pressing hard in the first half, it was Everton that took the lead, after Toby Alderweireld nodded in Jelavic's free kick. Everton debuted 6 new signings today, and it was two of them that came off the bench to secure the match for Everton in the 72nd minute. Striker Danny Welbeck showed great strength to fight of the defenders before pulling the ball back to the most recent signing, Nauzet Aleman who fired the ball into the top corner.
21st August
Champion's League Qualifer Leg 1
Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Everton
Nikica Jelavic (2)
Nikica Jelavic continues his great scoring run from last season as Everton take one giant leap into the Champions League. Two important away goals either side of half-time will make the return leg very difficult for Lisbon. Both goals came from Everton counter-attacks, the first a header from a James McFadden cross. The second came in the last 10 minutes. Fredy Guarin, with his final touch before being substitued, played a fantastic through ball for Jelavic to slot past the Lisbon keeper.
25th August
Everton 2-0 West Ham United
James McFadden
James Tomkins (og)
Another solid performance for Everton as they make it 2 wins in 2. James McFadden gave them the lead with a strong effort on 15minutes. In the second half, debutant Logan Bailley was put to the test, and passed with flying colours as he saved a penalty from Mark Noble. In injury time, it was 2-0 as Maurizio Lauro's header hit James Tomkins before finding the net.
28th August
Champions League Qualifier Leg 2
Everton 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
Danny Welbeck
Fredy Guarin
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel
Everton progress to the Champions League! A solid win at Goodison park that saw new boys Danny Welbeck & Fredy Guarin score their first club goals. Sporting had taken the lead through Van Wolfswinkel, but it wasn't enough as Everton progress 4-1 on aggregate.
The draw for the Champions League sees Everton drawn in Group F along side Marseille, Werder Bremen & Ajax.
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A Great start to the season and the team really look to be geling together.
Thanks for reading. Updates tomorrow or Monday!
Comment/Like/Opinions.
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