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      Theo Walcott says he will ‘probably cry’ in first game after rejoining Southampton on loan on transfer deadline day

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      THEO WALCOTT has admitted he will “probably cry” when he makes his second debut for Southampton.
      The former England winger first signed for the Saints aged 11 and returns on a deadline-day loan deal from Everton, 14 years after leaving the club.

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      Theo Walcott re-signed for Southampton on MondayCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      The ex-England star returns to his first club on loanCredit: Action Images – Reuters

      On Monday night, his return was confirmed on a season-long loan deal.
      Carlo Ancelotti had only handed the 31-year-old two outings this season and the Toffees’ rapid start to the season suggested further opportunities would be limited.
      Southampton have taken the chance to add some extra experience to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s frontline.

      Speaking after Southampton confirmed the deal, Walcott admitted to feeling the emotion of the moment.
      He told the club website: “I had a few opportunities from other clubs, but as soon as Southampton came in for me, it’s part of me and has made me into the player I am. It’s in my heart.
      “I will probably cry, I bet, when I first play, and it means so much. All the people that made it happen, I can’t thank them enough. Honestly, I’m so pleased.
      “I was seriously lost for words when Southampton came on the table, and for me it was such an easy decision.

      “To get the chance to work with the manager as well and these young players that are coming through, I feel like I’ve made the right choice.”

      At 16 years and 143 days, Walcott became the club’s youngest-ever player when making his debut in August 2005.
      The Berkshire-educated winger made 22 appearances for Saints before Arsenal snapped him up for an initial £5million, only six months after his debut.
      That encouraged England boss Sven Goran Eriksson to make the bold, if ultimately unsuccessful move, of bringing Walcott to the 2006 World Cup.
      After over a decade and two FA Cup wins at Arsenal, the winger left for Everton and he scored 11 goals in 85 games at Goodison Park.
      And he will hope to make his second debut against Chelsea on October 17, with a St Mary’s return against Everton a week later.
      Southampton boss Hasenhuttl said: “There is a lot of history between this club and Theo, so I know how special this will be for him and for our supporters.

      “But what is most important to me is that we have signed a player who can help our squad and give us another strong option in our attack.
      “Theo is someone who has all the qualities to fit well into our team and our style of play, and I know from speaking to him that he understands what we want and that he is excited to be a part of what we are doing here.
      “His experience and influence will also be important for our young players. The idea is not to block their development, but for this to make it faster. From this professional they can learn and grow as players for the future of our club.”

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      Fulham join Everton in transfer race for Barcelona star Jean-Clair Todibo as Koeman looks to make room for Eric Garcia

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      FULHAM have entered the race for Barcelona centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, according to reports.
      Todibo, 20, has also been linked with a move to Everton before the transfer window closes on October 5.

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      Fulham have joined Everton in the race to sign Barcelona defender Jean-Clair TodiboCredit: Getty – Contributor

      But transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports Fulham could have stolen lead on the Toffees by offering to buy the young Frenchman from cash-strapped Barcelona.
      So far Everton have only offered the Catalan giants a loan deal with an option to buy Todibo for £16million at the end of the season.
      Barca are hoping to sell the versatile defender this summer to fund a move for Manchester City’s Eric Garcia.
      The 19-year-old has just one year left on his current deal at the Etihad and the Blaugrana are hoping to capitalise on the situation with a cut-price offer.

      Todibo joined Barcelona in January 2019 and spent the second half of last season on loan at Schalke, making ten appearances in total for David Wagner’s side.
      With Barcelona keen to push through a permanent exit for the former Toulouse man, a move to Craven Cottage may just need the go-ahead from Todibo himself.
      Fulham are also waiting to confirm the arrival of Brazilian centre-back Marlon from Italian side Sassuolo, who also spent time on Barcelona’s books.
      Though they maintain an interest in Todibo, Everton are prioritising a move for Chelsea centre-back Fikayo Tomori.

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      Injuries have left Everton with only two senior options at centre-back in Yerry Mina and Michael Keane, and Carlo Ancelotti is desperate to add to his ranks before the end of the window.
      Tomori, 22, looked to be heading out on loan this summer but doubts over Antonio Rudiger’s future at the club have led to a rethink.
      Rudiger was left out of the Blues’ matchday squad for their 2-0 loss to Liverpool last weekend, as well as their Carabao Cup win over Barnsley in midweek.
      And he was missing again for the trip to West Brom on Saturday night.

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      Everton wanted £80m for Man Utd target Dominic Calvert-Lewin BEFORE his hat-trick heroics

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      EVERTON slapped an £80million price tag on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
      And that was BEFORE he became the youngest English ace to score a hat-trick for the club in Saturday’s 5-2 win over West Brom.

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      Dominic Calvert-Lewin bagged a hat-trick against West BromCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      It is also why Manchester United backed off in their pursuit of the striker, 23.
      SunSport revealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer targeted Calvert-Lewin in this summer’s window.
      But when United made an inquiry about the player, who cost only £1.5m from Sheffield United four years ago, they were stunned by the Goodison valuation.
      It will also make Chelsea and Manchester City think twice about swooping.

      Calvert-Lewin is tipped to be included in England boss Gareth Southgate’s squad for next month’s triple-header with Wales, Belgium and Denmark.
      The first treble of his career means he has scored 12 goals in the 23 games since Carlo Ancelotti took over Everton last December.
      After the game, delighted Calvert-Lewis said: “The manager is on me every day about one-touch finishes and being in the box – being in the right areas to put the ball in the back of the net.
      “It’s nice to know what I’m working on in training is coming off on the pitch.

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      Carlo Ancelotti backed Calvert-Lewin to reach the topCredit: EPA

      “That’s the biggest reward – my first hat-trick in professional football and in the end a good team performance.”
      At the time Ancelotti said: “I think he is going to be at the top in England and in Europe.”
      Calvert-Lewin was given a new five-year deal in March.

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      Juventus ‘contact Everton over Moise Kean loan transfer return’ but Toffees only want to sell 20-year-old forward

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      JUVENTUS are reportedly interested in bringing Moise Kean back to Turin after a disappointing spell at Everton.
      The Toffees paid £25million to sign the striker last year, but his first season in England did not go to plan.

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      Moise Kean scored in Everton’s midweek win over Salford in the Carabao CupCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      According to Goal, the Serie A champions are chasing a loan deal for Kean, 20.
      However, Everton are said to prefer an outright sale and will demand an obligation to buy if he leaves on loan.
      Carlo Ancelotti has asserted that the Italian will be a first-team player for Everton this season.

      After only scoring twice in 2019/20, Kean netted in his side’s beating of Salford in the week having come off the bench against Tottenham.
      And Ancelotti believes the youngster will compete with Dominic Calvert-Lewin for his lone striker role.
      The Everton boss, 61, told reporters: “I know that for a striker it’s important to score. Not for me, it’s important to have a good performance.
      “I think he played a good game, he was involved in a lot of offensive situations, he scored the penalty. But I don’t know how he felt after the penalty.

      “Honestly he had a good performance in my opinion, he could have scored before.

      “But Moise Kean is a player that we count for the season, this is for sure. As central strikers we have Dominic who’s doing well, and we have him.”
      Juventus are undergoing something of a squad revamp this summer, flogging aging stars Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Higuain.
      Edin Dzeko is set to arrive from Roma in the coming days to provide a foil to Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala.
      Piedmont-born Kean joined the Old Lady at the age of ten and became the club’s youngest-ever debutant in November 2016.
      Despite netting six consecutive goals for club and country in the spring of last year, he was allowed to leave for the Premier League.

      The move was quickly criticised by Kean’s father, who felt he was too young to leave Italy.
      Biorou Jean told Centro Suono Sport last year: “Sending my son to England was a mistake, because he’s still too young.
      “He’s not feeling good at Everton, I didn’t like this transfer.
      “I hope he can come back to Italy as soon as possible, I hope he goes to Rome, but the important thing is that he comes back here.”

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      James Rodriguez has one of ‘best left feet ever’ and Everton move under Ancelotti is perfect fit, claims Berbatov

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      JAMES RODRIGUEZ has one of the best left feet EVER — and that comes from a man who was team-mates with Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale.
      Dimitar Berbatov played with the new Everton star at Monaco in 2014 and saw first-hand the Colombian at the peak of his powers.

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      James Rodriguez has signed for Everton to again link up with Carlo AncelottiCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Dimitar Berbatov and James Rodriguez were team-mates at MonacoCredit: AFP – Getty

      The ex-Manchester United striker was stunned by Rodriguez’s ability during their six months together at the French giants.
      His scintillating form saw him earn a £63million switch to Real Madrid after a stunning World Cup where he won the Golden Boot.
      Six years on and Rodriguez’s once feared reputation has diminished. But Berba believes his move to Everton — who finished last season in 12th — could rekindle a fizzling career because of his relationship with Carlo Ancelotti.

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      Berbatov lauded Rodriguez’s left-footCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Former Tottenham ace Berbatov said: “His left foot is magic, one of the best left feet ever, honestly.
      “I wasn’t surprised he went to Everton. Sometimes you need to take one step back to step forward.
      “He didn’t play much at Real Madrid and he now needs a place to go where he will know that he is going to be a starter.
      “It can bring his confidence back. It was the same situation that I was in, in my last year with United.

      “I didn’t play as much as I wanted, so I wanted to go somewhere else, to Fulham with Martin Jol.

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      Colombian Rodriguez burst onto the scene thanks to a thunderbolt in the 2014 World Cup against UruguayCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      “I knew the team were going to start me. I needed to bring my confidence back.
      “He’s going to Ancelotti and he worked with him at another three clubs. They have a connection. For him that will hopefully will be a great move.
      “The moment you know the manager is going to trust you, it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake.
      “You’re going to bring everything you have and you’re going to succeed.”
      Rodriguez, 29, was touted as one of the best players in the world after his six-goal heroics in Brazil.
      And Berbatov, a Betfair Ambassador, reckons a £22m move to Everton can help bring back the confidence that made him a global superstar.

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      Rodriguez worked with Ancelotti at Real MadridCredit: AFP

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      Ancelotti (left) brought Rodriguez to Bayern MunichCredit: Splash News
      He added: “Players are always going to have that confidence but if you don’t play for so long, you start questioning yourself. ‘Am I good enough? Why am I not playing?’.
      “This can be a really bad thing for you. The more you step on to the pitch again, the more you start playing better.
      “I would like to see him get back to his World Cup form but let’s not forget football is not an individual sport. He’s got another ten players on the pitch with him — every player depends on the players around them.
      “He has that magic left foot that he can be the difference when the team needs him. He is coming from a different league and hopefully he can find it easy to adjust.
      “The Premier League is demanding but when you know that you have the complete trust of the manager, you’re going to be free to play.
      “I think he has got the attributes to flourish in the league but it might take him one, two, three games to get used to the rhythm.
      “I think that he can be OK. I’m going to enjoy how he plays.”

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      Berbatov has also revealed his love for Amazon’s new Tottenham documentary — and wants United to follow suit.
      He added: “United have to do one, for sure. They need to have a deal like this sooner or later — it would be great for people to watch.
      “For fans of when I was there, to watch Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggsy, Scholes training and talking with each other, the winning and losing . . . That’s great TV.
      “And in Leverkusen, when we lost the three finals, it would be great TV.
      “We had crisis meetings, fighting, good times, bad times, losing the three finals . . . that would be great TV to watch for the drama.”
      For more from Betfair Ambassador Dimitar Berbatov, head to www.betfair.com/berbatov

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      Man Utd joined by Everton in Hirving Lozano transfer race with Ancelotti ‘launching offer to Napoli in next few hours’

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      EVERTON are reportedly ready to continue their spending spree by rivalling Manchester United for Hirving Lozano.
      A move to Napoli last summer has not got to plan for the winger, leading to a possible £40million exit in the coming weeks.

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      Manchester United and Everton are reportedly in the race for Hirving LozanoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      According to CalcioMercato, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are preparing a bid in the coming hours.
      The Toffees boss was busy unveiling James Rodriguez to the media on Thursday afternoon after the Colombian’s move from Real Madrid.
      Everton have splashed around £55m on signings this summer with Ancelotti praising the club’s “fantastic job” in the transfer department.
      Abdoulaye Doucoure, young left-back Niels Nkounkou and Napoli midfielder Allan have also arrived.

      And Goodison Park bosses are set to get back on the phone to Italy to thrash out a deal for Lozano.
      Despite a return of just five goals and two assists in his debut year at Napoli, the 25-year-old is still highly rated.

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      Reports in Italy named United as one interested party in the forward.
      Lozano is apparently seen as a potentially key marketing asset in North America, as well as a solid member of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s attack.

      Agent Mino Raiola will be key to formulating the player’s future, with Lozano said to have desired an Old Trafford switch before the move to Naples.

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      Everton sign Abdoulaye Doucoure on three-year deal from Watford after completing transfers for James Rodriguez and Allan

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      EVERTON have confirmed the £20million signing of Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford.
      The French midfielder has put pen to paper on a three-year deal at Goodison Park, with the option of a fourth.

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      Doucoure has signed a three-year deal at Goodison ParkCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Doucoure, 27, is the Toffees’ third summer signing following the purchases of James Rodriguez and fellow midfielder Allan.
      Doucoure told the club’s website: “I have been waiting a long time to come here and now it has happened so I am very happy.
      “I had some interest from other clubs but from the beginning when Everton showed an interest in me I told my agent to focus on Everton.
      “It was the only club I wanted to join.

      “Everton has a big history in English football and it is a good club for me to have a step up in my career.
      “I am very happy now to be an Everton player and very excited for the future.
      “It is an ambitious project here and it was a big part of my decision, having Marcel [Brands] and the coach Carlo Ancelotti wanting me.

      “I want to thank the fans for their support already – now I can’t wait to start on the pitch.”

      Doucoure joined Watford from French side Rennes in 2016 and scored 17 times in 141 appearances in his time at Vicarage Road.
      The Frenchman will wear the No16 shirt at Goodison.
      Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti will hope to have all three of Doucoure, Rodriguez and Allan available to him when his side take on Spurs on Saturday in their opening game of the new Premier League season.

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      Everton agree personal terms with James Rodriguez on £4m-a-year deal to reunite Real Madrid outcast with Ancelotti

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      EVERTON have agreed personal terms with James Rodriguez as Carlo Ancelotti pushes for a reunion with the Colombian.
      The Real Madrid attacker was brought to the Bernabeu by the Toffees boss in 2014 following his exploits at the 2014 World Cup.

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      James Rodriguez has reportedly agreed personal terms with Everton
      Ancelotti then signed the star on a two-year loan deal from the LaLiga side at Bayern Munich.
      Now the Italian wants to link-up with the 29-year-old for a third time at Goodison Park as part of his Everton rebuild.
      And Gazzetta journalist Tancredi Palmeri claims Rodriguez has come to a financial agreement to sign for him again on Merseyside.

      He states that the South American will pocket £4.03m-a-year at Everton.

      That is a significant paycut on his current £140k-a-week package in the Spanish capital, which runs out next June.
      Now all that remains to be sorted for the deal to be completed is the price tag after agreeing the four-year contract.
      Madrid president Florentino Perez has already admitted his club need to sell before they buy amid the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

      Rodriguez and Gareth Bale are the two players he is desperate to get off the books.

      However, he is refusing to let them go on the cheap and is demanding at least £22.5m for Rodriguez.
      But Palmeri claims the Premier League club are refusing to meet that figure and want to pay significantly lower for the ace.

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