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    Fans brand Everton the ‘reverse Chelsea’ after discovering how many players crisis club have under contract next season

    EVERTON have just 12 PLAYERS under contract beyond the end of the season.The Toffees narrowly avoided breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules in the summer having already suffered two separate points deductions last season.Everton are facing a nightmare scenario at the end of the seasonCredit: GettyThey then missed out on a number of transfer targets including Yankuba Minteh, Wilfried Gnonto, Jaden Philogene and Amario Cozier-Duberry.Another potential deduction could be on the way this season, a concern exacerbated by their dreadful start to the campaign.Three successive losses, including spurning a 2-0 lead with just three minutes of normal time remaining against Bournemouth, has heaped pressure on manager Sean Dyche.But even if Everton do manage to avoid the drop yet again, it is in the summer where the real danger may lie.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAccording to The Athletic, only 12 of Everton’s senior players have deals running beyond the end of the season.Among those who could sign a pre-contract agreement elsewhere from January include Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Michael Keane, Idrissa Gueye, Ashley Young and club captain Seamus Coleman.This has led to some fans labelling them the very antithesis of Chelsea’s contract model – which has seen the Blues tie 16 players down to deals running until 2030 or later.Reacting to Everton’s contractual situation, one football fan said: “The reverse Chelsea.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSEverton players contracted beyond 2025Jordan PickfordJarrad BranthwaiteJames TarkowskiJake O’BrienVitalii MykolenkoNathan PattersonJames GarnerTim IroegbunamDwight McNeilIliman NdiayeBetoYoussef ChermitiWhile another added: “Wonder how many of them [the 12 under contract] have relegation clauses.”And a third brutally joked: “Good Championship team though.”Chelsea fans can’t name their OWN PLAYERS after another wild transfer window under owner Todd BoehlyEverton have not been relegated from the top flight since 1951 but have spent the last three seasons fighting for survival.And Dyche was beside himself on the weekend as he watched his side concede three late goals to lose a remarkable game to Bournemouth at Goodison Park.He said: “I’ve had a few [defeats] down my years as a player, coach, manager, but this is the most frustrating because to dominate a game for so long and come out of it without something at least is incredibly frustrating.”These are ones that as a manager you scratch your head at.”Premier League sides deducted points and others at riskNottingham ForestDeducted four points during the 2023-24 season for breaching Premier League spending limit by £34.563m. Failed in their appeal with decision upheld.EvertonInitial 10-point deduction for 2021-22 Premier League breaches reduced to six points on appeal. Were deducted a further two points later in the 2023-24 season. Appealed, but since withdrawn following Prem survival.Sheffield UnitedHit with a two-point deduction for their finances during the 2022-23 EFL season. Will begin the 2024-25 Championship season on -2 points following their relegation from the Prem.OTHERS WHO COULD FACE PUNISHMENT…Manchester CityEtihad club emphatically denies the 115 allegations laid against them in February 2023. The lengthy Commission case has been scheduled to start in October or November but a final decision is not expected until March or April 2025.ChelseaBlues chiefs flagged up illicit payments made to agents and others during the Roman Abramovich era. Fined £8.6m by Uefa but still to be formally charged by the Prem despite an ongoing investigation.LeicesterFoxes breached Prem PSR loss limits last season but did not have to report their 2022-23 accounts until this month because of their relegation. That puts the timetable back and means that they will probably face a Prem points deduction for the 2024-25 season following their return to the top flight.Everton (again)The Toffees are again at risk of breaking PSR rules and are in a race against time to raise funds and balance the books. Not only could that lead to another charge but also administration. That would lead to an automatic nine-point deduction for the 2024/25 season. More

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    Everton make £20m-rated Luton striker Elijah Adebayo top transfer target

    EVERTON boss Sean Dyche will make Luton striker Elijah Adebayo his top target in January.The Goodison chief expects to lose Dominic Calvert-Lewin at some stage and his spies are focusing on the 26-year-old Hatters hitman as his replacement.Luton striker Elijah Adebayo is being eyed up by EvertonCredit: GettyAdebayo scored 10 Premier League goals last seasonDyche would have bid for Adebayo last week if efforts to move DCL had come to anything, but he will be back.Championship side Luton are open to a sale in the £15m-£20million range.Everton would have enough to attempt a move if they sell England striker Calvert-Lewin, 27, who is out of contract next summer and stalling over a new deal.Crystal Palace are also checking out Adebayo just in case Jean-Philippe Mateta attracts a buyer.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLWe revealed that Eagles are keen for Mateta to sign an extension but there has been little progress and the Frenchman, 27, may fancy a glamour move.Adebayo’s Luton team-mate, Joe Taylor, missed out on a Deadline Day move to Championship rivals Huddersfield — despite being sent to Yorkshire to sign.The striker, 21, was due to go on loan for the season but the Hatters failed to find a replacement for him and had to call him back.And Luton missed out on Leicester’s Tom Cannon as the Republic of Ireland forward, 21, chose to join Stoke on loan.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThey have started their Championship campaign in a dreadful way, picking up just one point from four games.They have lost to Burnley, Preston and QPR and drawn with Portsmouth.Meet the new Wags of the Premier League season, from a Belgian interior designer to a Portuguese modelRob Edwards’ men were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by QPR earlier this week. More

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    Everton announce ‘world-first’ feature at new £760million stadium as stunning new aspect of 53,000-seat ground revealed

    EVERTON reckon they’ve added a “world first” to their new £760million stadium.Toffees’ manager Sean Dyche has already claimed “big progress” is being made after touring the Bramley-Moore Dock venue – set to open next season.The stadium is set to be finished this year and ready for next seasonCredit: AFPThe Toffees are confident the plans are on scheduleCredit: GettyEverton manager Sean Dyche was impressed with the progressCredit: X @EvertonDyche wore a hard hat – fitting given the pressure he’s under following two heavy defeats in the first two Premier League games.In contrast, Everton believe the 52,888-capacity ground will be a hard act to follow – with its “innovative” features.The club have now revealed a “third founding partner” for the Dock – and a “unique” addition to the development.Anglo-Swiss watch brand Christopher Ward, who already sponsor Everton, will become a presenting partner of the “Dock On 1” scheme.READ MORE TOP STORIESThe Toffees claim the “new social space of bars and restaurants” will help build a “flexible matchday experience”.Christopher Ward’s creative team are playing a role in installing a collection of facilities designed to be tailor-made for just what fans want.”Dock on 1″ will also include a showroom for the company’s watches.It will be invitation-only on non-match days in an exclusive Northern Hub. Most read in FootballRichard Kenyon hailed the ‘innovative collaboration’Credit: Times Newspapers LtdFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSRichard Kenyon, Everton’s chief commercial and communications officer, said the development “represents an innovative collaboration”.The aim is to benefit “supporters in some of the premium spaces in our new home”.Meet the new Wags of the Premier League season, from a Belgian interior designer to a Portuguese modelKenyon labelled the plan “unique” and claimed it’s just one example of how the new ground can aid “commercial growth” for the club’s partners.Mike France, CEO and co-founder of Christopher Ward, said the partnership was a “new high-water mark” for the brand.He called it a “unique, world-first experience for fans of both the Toffees and his company.France added: “I’m not aware of a more exciting, innovative project that combines the worlds of premium watchmaking and elite sport.”Everton are departing Goodison Park next summer after 133 years.The replacement venue should be completed by the end of 2024.And having started work on it in August 2021, the Toffees expect to move in before the start of the next campaign.Construction workers put on cladding earlier this yearCredit: Getty More

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    Neal Maupay hits back at Everton fans who hurled X-rated abuse at own players at train station after Tottenham loss

    NEAL MAUPAY has bit back at Everton fans who blasted the team as they walked past supporters following their 4-0 battering against Tottenham.Everton were humiliated in north London as goals from Yves Bissouma, Cristian Romero and a brace from Son Heung-Min compounded a tough day at the office for the Toffees.Neal Maupay has hit back at Everton fan criticismCredit: GettyA video on social media showed angry fans hurling X-rated abuse at Everton players as they walked past them at London EustonCredit: RexBut following the defeat, Sean Dyche’s side were seen walking past fans at London’s Euston train station as they made their way home.A video captured by one fan and posted to social media showed furious Evertonians hurling X-rated abuse at the squad.One fan can be heard shouting: “F*** off, you f***ing rat. F***ing 80 grand a week? You F***ing w****r.”Many squad members went past with their heads down, though Jordan Pickford and Mason Holgate did attempt to appease the fans by briefly speaking to some of them.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLTaking to social media later on, Maupay – who is back at Everton after spending last season on loan at Brentford – responded in a critical tone on X. Quoting the original video, he said: “Imagine another job where it’s normalised to get abuse like this. “Hanging around at a train station to scream at men who are trying their best…”The 28-year-old Frenchman is yet to feature off the bench this season.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSEverton’s defeat at Spurs came after a home defeat to Brighton on the opening day, which has left them at the bottom of the table on a goal difference of minus seven.Indeed, the situation is so bad that bookmakers Paddy Power are already paying out on bets for Everton to be relegated.Premier League sides deducted points and others at riskDyche, 53, risked fan wrath ahead of the Spurs game when he said: “We have spoken about this before many times… hero, zero, zero, hero. “This is quite an extreme place. It is either, ‘Yes we’re amazing, we won’ or ‘rubbish, you’re all rubbish again.’ That kind of psychology en masse.”Everton have the chance to finally get a win on the board in midweek when they face Doncaster in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday before hosting Bournemouth next Saturday.They are in the midst of an injury crisis, however, with only 14 first-team players available during their recent match against Spurs.Among the absentees were Jarrad Branthwaite, James Garner, Seamus Coleman and Youssef Chermiti among those in the treatment room.Dyche has suggested that both Coleman and Garner could make their comebacks as early as Tuesday, but warned they will have to “wait and see” how they do in training.Premier League sides deducted points and others at riskNottingham ForestDeducted four points during the 2023-24 season for breaching Premier League spending limit by £34.563m. Failed in their appeal with decision upheld.EvertonInitial 10-point deduction for 2021-22 Premier League breaches reduced to six points on appeal. Were deducted a further two points later in the 2023-24 season. Appealed, but since withdrawn following Prem survival.Sheffield UnitedHit with a two-point deduction for their finances during the 2022-23 EFL season. Will begin the 2024-25 Championship season on -2 points following their relegation from the Prem.OTHERS WHO COULD FACE PUNISHMENT…Manchester CityEtihad club emphatically denies the 115 allegations laid against them in February 2023. The lengthy Commission case has been scheduled to start in October or November but a final decision is not expected until March or April 2025.ChelseaBlues chiefs flagged up illicit payments made to agents and others during the Roman Abramovich era. Fined £8.6m by Uefa but still to be formally charged by the Prem despite an ongoing investigation.LeicesterFoxes breached Prem PSR loss limits last season but did not have to report their 2022-23 accounts until this month because of their relegation. That puts the timetable back and means that they will probably face a Prem points deduction for the 2024-25 season following their return to the top flight.Everton (again)The Toffees are again at risk of breaking PSR rules and are in a race against time to raise funds and balance the books. Not only could that lead to another charge but also administration. That would lead to an automatic nine-point deduction for the 2024/25 season. More

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    Everton face THIRD points deduction as Premier League make new claim over alleged PSR breach

    EVERTON will start the season with the threat of another points deduction hanging over them.The Premier League claims Everton breached their PSR rules by an extra £6.5million for the 2022-23 season.Everton are facing a third points deductionCredit: PAThe Premier League allege Everton have breached PSR rules by an additional £6.5mCredit: RexIt comes on top of the £16m overspend they have been docked points for, as a result of interest payments linked to their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.Everton were docked two points by an independent commission for their 2022-23 overspend in April. They had already been hit with the loss of TEN points for breaches in the 2021-22 campaign the previous November — a sanction which was reduced to six points on appeal.The Prem is alleging the breach in 2022-23 was far higher however, as interest payments related to the stadium were NOT included.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAn independent commission who imposed the second points deduction rejected the Prem’s argument that £17m in interest payments should be added to their losses. But it will look again at £6.5m worth of payments, which it has said could represent another breach.SunSport learned that the commission have yet to tell the Toffees or the League when they will reach a decision despite both parties pushing for an answer.The Premier League claims the disputed £6.5m should be added to the club’s spending as it was used for day-to-day running costs. Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut Everton insist it should be removed as stadium costs do not count towards PSR calculations.Everton were initially docked five points last season for the £16m breach, which was reduced to two points due to an early guilty plea and the fact they were being punished for overspending in successive seasons.Every Premier League club’s most famous and also most surprising fanIn the same season, Everton were docked ten points for overspending in the 2021/22 campaign, which was later reduced to six – resulting in a total of eight points deducted last term.The club are contesting the alleged £6.5m breach so will not be let off lightly if found guilty, meaning another two-point penalty is possible.Everton are confident they will not face PSR charges for the 2023-24 season. More

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    New Aston Villa star Amadou Onana launches new career just days after £50million transfer from Everton

    ASTON VILLA star signing Amadou Onana has launched a music career just days after his move from Everton.Villa landed Onana, 22, for a club record £50million from the Toffees earlier this month.Aston Villa star signing Amadou Onana has launched a music careerCredit: GettyThe midfielder has turned a lot of heads during the last four years with Hamburg, Lille and the Goodison Park side.But now the Belgian is looking to also break into the world of rap and R&B as 24AM.According to FootNews, Onana has already released his first song on streaming platforms, entitled Check On Me.The ex-Everton star joins an ever-growin list of footballers who have tried to cut their teeth as singers.Read More on FootballAmong them is Holland star and former Manchester United player Memphis Depay.But Onana’s focus will be on Villa this season as he revealed he was convinced to make the move by manager Unai Emery’s exciting project, which will include Champions League football.The defensive midfielder turned down better financial terms from United to pen a five-year-contract with the Villans.Onana said: “I think that’s where I should be [Villa]. For me, Aston Villa is part of the top of English football. The ranking speaks for itself and is significant.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”The general public may think that it is not the most glamorous club but it was the best choice for the player I am today. “Aston Villa is a top club. I went where I felt the right ambition and the best project to make me grow. Alan Shearer has Gary Lineker and Match of the Day viewers in hysterics AGAIN as he sings pun on Amadou Onana’s name”I’m just extremely happy to be here. The vibe is good, the mood is good, I’m ready to get to work. They come out of an excellent season with a fourth place. “And you add to that the fact that the environment seemed to me the most conducive to my development and that I will be able to work with Unai Emery, one of the most qualified coaches in the field.”I can learn a lot of things by his side and reach the next level. I have always been very in tune with this objective of constant improvement.”It was the perfect step. Everything has been calculated and analysed, I am where I was supposed to be.” More

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    Aston Villa complete club record Amadou Onana transfer as Everton confirm departure in brief statement

    ASTON VILLA have completed the signing of Amadou Onana for a club record deal.Unai Emery’s side have paid £50million for the Everton star.Amadou Onana has joined Aston Villa for £50mCredit: Instagram / @avfcofficialOnana made 37 appearances for Everton last seasonCredit: PAThe Toffees confirmed the news in a short statement, which read: “Amadou Onana has joined Aston Villa on a permanent transfer.”The midfielder, who joined Everton from Lille in August 2022, made 75 appearances for the Blues, scoring four goals.”He had previously had spells with Hamburg and Hoffenheim in Germany.”Everton thanks Amadou for his service and wishes him well for the future.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOnana, 22, has supposedly signed a five-year contract at Villa Park. The transfer sees the club smash their transfer record after spending £46m on Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen last summer.Onana played every minute for Belgium at Euro 2024 and managed 37 appearances for Everton last season.He has previously been linked with the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Manchester United – with the latter reportedly failing in a last ditch attempt to hijack the move.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThe arrival of Onana bolsters Emery’s options in midfielder ahead of the club’s Champions League campaign after they sold Douglas Luiz to Juventus for £42.35m.Villa have already splashed the cash this summer – bringing in eight new players.Aston Villa stars and wags go wild as Emi Martinez soaks team in champagne after Haaland goal secures Champions LeagueAston Villa’s summer signings Amadou Onana £50mIan Maatsen £37.5mJaden Philogene £15mSamuel Iling-Junior £14.3mEnzo Barrenechea £9.7mLewis Dobbin £9mKosta Nedeljkovic £8mRoss Barkley £5m More

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    Everton owner Farhad Moshiri demands £50MILLION plus further annual payments to walk away from crisis club Toffees

    EVERTON owner Farhad Moshiri wants £50million – including annual payments for the next 10 years – to walk away from the club.The Iranian businessman has spent more than £900m on Everton over the last eight years and is desperately trying to regain some of his losses.It appears Toffees’ owner Farhad Moshiri won’t depart easilyCredit: RexEverton now face an anxious wait over interest from biddersCredit: GettyUS investors The Friedkin Group became the third company to withdraw from a bid to buy Everton in 12 months earlier this week, leaving British firm Vici Private Finance as the new frontrunners.However, there are other bidders interested in buying Everton.That’s mainly because their new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock has almost been completed, with club officials describing it as a £1billion asset. Previous exclusive negotiations with MSP Sports Capital and 777Partners also collapsed without the club closing a deal.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLEverton have eye-watering debts of around £550m – The Friendkin Group alone are owed £200m – with Moshiri’s demands taking the club’s valuation to £600m.SunSport has learned that one of the bidders offered Moshiri a £25m payment up front, plus further annual fees of £2.5m for the next 10 years. Another bidder is understood to have offered a lower up-front fee followed by annual payments of £4m.Moshiri is could also receive additional bonuses based on Everton’s future success, and the profitability of the stadium.Most read in FootballEverton hope their new stadium will be ready for 2025-26Credit: AFPCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSEverton have announced a record £20m kit deal with Castore this summer.They are also about to enter negotiations over stadium naming rights.Everton star Iliman Ndiaye’s incredible rise from Sunday League to £15million Premier League star in just six yearsHowever, the Friedkin Group’s exit from the takeover battle put Everton at risk once again of administration and a big points deduction – unless they can sort out new ownership soon A statement from Friedkin said: “Following a period of exclusivity, discussions between Blue Heaven Holdings and The Friedkin Group over a potential sale of a majority stake in Everton have ended and The Friedkin Group will not be progressing with a purchase of the Club.”Both Blue Heaven Holdings and The Friedkin Group entered discussions in good faith to explore whether a sale could be agreed.”Those discussions have concluded. The parties agree it is in both their interests for Everton to explore alternative options.”Dan Friedkin, owner and CEO of the Friedkin Group, is reportedly worth around £4.8billion but his company are out of the race to take over EvertonCredit: Getty More