Wednesday’s Toffee Bites: Everton take on exciting Anderlecht playmaker

There is one little ounce of me that truly believes Everton have a plan for the summer ahead. That tiny pebble of hope tells me that they have their manager of the future in mind and he already knows three or four players he wants to target as soon as the window opens.

But headlines would beg to differ. Paulo Fonseca rumours have died down. Marcel Brands is keeping the club at arms length. Nothing has come out that would indicate Sam Allardyce or Steve Walsh are anything but secure in their current positions. And all of the transfer murmurs have been laughable.

This next month is going to feel like a decade.

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Wednesday’s Toffee Bites

Everton striker Boris Mathis' loan move cut short at Northampton - Liverpool Echo
Northampton caretaker boss makes swift decision on Blues youngster.

Transfer boost, competition can't afford fee, no problem for Everton - Sport Witness
Everton have been given a boost in their pursuit of Anderlecht forward Mahmoud Hassan after reports his loan club Kasimpasa can’t afford to buy him outright.

Everton decision to wait for George Hirst could cost them, rivals now closing in - HITC
Everton could miss out on Sheffield Wednesday striker George Hirst.

Everton's Wayne Rooney warned he is not undroppable - Mirror Online
Stats tell a sorry tale of the 32-year-old Goodison hero's attempts to play his preferred deep midfield role in recent weeks.

Allardyce Highlights Importance Of Influential Gana - EvertonFC.com
Sam Allardyce has underlined the value to his Everton team of fit-again midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye.

U18s lose 2-0 to Sunderland - EvertonFC.com
Everton Under-18s coach Paul Tait believes his side lacked character after they fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Sunderland at USM Finch Farm on Tuesday afternoon.

Chelsea Fixture Dedicated To Zoe Tynan - EvertonFC.com
Everton Ladies will dedicate their upcoming fixture against Chelsea to the memory of former player Zoe Tynan and ZOnE into Talking.

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