Royal Blue Mersey - James McCarthy transfer latestIt's a grand old team to supporthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52544/royal_fav.png2015-06-10T16:33:23+01:00http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/rss/stream/85228902015-06-10T16:33:23+01:002015-06-10T16:33:23+01:00James McCarthy 'transfer request' denied
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<p>Reports midfielder is pushing for move has been quashed</p> <p>As quickly as the rumour was made up, so it was dismissed.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Liverpool</a> Echo, presumably having spoken to club sources, insist that <span>James McCarthy</span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/everton-fc-midfielder-james-mccarthy-9422992">has not asked to leave Everton this summer.</a></p>
<p>Reports on <a target="_blank" href="http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2015/6/9/8751325/james-mccarthy-everton-transfer-rumours">Tuesday surfaced suggested</a> that the Ireland midfielder had asked to leave Goodison Park, with an unnamed source claiming the club have showed a "lack of respect" over new contract talks.</p>
<p>The whole article in question looked like it was fed by an agent in order to try and exert pressure on the club to speed up negotiations.</p>
<p>That certainly seems the case given <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Everton's</a> swift denial, though the Echo also confirm that McCarthy's representatives are keen to open talks over a new deal.</p>
<p>He certainly deserves to be rewarded after two excellent seasons on Merseyside and the club should be wary of not stalling for too long.</p>
<p>However, it remains unlikely that McCarthy will leave this summer and yesterday's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2015/06/09/12539062/mccarthy-ready-to-leave-everton?">offending rumour</a> should serve as a warning to supporters out there about the perils and lies of the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/transfer-rumors" class="sbn-auto-link">summer transfer window</a>.</p>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2015/6/10/8758873/everton-james-mccarthy-transfer-request-deniedTom Mallows2015-06-09T15:09:06+01:002015-06-09T15:09:06+01:00Is James McCarthy looking to leave Everton?
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<p>Midfielder reportedly unhappy with "lack of respect" shown by club</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2015/06/09/12539062/mccarthy-ready-to-leave-everton?">Goal.com</a> are reporting that <span>James McCarthy</span> is unhappy at <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Everton</a> and is ready to leave this summer.</p>
<p>Journalist Graeme Bailey cites a unnamed 'source' close to the Ireland midfielder that claims he is unhappy with an apparent lack of respect shown by the club regarding a new contract.</p>
<p>Manager Roberto Martinez has previously stated he intends to offer McCarthy, who joined from Wigan in 2013, a new long-term deal.</p>
<p>That has yet to materialise though and it appears McCarthy's representatives have cranked up the pressure on Everton by leaking quotes to the press.</p>
<p>Goal say their source told them:</p>
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<p><span>"This is not about money, in no way shape or form.</span></p>
<p><span>"It is about respect, and there is little doubting that James and his representatives feel that that Everton have shown him very little in the past 12 months. It is now a matter of principle."</span></p>
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<p>Now I am not in possession of the facts, nor know any inside information, but this is my take on this story:</p>
<p>This sounds all very Raheem Sterling-esque to me, with mischievous agents once again at the heart of it all.</p>
<p>Agents love to leak quotes like these to journalists, who will gladly publish them in order to maintain a relationship that could yield rewards further down the line.</p>
<p>You scratch my back, I scratch yours.</p>
<p>I can almost hear the conversation, with the agent asking the journalist to write this story in order to strong-arm Everton in hurrying up the contract talks. In return they will promise them a scoop in the near future.</p>
<p>There is no doubt that McCarthy deserves a new deal to reward the excellent start his Goodison career but to resort to such tactics in order to force a deal is disappointing, if unsurprising.</p>
<p>Tottenham have inevitably been linked with a move for 24-year-old but Everton will be reluctant sellers given he has three years left on his deal.</p>
<p>My personal view is that McCarthy will eventually sign a contract extension at Everton, but I fear the lead up to that conclusion will leave a bitter taste.</p>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2015/6/9/8751325/james-mccarthy-everton-transfer-rumoursTom Mallows