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Everton have signed England international midfielder Fabian Delph on a three-year deal from Premier League champions Manchester City, they announced on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who has made 20 appearances for England, became surplus to requirements at City after they recently signed Spanish midfielder Rodri in a club record deal from Atletico Madrid.
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Manchester City will sell Fabian Delph if they get the right price for the England international, sources have told ESPN FC.
City would expect to receive about £15 million for the former Leeds United and Aston Villa midfielder and won’t stand in his way if he decides to leave.
Delph, 29, will be in the final year of his contract next season and has fallen behind Oleksandr Zinchenko in the pecking order with the Ukrainian set to be offered a new deal.
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Gareth Southgate’s side reached the semifinals in Russia, which was England’s best performance at a World Cup for 28 years — and Delph believes the spirit in the camp was a huge factor in their positive display.
“We spent so much time together in Russia it felt strange the first week being back home,” he told talkSPORT. “It was a massive comedown.
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England finished fourth after suffering a 2-0 loss to Belgium in the third-place playoff on Saturday, but Delph’s thoughts were still very much with the Croatia game.
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ST PETERSBURG — Fabian Delph is flying back to Russia to rejoin England’s squad at the World Cup after taking time off to return home for the birth of his daughter.
The 28-year-old missed the dramatic penalty shootout victory over Colombia on Tuesday night that sent England into the quarterfinals for the first time in 12 years, having earlier been given permission by manager Gareth Southgate to attend the birth of his child.
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REPINO, Russia — England midfielder Fabian Delph is ready to miss a World Cup match in order to be present for the birth of his third child, the Manchester City player said on Saturday.
Delph’s wife Natalie’s due date is June 30, two days after England’s final group game against Belgium in Kaliningrad.
England’s support staff are ready to provide the player a plane to get home as soon as he gets word of an impending birth and then jet him back to Russia to rejoin the squad.
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Fabian Delph considers himself both a team man and a family man but faces a clash between the two at the World Cup, with his third child due to arrive mid-tournament.
The Manchester City midfielder is delighted to be part of the England squad this summer but is facing a collision of responsibilities, with wife Natalie due to give birth on June 30.
That is two days after the Three Lions’ final group game against Belgium and two days before a prospective last-16 fixture should they top Group G.
Delph…