Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper.
Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Frenkie De Jong to Manchester City
The Premier League champions appear to have won the race for Ajax midfielder De Jong, with City close to agreeing a £61m deal for…
Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.
Shaka Hislop sifts through all the latest transfer rumours surrounding Miguel Almiron, Aaron Ramsey, Christian Pulisic and many more in Transfer Rater.
With the winter window opening soon, the rumour mill is beginning to gather pace. Who will be moving where come January? Transfer Talk has the latest.
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FC Exclusives
– Man United eye Everton Soares
– Galatasaray target Liverpool’s Origi
– Mourinho eager to keep Darmian
– Inter’s Skriniar set for new deal
– Sevilla eye Liverpool’s Moreno
David De Gea is refusing to commit his long-term future, which means Manchester United are thinking who could replace the Spain international, according to The Sun.
The report says one name being floated is Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
United see Pickford, who is…
Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.
Shaka Hislop sifts through all the latest transfer rumours surrounding Miguel Almiron, Aaron Ramsey, Christian Pulisic and many more in Transfer Rater.
With the winter window opening soon, the rumour mill is beginning to gather pace. Who will be moving where come January? Transfer Talk has the latest.
TOP STORY: Man Utd eye Pickford as De Gea successor
Transfers
Revealed: How FIFA wants to fix transfers
ESPN’s Gabriele Marcotti obtained a FIFA report revealing the biggest overhaul to the transfer system in decades. Are they finally serious about cleaning up football?
How a transfer works
With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football, Damien Comolli, we show you how a transfer works through Iain Macintosh’s tale of fictional rising star Dave Thumper.
FC Exclusives
– Man United eye Everton Soares
– Galatasaray target Liverpool’s Origi
– Mourinho eager to keep Darmian
– Inter’s Skriniar set for new deal
– Sevilla eye Liverpool’s Moreno
David De Gea is refusing to commit his long-term future, which means Manchester United are thinking who could replace the Spain international, according to The Sun.
The report says one name being floated is Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Though he would cost considerably…
Marco Silva joins the opening of The Blue Base, a community facility near Goodison Park and partakes in a game of bingo with the older participants.
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teamed up once again to lead Arsenal to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Everton.
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teamed up once again to lead Arsenal to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Everton.
LIVERPOOL, England — Jordan Pickford has said he ignored speculation linking him with a move from Everton after his starring role at the World Cup.
Goalkeeper Pickford signed a new six-year contract on Wednesday, keeping him at Goodison Park until 2024.
He was linked with Chelsea in the summer window after helping England reach the semifinals in Russia.
“You see it all over on your Twitter or Sky Sports, you know what I mean?” Pickford told a news conference on Thursday.
“I don’t let it affect…
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teamed up once again to lead Arsenal to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Everton.
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teamed up once again to lead Arsenal to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Everton.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a new contract at Everton until 2024.
Pickford, 24, was named the club’s player, players’ player and young player of the season in 2017-18, having joined for around £30 million from Sunderland in the summer of 2017, and became the youngest goalkeeper ever to represent England at a World Cup when he helped his country to the semifinals in Russia.
“When I made the move last year I thought Everton would be a great club to come to and the right step…
Southampton and England goalkeeper Alex McCarthy wants to impress Gareth Southgate so much that he will have a tough decision to make on who will start in goal for the side.
Former keeper Shaka Hislop includes some newcomers in his rankings of best keepers in England, but the top-spot remains unchanged in his mind.
England’s Kieran Trippier has hailed Gareth Southgate’s attacking style of play and has compared it to his Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino’s philosophy.
England’s Luke Shaw admits he almost lost his leg after he broke it playing for Manchester United in 2015 and almost caused him to retire.
England’s Kieran Trippier says he can only look back on England’s World Cup campaign with pride and that the fact they brought the nation back together.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has said he would not take the same risks that Alisson does for Liverpool.
Alisson was directly responsible for conceding a goal in Liverpool’s recent win at Leicester City when he was caught out with the ball at his feet and dispossessed, just days after he had warned Liverpool fans with heart problems to be careful because of the risks he takes.
Pickford, who plays for club rivals Everton, said he would try and avoid making the same errors.
“I try not to [do…
Bournemouth and Everton were both reduced to 10 men before the hosts overcame a 2-0 deficit in a thrilling draw at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth and Everton were both reduced to 10 men before the hosts overcame a 2-0 deficit in a th…
Former Everton forward Brian McBride questions Richarlison’s value for the Toffees as the FC crew examine the club’s transfer policy.
Blackburn Rovers pleased their home fans, taking advantage of a porous Everton defence to win their preseason encounter at Ewood Park.
The FC crew call Everton’s transfer strategy into question as reports of a 40-to-50-million-pound move for Watford’s Richarlison heat up.
ESPN’s Taylor Twellman sits down with Wayne Rooney to speak about how his exit from Everton all went down.
Georginio Wijnaldum explains why he doesn’t consider the Merseyside derby to be Liverpool’s most significant match.
Everton are preparing to hand goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a new contract to fend off interest Chelsea, sources have told ESPN FC.
England goalkeeper Pickford has emerged as a top target for Chelsea should they lose Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid this summer.
Belgium international Courtois has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid and Chelsea have been drawing up a list of potential replacements which includes Pickford.
Pickford enhanced his reputation as one of the best young goalkeepers…
The FC guys answer your tweets about the controversies in the World Cup final, Paul Pogba’s performance and where the 2018 World Cup ranks all time.
The World Cup is over, but who are the 11 best performers of the tournament? From the flying brilliance of England’s Jordan Pickford to the rapier speed of Kylian Mbappe, here’s who impressed us the most.
ESPN FC’s World Cup team of the tournament.
Goalkeeper: As England’s hero of the hour, Jordan Pickford helped the Three Lions banish their World Cup shootout curse by denying Colombia’s Carlos Bacca from the spot in the round of 16. The Everton goalkeeper was only elected to be No.1 on the eve of the tournament, but he was unfazed by the…
Thomas Meunier scored early and Eden Hazard ensured the win as Belgium defeated England 2-0 to claim 3rd place in the World Cup.
Thomas Meunier scored early and Eden Hazard ensured the win as Belgium defeated England 2-0 to claim 3rd place in the World Cup.
ESPN FC’s Kasey Keller and Alexis Nunes look back on Belgium and England’s World Cup journey after the Red Devils claimed third place.
Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored the goals as Belgium convincingly beat England 2-0 to secure victory in the World Cup third-place match.
England created chances to cancel out Meunier’s early opener in an entertaining second half in St. Petersburg, but Hazard provided a clinical finish to a counter-attack to secure Belgium’s most successful-ever World Cup campaign.
Positives
The mere fact that England made it to St. Petersburg should be a source of great pride, even if they were ultimately…