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Even though he only met with Daniel Levy a month ago, US billionaire Jahm Najafi is said to be interested in Everton. The 60-year-old, who also owns the NBA team Phoenix Suns and is vice chairman of the McLaren F1 team, was previously reported to be planning a £3.1 billion takeover of Tottenham. Still, he appears more interested in their rivals in the Premier League.

Wayne Rooney has suggested that he is going to return to Everton in a managerial position as the speculation over the immediate future of Frank Lampard in the role keeps growing. Presently, Frank Lampard is under severe scrutiny after failing to make considerable progress since last season's end with Toffees being in the drop zone of the Premier League after being defeated by Hove Albion and Brighton.

Frank Lampard says that he remains confident about being successful as a manager after watching his team succumb to a humiliating defeat at home at the hands of Brighton. The Seagulls were able to pick up a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night. This is a result which has been humiliating for Everton on so many ways and it has also left the team just a point above the relegation zone. Furthermore, the Merseyside outfit have played more games than teams below them in the table. Since his appointment as the Everton manager, Lampard has only picked up three victories in the 18 matches this season. In the previous 10 games, he has only picked up one victory.

With the January transfer window coming up Everton is hoping to pick up some players who can strengthen their attack side. There would be transfers of certain players as well which might include Jordan Pickford. It has been reported that the club would consider the sale of this player if they receive a bigger offer for England’s number one. However, in existing conditions Toffees do not want to lose Jordan who is one of their star players. Hence, he is currently not on sale. If the finances offered are good then the club management would think about cashing in.

With 24 hours to the end of the transfer window, Everton are set to have their second Nigerian player. Samuel Chukwueze is on the verge of joining Everton on loan according to Mundo Deportivo. Chukwueze’s loan move comes with a €45m mandated permanent transfer option at the end of the season. His transfer never looked like happening until Tuesday when Everton stepped negotiations up and agreed a deal in principle with the winger.

Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin is reportedly following Dele Alli out of the exit door as he’s set to join Trabzonspor. According to Turkish media outlet Aspor, the 26-year-old will arrive in Trabzon today, August 25, to finalise his exit on loan. The Toffees will not be getting a loan fee in exchange for his services this summer. Alli is set to join another Turkish club in Besiktas and Everton will not be paying his salary despite there being claims to the contrary.

Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin is reportedly following Dele Alli out of the exit door as he’s set to join Trabzonspor. According to Turkish media outlet Aspor, the 26-year-old will arrive in Trabzon today, August 25, to finalise his exit on loan. The Toffees will not be getting a loan fee in exchange for his services this summer. Alli is set to join another Turkish club in Besiktas and Everton will not be paying his salary despite there being claims to the contrary.

Frank Lampard’s Everton and David Moyes’s West Ham United are among the clubs interested in signing Scott McTominay from Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to 90min. 90min have reported that Everton, Southampton and Leicester City are keen on securing the services of McTominay. The report has claimed that West Ham manager David Moyes is a ‘confirmed fan of the player’, adding that Newcastle are ‘long-term admirers’ of the 25-year-old Scotland international midfielder, who earns £73,000 per week as salary (SalarySport).

Premier League side Everton are reportedly keen on signing Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta before the end of this summer's transfer window. This is according to the report from Italian publication Calciomercato which stated the 24-year-old has emerged as a transfer target for the Toffees. Everton might need to pay as much as £50m to secure the signing of Paqueta who was linked with other Premier League teams earlier in the current transfer window. The Brazilian star was linked with Arsenal and Newcastle United earlier in this transfer window.