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Everton are expected to welcome star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin back to their squad ahead of the home clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on New Year's Day after he won his battle against a troublesome thigh injury. Dominic Calvert-Lewin could have made his comeback during the Newcastle United clash on Thursday night only for the game to be postponed due to Covid-19 cases at the instance of the away team. Newcastle United made the request for the postponement and it was approved by the Premier League board.

Calvert-Lewin has been missing in action for Everton since the third week of the season due to a thigh problem. The England international suffered a setback on two occasions while trying to recover from the injury. The injury was a big blow to the Englishman after a very good start to the season.

Everton manager Rafael Benitez is under serious pressure to keep his job after the heavy defeat at the hands of Merseyside rivals Liverpool. According to the bookmakers, Rafael Benitez is favourite manager to get the sack and he will most likely not survive the Arsenal game next week Monday if he loses in front of their home fans once again.

Benitez was made the Everton manager in the summer and his appointment was not a popular choice with the fans. He was able to shut down those who have doubts over the appointment due to his previous managerial role at Liverpool. The Spaniard is the second manager to manage both Everton and Liverpool. He was in charge of the Reds when they won the Champions League title in the Turkish city of Istanbul in 2005 and the 2006 FA Cup title.

The Everton quartet of AbdoulayeDoucoure, Yerry Mina, Andre Gomes and Dominic Calvert-Lewin will miss the Premier League visit of North London giants Tottenham Hotspur later this weekend.

Everton have lost their last three games in the Premier League and that poor run has seen them drop to tenth place on the log after ten games this season. They would be hoping to avoid a fourth successive league defeat when they take on Spurs at home in what's the first Premier League game for Conte since his appointment as the Tottenham Hotspur manager earlier this week.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin will miss the visit of Watford in the Premier League after he suffered a setback in his quest to return from a thigh problem. The England international has been missing in action since he scored one of the goals in a 2-0 away win over Brighton and Hove Albion in August. Summer signing Demarai Gray gave Everton the lead in the first half before Calvert-Lewin wrapped up the points via a spot kick just two minutes before the hour mark.

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Everton manager Rafael Benitez has a lot of injuries to worry about as he prepares his team for the Premier League outing with bottom club Norwich City later this week and French international Lucas Digne is the latest player for him to worry about on the injury front after he was subbed off with an issue during the Carabao Cup third round meeting with English Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR).

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Merseyside giants Everton are reportedly eyeing a transfer swoop for Arsenal star Ainsley Maitland-Niles. This is according to the report from the stables of Sky Sports which stated that the Toffees want to sign the England international on loan before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. Maitland-Niles has a contract at Arsenal that runs until the summer of 2023.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is a big target for Premier League holders Manchester City in this summer's transfer window. Manchester City started the current transfer window with a serious interest in both Jack Grealish and Harry Kane. The Premier League champions have been able to secure the transfer of Grealishfor a British record deal of £100m, while they are yet to make a breakthrough for Kane. Both Kane and Grealish were part of the England squad at the European Championship.

Manchester City made a bid of £100m for Kane in June but it was turned down by Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy who demanded for £150m at least. Kane will most likely leave Spurs if the Premier League champions meet the financial requirements needed to sign him and they have already identified Everton attacker Dominic Calvert-Lewin as a possible replacement for him.

Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray are the favourites to signRomanian midfielder AlexandruCicaldauwho has been linked with Premier League team Everton during this summer's transfer window. This is according to journalist Emanuel Rosu.

Romanian media personnel Rosu has written for various media outlets like FourFourTwo and the Guardian. He talked about Cicaldau via his official Twitter handle on Friday evening. According to him, Galatasaray are ahead of three clubs in the race to sign the 24-year-old midfielder. Apart from Everton, other teams such asSampdoria and Cagliari from the Italian Serie A.

Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray are the favourites to signRomanian midfielder AlexandruCicaldauwho has been linked with Premier League team Everton during this summer's transfer window. This is according to journalist Emanuel Rosu.

Romanian media personnel Rosu has written for various media outlets like FourFourTwo and the Guardian. He talked about Cicaldau via his official Twitter handle on Friday evening. According to him, Galatasaray are ahead of three clubs in the race to sign the 24-year-old midfielder. Apart from Everton, other teams such asSampdoria and Cagliari from the Italian Serie A.

Merseyside giants Everton will have to part with at least €40m if they want to sign defensive target MerihDemiral this summer. This is according to Italian publication Calciomercato which revealed that the Turkish international is a transfer target for Everton.

The future of Demiral at Juventus is in serious doubts and his long-term future won't be cleared up until he returns from holiday. Everton target Demiral is currently on break after his exertions with Turkey at Euro 2020. The Juventus player was part of the Turkey squad that disappointed a lot of football stakeholders at the tournament. Turkey were seen as dark-horses going into the tournament partly due to their form at the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the European section.