Here are your Everton evening headlines for Thursday, February 23.
Calvert-Lewin plan revealed amid Premier League run-in
Everton are set to be without Dominic Calert-Lewin for this weekend’s game against Aston Villa at Goodison Park.
The 25-year-old has been restricted to 30 appearances over the past two seasons by a variety of injury problems and his absence has been sorely felt, with Everton failing to sign a goalscorer last summer or in January.
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Calvert-Lewin missed the recent Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, and was also absent for his side’s 1-0 win over Leeds United last time out. And now the forward is set to miss Saturday’s crucial game with Villa, but Dyche is hopeful the England international will be able to return shortly.
"I think he's building up well. He's on the grass - he's not with us [in full training] yet but that will come quite quickly, I think," Dyche revealed.''
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Toffees eye summer swoop for Beto
Everton's failure to sign a single player during the January transfer window has been a source of frustration for supporters, but it appears that it wasn't for a lack of trying by the club.
According to reports, the Blues made a last-ditch attempt to lure Udinese forward Beto to Goodison Park, with a large offer just days before transfer deadline day.
On Wednesday (as per Sport Witness), the Italian club's director, Pierpaolo Marino, is quoted as saying: "I can confirm that our owners — Pozzo family — have turned down an important, huge bid for Beto at the end of January. The bid was from Everton in the final days of the window. Udinese feel they could sell Beto in July.”
Beto's teammate, defender Rodrigo Becao, could also leave the club at the end of the season and the theory that Everton could return to the table in the summer for both players is backed up by Udineseblog who say: "A hypothesis not to be discarded could be the one that sees a 44 million euro offer to have both players in the summer. Ideas or suggestions that could take shape in the coming weeks.
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