Everton now ready ‘shock’ move to sign Sheffield United forward Daniel Jebbison as exit news emerges

Everton could be in line to make a shock move for Sheffield United forward Daniel Jebbison, according to Alan Nixon.

The newspaper journalist reported on his Patreon on 6 August that the Blades could be tempted to cash in on the 19-year-old as he is entering the final year of his contract at Bramall Lane.

He said Sean Dyche wants to add “extra threat” up front and is looking to move Demarai Gray on to Fulham to bring in more money to add further additions to the Toffees squad.

This isn’t going to be a move that really gets Everton fans out of their seats as the club look to strengthen their forwards options, having being lacking in that department over the past couple of seasons.

While Jebbison looked like a promising talent when he, rather ironically, scored his first professional goal at Goodison Park for Sheffield United in 2021, he hasn’t really pulled up any trees since then.

While he is still only young and has a lot of time to improve, this isn’t a potential signing Dyche should be looking at to beef up his attacking options next season, but he could still be one for the future.

Nixon said the Yorkshire club would be looking for a decent fee for Jebbison and may be open to a possible exchange if they are offered the right players, so it will be interesting to see if the Blues do decide to put a proposal forward to sign him.

In other Everton news, one player is waiting to board a plane to undertake his medical at Goodison Park.

Everton’s latest offer to player ‘more enticing’ – Toffees hope to agree deal soon

Everton’s second offer to Sporting Club de Portugal striker Chermiti was ‘more enticing’, and they hope to finalise the deal for him early next week.

That’s according to Record who, backed up by O Jogo and A Bola, insist that a deal for the striker to move to Goodison Park is close to being completed.

The former backs up reports from yesterday stating Chermiti has not travelled with the Sporting squad for their friendly against Everton today as negotiations for his exit continue.

According to them the Toffees are still working out the final contract details, something which they hold to do in the next few hours.

They’ve ‘encountered difficulties’ finding an agreement with Chermiti after he turned down their first contract offer to him. The second ‘was more enticing’ but did not come soon enough for Everton to announce the deal yesterday as they had initially planned.

They’ve now pushed their timeline back to the beginning of next week but there is confidence everything can be finalised, particularly as Chermiti has already said goodbye to everyone at Sporting.

O Jogo, meanwhile, say that the player’s move to Everton is ‘imminent’ as he is currently discussing the last details of his contract with those in charge at Goodison Park.

There has been an issue on that front, but he is ‘certain’ he will be wearing Royal Blue next season and his absence from the squad travelling to England is a ‘clear sign’ the deal will be done.

Indeed, there is a belief that the striker could indeed fly to England tomorrow for a medical, such is the confidence that the minor hiccup over his contract will be overcome, and Everton will get the deal finalised.

A Bola, meanwhile, state that the player’s father and representative , Noureddine Chermiti, continues to negotiate the finer points of the contract, particularly salary, with Everton.

Only when that deal is struck will he be travelling to England, hence the striker’s absence from the Sporting contingent making the same trip this weekend.

The player will eventually sign a five-year deal at Goodison Park, with the terms between the two clubs now finalised on a €12.5m deal rising to €15m and Sporting retaining 20% of a future sale, something the other two newspapers echo.