{"id":39703,"date":"2025-04-22T00:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39703\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T00:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:43:17","slug":"leeds-united-hand-everton-fresh-transfer-blow-after-securing-promotion-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39703\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United hand Everton fresh transfer blow after securing promotion to the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everton are now mathematically safe from relegation and the club will already have one eye on next season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

David Moyes<\/a> can now prepare for what\u2019s expected to be a transformative summer and the recruitment team are thought to be drawing up a list of targets. <\/p>\n

Everton are keeping close tabs on Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap<\/a>, whilst the likes of Chris Rigg and Maxime Esteve are being eyed.<\/p>\n

Moyes has personally scouted Esteve<\/a> in recent weeks as he could be in the market for a Jarrad Branthwaite replacement, with the Everton<\/a> defender heavily linked with a move to Manchester United. <\/p>\n

But now, the Everton manager has been dealt a fresh transfer blow by Leeds United, who may have scuppered his plans. <\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Michael Regan\/Getty ImagesEverton now unlikely to sign Leeds United winger Wilfried Gnonto<\/p>\n

Everton have a long-standing interest in Leeds\u2019 Wilfried Gnonto<\/a> and had a bid rejected for the talented wide player last summer. <\/p>\n

The Toffees have been huge admirers of Gnonto since he first emerged on the scene in England two years ago. <\/p>\n

Indeed, it was thought that the club could reignite their interest in the Italy international this summer, however, that potential deal now looks to be in ruins following Leeds United\u2019s promotion. <\/p>\n

The Whites secured promotion on Easter Monday after thumping Stoke City 6-0 at Elland Road, with Gnonto on the scoresheet, funnily enough. <\/p>\n

So, considering Leeds\u2019 Premier League status and newfound wealth, it\u2019s highly unlikely they\u2019d even discuss the possibility of sanctioning his sale this summer. <\/p>\n

Everton could turn to West Brom\u2019s Tom Fellows instead<\/p>\n

With Gnonto off the cards, Everton could turn their attention to West Bromwich Albion winger Tom Fellows. <\/p>\n

Moyes tried to sign Fellows<\/a> in January and it was even reported at the time that personal terms were agreed.<\/p>\n

However, ultimately the transfer failed to materialise on deadline day, so it wouldn\u2019t at all be surprising if it was revisited when the window opens in June. <\/p>\n

Fellows is the assist king in the Championship with no player laying on more goals than his 13. <\/p>\nRankNameAssistsGoalsPlayedChances CreatedPass Accuracy<\/tr>\n\n1.<\/td>\nJ. Murphy<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1.<\/strong><\/td>\nT. Fellows<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n43<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/strong><\/td>\n87%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3.<\/td>\nJ. Rudoni<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4.<\/td>\nF. Azaz<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n74%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4.<\/td>\nM. Solomon<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

BBC Sport<\/a><\/p>\n

Albion are set to miss out on the play-offs, so they\u2019ll be plying their trade in the Championship again next season, which significantly weakens their negotiating powers. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everton are now mathematically safe from relegation and the club will already have one eye on next season.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,1785,393,4884,1860,16,15,4514],"class_list":{"0":"post-39703","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-david-moyes","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-wilfried-gnonto"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114378847388666463","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}