Michael Kenrick 22/08/2025 32comments  |  Jump to last

The usually reliable social media source for transfer window activity, Fabrizio Romano, says that Everton have rejected enquiries for the services of Iliman Ndiaye from clubs in both the Premier League and Serie A. 

Given the struggle Everton have experienced finding new players to strengthen a threadbare squad this summer, the possibility of one of the better players in the squad being tempted to depart for an opportunity at a different club is difficult to contemplate. 

Hopefully this is just part and parcel of the normal transfer business where talented players are under constant 'monitoring' by the recruitment teams at other clubs. As long as Ndiaye is happy to continue working under David Moyes with his current contract running through 2029, Everton should be in a strong position t repel such advances. 

 

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Andrew Ellams
1 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:48:19
This is not good news with a week to go in the transfer window.
Luke Welch
2 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:49:46
He will want to leave soon
Colin Glassar
3 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:50:53
£110m and it’s arrivederci. I don’t want him to go btw, but if clubs are demanding stupid money from us then we should do the same
Jack Convery
4 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:51:26
Buy, buy, buy, not bye, bye, bye.
Edward Rogers
5 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:53:17
Had a feeling this might happen when we got Grealish.
Paul Hewitt
6 Posted 22/08/2025 at 09:56:20
I wouldn't sell him. But if we did and Dibling is worth £50 million. Then anything over £100 million will do
James Marshall
7 Posted 22/08/2025 at 10:08:37
So what we received bids for him? We've been widely reported to have had multiple bids turned down for players we wanted - this happens all the time.

This is not news, it's more tawdry TW clickbait.

Kevin Naylor
8 Posted 22/08/2025 at 10:27:37
Might explain why he's been a bit underwhelming of late.
Ernie Baywood
9 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:03:35
Good news if true. Good news that we're rejecting them also.

Unfortunately one of the downsides of a good transfer policy is that there'll be some regrettable departures... it's a much better model than trying to shift players we paid big money for when they're over the hill on big wages.

I still find it incredible that we got him at that age and transfer fee. His agent must not watch much football.

Duncan McDine
10 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:05:12
The Eze gazumping will have pushed Levy into bidding £12.95 for Iliman (payment to be split over 10 seasons).

He's our best attacking player, so I'm not surprised that other clubs want him, but we can't sell him at any cost right now.

Dave Abrahams
11 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:14:17
I said a few weeks ago it was important we get this lad signed to a new contract because it was obvious there would be clubs after him— it wouldn’t surprise me if the money is right then he will be sold!
Tony Abrahams
12 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:15:07
Instead of talking about his agent, my own view is that football must be littered with a lot of very average talent-spotters, Ernie.

Marcel said money can make you lazy, and if I’m being honest this gets me every single time😭

Andrew Ellams
13 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:18:24
The club is now owned by money people and not football people who will sell anything if the deal is right.
Alan McGuffog
14 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:23:36
Hopefully, Andrew, if we sell it'll be at the right price. In the past we've let other clubs take the you know what. Having said that I pray that we keep hold of him.
But I keep thinking of the fees that lot get for their squad players...£25 million for Doak. Let's take a leaf out of their book
Andrew Ellams
15 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:32:01
Alan, I think having their name on your CV boosts your price. I'd be surprised if we got much more than £30m for N'Diaye if that.
Danny O'Neill
16 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:32:13
There is likely to be interest in Ndiaye. He is a very good player.

Whether they are concrete and there is anything in them is another thing. With the window coming to a close, there is bound to be lots of speculation.

We withstood the alleged interest in Branthwaite and got him on a new 5 year contract. There's no reason we can't do the same with Ndiaye.

Tony Abrahams
17 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:33:00
A very sobering and depressing post Andrew.

I’m not against people being shrewd, but I find it very disheartening that these Friedkin’s, don’t seem to have any emotional or personal investment, when it comes to their investment.

Andrew Merrick
18 Posted 22/08/2025 at 11:38:52
The only relevant facts is that it was rejected.
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John Gall
20 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:01:10
Bringing in Grealish, an overpaid has-been superstar, who effectively plays the same game as Ndiaye, has unbalanced everything. Instead of developing and celebrating Ndiaye, potentially a better player than Grealish, we now risk losing him. And we sign Barry who is not good enough, so we still haven't even got a proven striker. What the hell is going on? Usless management, at all levels.
Ernie Baywood
21 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:02:52
Andrew, I'm sure we'd get more given his age and proven ability.

On the other thing, I've no doubt that club on a young player's CV adds value. Not dissimilar to working at certain companies or attending certain universities. You might assume they've been developed well with a winner's attitude. As much as we wouldn't like to admit that.

Colin Glassar
22 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:09:33
Agreed Andrew @13. Even though it might make Mike Gaynes go doolally, I’ve always suspected the TFG being more interested in the potential return on BMD, and it’s surrounding areas, than in the team itself.

Of course, they need a premier league team to showcase their investment, but I’ve think they’ve got more than one eye on the Clarence dock and more of the waterfront aka the Mersey Riviera.

They are not emotionally invested in Everton like us. We are just part of their business portfolio. I hope they can bring us success but, for my part, the jury is still out.

Bobby Thomas
23 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:10:34
Thought Ndiaye did not appear to be enjoying things at all during the first half at Elland Road.

Selling well is very much part of the game these days. Our neighbours are masters of it.

Agree John Gall #20 that there is no balance whatsoever. There's no goals, either.

Martin Berry
24 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:12:24
He is a class act, its obvious that the vultures would come circling.
George Cumiskey
25 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:31:10
TFG having no emotional involvement with Everton ? What emotional involvement do Liverpools American owners have in the club ? And they haven't done too bad in backing the managers have they.
George Cumiskey
26 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:42:41
Maybe Ndiaye will be happy with a move if he thinks he won't be able to express himself or be used sparingly by manager.
Brian Harrison
27 Posted 22/08/2025 at 12:46:05
Fabrizio Romana said on his twitter account that Ndaiyes agent approached AC Milan to see if they would be interested in Ndaiye.
Obviously the player must be well aware of what his agent is doing.
So I guess if the money is right he will be sold, the problem being we cant attract players as it is if we sell our best attacking option what message does that send to possible replacements.
Rob Hooton
28 Posted 22/08/2025 at 13:19:01
If we sold Ndiaye now, with the terrible state our squad is in, we might as well just pack up and give in.
Apparently Grealish can’t play every week (ha!) so this would be foolhardy.
John Graham
29 Posted 22/08/2025 at 13:27:01
One of the few players in the squad who looks like creating any chances, often through his own doing.
Always looks a threat and can imagine if he had decent players around him he could move up a level.
Full of energy and never gives up, often tracking back to help the defence and then swiftly reverts back to his forward duties when we are on the attack.
Need to fill the side with players like him instead of selling him.
Quite a few talentless players we should be looking to sell before him, but sadly on too high wages to want to leave and also nobody wants them.
Mike Hayes
30 Posted 22/08/2025 at 13:43:14
£100m + £50m add ons - act daft like the rest 🤷 it’ll be up to the player himself if he feels he’s wasting his time with no other players of his talent coming in he could well be off. If we didn’t need to sell Branthwaite we don’t need to Ndyiae in fact we need to BUY players like him to move forward instead of stagnating or going backward 💙
Kunal Desai
31 Posted 22/08/2025 at 13:56:46
Moyes just said the reason players don't want to come to Everton is because they want europe.

Makes sense and goes back to my earlier point if someone makes me a job offer, coming in at a lower level with no career progression and not the best tools available at my disposal but can offer me to work in one of there shiny offices, i'm turning the offer down.

As for TFG, it's the bottom line they are interested in. If they wanted ambition and immersed themselves into the history of our club they would have been present at the last game at Goodison and Sundays first game at Bramley Moore (presuming Dan Friedkin won't be here)

Everton are just another business added to there existing portfolio of businesses. As as long as the club tick along that'll do for them.

Raymond Fox
32 Posted 22/08/2025 at 14:00:21
The state we are in there's no right price to sell Ndiaye.
Christy Ring
33 Posted 22/08/2025 at 14:08:28
I think we're reading too much into this, whether it's his agent looking after his own interest, he only signed last summer, our standout player last season, of course club's are going to be interested, but I don't think we should be highlighting it. I don't think Grealish is the same player as Ndiaye, Pep played him on the left, but his best position is playmaker, which he was at Villa, but I do think KDH and Alcaraz play in the same position?

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