Tyler Dibling close to joining Everton

From David Ornstein:

Everton close to agreement with Southampton for Tyler Dibling. Proposed deal just over £40m + sell-on to #SaintsFC & personals done in principle; all needs finalising. If goes to plan #EFC medical early next week.

@TheAthleticFC after @ElBobble

Their asking price has come down significantly and both parties are much closer to an agreement. Talks are continuing. [@_pauljoyce

An agreement in principle includes £6M add-ons which are easily achievable on appearances, and a 20% sell-on clause.

This is an extremely unhelpful headline. Nothing now can happen til Monday… where Everton and Spurs are concerned, that's an eternity.

I have seen this film before.

Patience will be needed, he's only 19 and wasn't even first choice in a poor Southampton team at times but he looks to have the tools to make it near the very top. Exciting.

Kevin, nothing now can happen till Monday? Why's that? Banker's hours?

Now let's have a quality right-back, Everton.

Smells like the Sigurdsson fiasco to me.

This kid's fantastic.

Press: "Moyes, you must be delighted to have made a big signing."

Moyes: "Eh? What, the wee lad from Southampton. He is just a boy. He's no ready for first team."

Delighted that we are getting the Dibling transfer done, just a right back and some loans to pad the squad out, I still think we'll sign another right sided winger just in case of injuries etc

I really wanted us to get young Dibbling.

However, it's all well and good signing for the future, but if we haven't won a game in the first half dozen, then we're probably in a relegation fight and under pressure.

It's really exciting getting Dibling... well done, Everton.

Now Bissouma, Justin, Vardy and Jeremy Bowen and we’re sorted. Plus Richarlison and 1-2 more loanees.

Didn't expect that to happen. :-)

Happy about this… but we need more signings to be competitive!

If there was a pill introduced to cure cancer tomorrow... someone on ToffeeWeb would be moaning about all the redundant equipment.

Once Moyes and Irvine have got hold of this lad, he will be scared to pass the halfway line.

I wouldn't want him making his debut against Mansfield, they'd kick him off the pitch.

It does sound like a lot of money, but if he proves to be a decent Premier League standard player that we get 7/8 years of service out of, then it'll be money well spent.

And if he develops then we'll make a tidy profit on him.

What amazing examples of youth did he hold back exactly? Keen to hear about all the young world beaters we had. Or have now.

Pace, balance and can lift his head up.

At 19, he could be a couple of years off his potential, so patience is going to be needed by the "faithful". Hopefully he can show enough to do a job on the right.

I wouldn't be against another right-sided player on loan as cover, the experienced been around but solid type who could do a job as we need it. Right-back and an enforcer in midfield please, now, Everton!

Also, whoever plays right back is going to have a job on their hands because Dibling doesn't do a great deal of defending.

Looks as though Everton pulled the trigger because we were worried about Spurs or Palace coming in. Because for what we're paying this could have been agreed a few weeks ago.

Unlike Everton's transfer working group

I hope that DM fully realises the expectation for him to deliver will rise significantly now.

Looks like we are building a side for the future or at least looking to bank an investment.

My concern though is whether he is £45M better than Harrison Armstrong.

Two completely different players, Neil.

For that money, you'd hope for a Kanchelskis 95/96. Please don't say he needs time to bed in. Let's hope he doesn't end up being John Oster 97/98, skilled but a lightweight with no end product.

The fee is the only question mark. Buying young guarantees some resale but Dibling feels like a bit more of a gamble than some young players.

This could be a watershed moment for us. The moment when we signed a player who went on to be something really special.

Or it could be a new level of disaster.

But at least there's hope again.

Now we need to figure out the full backs because they've got some great talent ahead of them.

Almost past caring about the money because all the fees this window seem to be plucked out of the air. Look what the scum got for Darwen N.

We are crying out for a bit of flair and pacell. All he has to do is literary beat a man on the outside and stick a cross in and he's improved us.

Welcome Tyler. The Everton waddle!!

It’s a win win.

Well done Moyesy for pushing the Board.

What are you on about in your second paragraph?

Why has Dibing got to be immediately at Kanchelskis levels? He's 19 yrs old.

From memory, Kanchelskis was about 27 yrs old when he signed. He was a European class player who was at his peak. He'd cost about £70m today. £45m isn't that big these days anyway. It's just big for us.

Get a grip.

I also think he’s a little quicker than some realise and he’s certainly not lightweight like John Oster!

But he will need some time to bed in like any 19 year old in a new team would. He’ll make mistakes and try to dribble when he shouldn’t. He’ll lose the ball in bad spots and won’t track back as much as Harrison did. But he’ll also get the fans off their feet at times. He’s a £100m player in the making if developed properly.

Incompetence of the highest order.

If he is a genuine winger rather than better as a number 10, then great. His skills mean he could do both I imagine. Also great.

We seem to have surprisingly depth number 10 position, playmaker. Grealish, McNeil, N'Diaye are all arguably best in that role. Can we get those 3 and Dibling all on the pitch at the same time? I suspect too attack focused and lacking defensive strength and bite and aggression in the middle of the park. KDH and Gana both are starters when fit in the middle I expect, so likely McNeil benched.

One Up front: Barry/Beto/Chermiti (draw straws, no clue which will fire on any day)

Number 10: Grealish

N'Diaye (LM), KDH (CM), Gana (CM), Dibling (RM).

If these can gel and become a well oiled unit, game on. UTFT.

He never did much but I liked the fact that he was trying to do things, and I liked the way he was getting angry with himself and a little bit spiky with the opposition, when the things he was trying never quite came off.

It’s a very big fee for a young player, but looking at a few little quips, he seems to be skilful on the ball, should add a lot of craft, and he also looks to be very aggressive when he has got the ball at his feet.

Another very important aspect is that he’s another signing that should give everyone a lift, and because it’s been that long since we have had it, hopefully he’s going to be a player who helps bring the feel-good factor, back into the crowd 🤞

Finally some news I can get excited about and it’s got my blood pumping a whole lot quicker than usual at this time in the morning.

Finally we have a right winger and one with very high promise. Three/Four more players of good quality, especially right back and the transfer window looks a whole lot better.

Credit where it’s due so kudos to the transfer team for getting this one over the line.

Nothing is guaranteed at this point. Sorry to piss on your adobo at 5am!

Given that Everton are almost impotent in an attacking sense I see Dibling as a right wing back but not a starter as Grealish found out.

We need intensity from the start but Moyes doesn't seem to generate that.

Everton are closing in on the £40m signing of Southampton midfielder Tyler Dibling.

The England Under-21 international has been the subject of three offers from the Toffees this summer that were rejected.

But sources have told BBC Sport that talks between the two clubs have now restarted.

Dibling, 19, has attracted interest from a number of Premier League clubs after scoring twice in 33 appearances last season.

Right back please then I'll be happy.

With the signing of Grealish, Alcaraz, Dewsbury-Hall and hopefully Dibling it feels like in 2025 we have at last injected the squad with some much needed attacking quality.

Deal done, according to a few sites on YouTube, medical taking place over the weekend.

A great signing...more needed though!

Not saying Dibling is not a good player. But I feel the 6m add-on and the 20% sell on clause is really not a good deal. This is a high risk high reward punt. Now we take on the risk yet the reward is cut way less.

I can go back to disappointed if the deal doesn’t go through.