The season has properly got underway for both the Under 21s and Under 18s at Everton. Last week saw the fine away victory for the U21s and they maintained their 100% record on Monday night against Blackburn Rovers with a 1-0 victory. Meanwhile, the U18s got started with a narrow 0-1 home defeat to Manchester United last Saturday.

TBR Football can now exclusively reveal why Ben Gannon Doak rejected Everton and Crystal Palace for Bournemouth. The Scotland international sealed a £25m move from Liverpool to Bournemouth on Monday after impressing on loan at Middlesbrough last season, where he scored three goals and provided seven assists in 24 Championship appearances.

Dan Meis received an intriguing prompt 11 years ago. “I had a young business development guy that said, ‘Hey, if I can give you a meeting with Everton will you go to Liverpool?’” the stadium design expert recalled.

City’s Elite Development Squad will face AS Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig and Real Madrid in the Premier League International Cup. Ben Wilkinson’s Under-21s have been drawn in Group A,

Rotherham United have signed Everton forward Martin Sherif on a season-long loan. The 19-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for the Toffees. Sherif scored 21 goals in 48 appearances in the U18 Premier League, and also has five goals in Premier League 2 for Everton U21s.

The opening weekend of Premier League action delivered plenty of good news for the title contenders, while European action takes center stage midweek as a handful of teams inch closer to booking their spots in the UEFA Champions League.

Lincoln City have signed striker Francis Okoronkwo on a season-long loan deal from Premier League club Everton. The 20-year-old is yet to make his first-team debut for the Toffees and spent last season on loan at Salford City, scoring four goals in 24 appearances in all competitions.