{"id":683821,"date":"2026-07-10T07:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/683821\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:25:17","slug":"three-signings-expected-as-everton-get-preparations-for-new-season-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/683821\/","title":{"rendered":"Three signings expected as Everton get preparations for new season under way"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first Everton players, including new signings Merlin Rohl, Tyrique George and Hayden Hackney, will undergo testing at Finch Farm from today as pre-season begins\"David<\/p>\n

David Moyes, manager of Everton, looks on during warm ups prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Everton at London Stadium. Photo by Richard Pelham\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Everton\u2019s players will begin the return to the club\u2019s training ground today.<\/p>\n

The first senior players are expected at Finch Farm<\/a> to undergo testing following their summer break.<\/p>\n

That will kickstart the long countdown to Everton<\/a>\u2019s season opener on Saturday, August 22 when they play Crystal Palace at Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Almost seven weeks on from the defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of last season, work can now begin to build towards a new campaign in which the Blues will seek to make progress.<\/p>\n

A disappointing end saw the 2025-26 campaign conclude with six winless games, a run that cost the club a place in Europe and cast a shadow over the start of the summer.<\/p>\n

Work to improve has been ongoing even while the players have been away, with three signings secured for David Moyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Two of them are familiar faces. No farewells were needed for Merlin Rohl<\/a> after the Blues’ survival ensured his loan move from Freiburg was made permanent. He has now joined on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n

Tyrique George<\/a> was a stunning Antonin Kinsky save away from an equaliser at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and his loan move from Chelsea has been followed up with a permanent transfer that was signed off this week.<\/p>\n

Hayden Hackney has also arrived from Middlesbrough to bolster Moyes\u2019 midfield.<\/p>\n

More signings are expected, with a new right-back the highest priority, while outgoings are also likely.<\/p>\n

Everton\u2019s players will start their pre-season with a friendly at Dundee FC on July 18. Their schedule will then take them to Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City, Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart before a game against Newcastle United at Murrayfield in Edinburgh and a home clash with Lille.<\/p>\n

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