Jonas Lössl has started what could be a bit of a clear-out at Everton today by returning to Danish club FC Midtjylland on a permanent transfer. The 31-year-old goalkeeper, signed from Huddersfield in July 2019, has not featured under Carlo Ancelotti and was way down the pecking order behind Jordan Pickford, Robin Olsen and João Virginia.
With Cenk Tosun rejoining Besiktas on loan Everton are in need of striking cover for Dominic Calvert-Lewin. “We’re looking but we’re not desperate,†Ancelotti said after Saturday’s dismal display against Newcastle. Bernard, also omitted from the match-day squad against Newcastle, is in talks over a move to Al Nasr in Dubai while Jonjoe Kenny has interest from several clubs including Burnley and Celtic.
It’s expected to be a slow day at Frank Lampard’s … Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea. One player who had a chance of leaving was Billy Gilmour, who has been left out of Tuchel’s first two matchday squads. The 19-year-old midfielder was open to the idea of going on loan to get some games under his belt after returning from a knee injury, with his place in Scotland’s squad for the Euros in mind. However I’m told that Gilmour will be staying. Tuchel indicated as much during his unveiling last week, praising the youngster and saying there will be chances for everyone in his squad, and the situation is unlikely to change.
It’s fair to say Mikel Arteta was unwilling to give much away about Arsenal’s deadline day when he faced the media at 9am. Might they sign a left-back before the bell tolls? “Things can happen. They might happen, they might not happen. We are on it,†came the answer. Arteta would, in fact, like to sign some back-up for Kieran Tierney and Crystal Palace’s Patrick van Aanholt is one name that has been mentioned. There is a chance that one could develop today.
As for outgoings, does Arteta know who he would like to send out on loan? “Yes we have decided and we are working on it, so we’ll find out before 11.†Hopefully it won’t take that long to confirm a temporary home for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who has a clutch of clubs at his tail but seems likely to join either Southampton or Leicester. Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock, who both need to get their careers going, are other names to look out for today. Shkodran Mustafi could also depart, particularly if the club find a way to settle up his contract. At this early stage in the day, talk of a move to defender-hungry Liverpool seems highly fanciful – but stranger things have happened as the last-ditch scramble heats up.