{"id":513390,"date":"2023-06-07T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=513390"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:00:37","slug":"everton-news-significant-update-on-dyche-potentially-signing-dembele-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/everton-news-significant-update-on-dyche-potentially-signing-dembele-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton news: Significant update on Dyche potentially signing Dembele &#8211; sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everton have yet to make an approach for Moussa Dembele and would face stiff competition for the striker&#8217;s signature this summer, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dembele, 26, will be available on a free transfer when his contract with Ligue 1 outfit Lyon expires at the end of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Sean Dyche on the hunt for attacking reinforcements, Goodison Park has been repeatedly cited as a potential destination for the Frenchman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everton EXODUS: NINE senior stars to leave as overhaul begins\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAp1w1ConmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>Football Insider <\/strong>understands that Dembele has yet to receive any contact from the Toffees over a potential move to England in the coming transfer window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And doubt has been privately cast on whether they would be able to match the offers expected to arrive from clubs competing in European competition next term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everton had previously held talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/moussa-dembele\/profil\/spieler\/229004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dembele<\/a> as part of previous manager Frank Lampard&#8217;s desperate search for a forward in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a move ultimately failed to materialise, leaving the Blues light up top in the absence of the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin during their battle against relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After subsequently escaping the drop with victory over Bournemouth on the final day, the Merseyside club are keen to avoid a repeat this time around and are understood to be targeting two forwards as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dembele scored 70 goals in 172 appearances for Lyon during a five-year stay, and was equally prolific while playing for Celtic in the three years prior to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Moussa-Dembele-1600-\u00d7-1200px-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, he has been touted as an ideal free transfer target for a club who will have to move smartly in the market this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Toffees have not made any early approach, opening up the possibility of other clubs swooping in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/jarrad-branthwaite-now-set-for-everton-first-team-role-after-unexpected-twist-sources\/\">returning star will be set for an important first-team role at Everton next season<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton have yet to make an approach for Moussa Dembele and would face stiff competition for the striker&#8217;s signature this summer, sources have told Football Insider. Dembele, 26, will be available on a free transfer when his contract with Ligue 1 outfit Lyon expires at the end of this month. 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