{"id":515598,"date":"2023-06-21T16:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=515598"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:36:36","slug":"sources-ipswich-town-sunderland-and-stoke-city-make-approaches-for-everton-star-simms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-ipswich-town-sunderland-and-stoke-city-make-approaches-for-everton-star-simms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Stoke City make approaches for Everton star Simms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Stoke City are battling to sign Everton striker Ellis Simms,\u00a0<strong>sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old is entering the final year of his contract and the Toffees are ready to sell him for the right price in this summer&#8217;s transfer window as they look to boost their own transfer kitty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Championship trio Ipswich, Sunderland and Stoke are all looking to bring in a target man this summer and they have made enquiries for Simms.<\/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 CRISIS: Eight stars now set to QUIT, big Pickford &amp; Iwobi updates\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zmcovk54ofo?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>The striker enjoyed a spell on loan at Sunderland during the first half of last season, scoring seven goals in 17 appearances in the Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was subsequently recalled by Everton in the midst of a relegation battle, but started just twice amid 11 total appearances for the Toffees in the second half of the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, his first senior goal for the Merseysiders came at a crucial time when he scored a late equaliser against Chelsea in March to hand them a vital point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simms has been something of a serial loanee since emerging from the youth ranks at Everton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has had spells at Blackpool, Hearts and Sunderland &#8211; scoring 24 goals in a combined 62 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking following his mid-season recall, Black Cats boss Tony Mowbray\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldsgazette.com\/sport\/football\/sunderland-afc\/sunderland-boss-reveals-ellis-simms-reaction-to-everton-recall-3971426\">revealed<\/a> the striker himself was a \u201cbit frustrated\u201d to be going back to Goodison Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ex-Man City trainee Simms is now set to get the opportunity to continue his development with a permanent move to the Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Everton\" class=\"wp-image-451319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/rsz_maupay.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Tuesday (20 June) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-everton-plan-to-sanction-neal-maupay-deal-talks\/\">Everton are also open to selling Neal Maupay this summer &#8211; with the striker attracting interest from France and Italy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exits for Maupay and Simms would leave injury-plagued Dominic Calvert-Lewin as the only natural striker in the Toffees&#8217; ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-west-ham-make-move-to-sign-everton-star-jarrad-branthwaite\/\">West Ham make move to sign Everton star.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Stoke City are battling to sign Everton striker Ellis Simms,\u00a0sources have told Football Insider. The 22-year-old is entering the final year of his contract and the Toffees are ready to sell him for the right price in this summer&#8217;s transfer window as they look to boost their own transfer kitty. 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