Everton are emerging as favorites to sign the Juventus star who is ready to accept an exit offer

Everton are now believed to be favorites to sign the Juventus star who is ready to accept offers to leave Turin this summer.

The pressure is on as Moyes looks to keep Everton’s European hopes alive

On Monday, the Toffees threatened to all but end Man City’s title hopes, but David Moyes’ side were ultimately relegated.

With four minutes left in the seventh minute, Jeremy Doku curled the ball into the top corner to make it 3-3 and rob Everton of what could have been one of the results of their season.

The Belgian midfielder capped off a stunning second half at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, opening the scoring with a fine first-half finish before finishing his brace in stoppage time to deny Moyes a famous victory.

What was happening inside was surprising.

City, who controlled the ball for the first 45 minutes and led at the break, conceded three goals in nine minutes in the second half as Everton turned the game on its head.

Thierno Barry headed in Marc Guéhi’s terrific backpass to equalise, Jake O’Brien headed Everton in front from a corner moments later, and Barry finished off a quick counter to make it 3-1 as the home fans were already celebrating.

He felt whole, worthy, and great. Then Haaland struck. He hit Doku again.

The stadium went from euphoria to disbelief in eight minutes.

Moyes was unequivocal in his assessment afterwards – pointing to a badly conceded second goal as the main reason for their inability to hold on, as he admitted the point against City was not a disaster.

The Toffees were also angered by the penalty that did not come, when Bernardo Silva appeared to catch Merlin Röhl in the corner, an incident VAR refused to take.

If it had been given and changed, the story of this game would have been very different.

As it stands, Everton sit in tenth place in the table with 48 points with three games remaining, three points adrift of sixth-placed Brighton.

Four points were dropped in the dying minutes of this and last weekend’s defeat to West Ham – a draw that, had it been collected, would have left the club firmly in the European discussion with games to spare.

European football remains a mathematical possibility. The margin of error, however, is now much smaller.

The performances, however, are not enough to attract attention.

Behind the scenes, Moyes and his recruitment team have been laying the groundwork for a summer that could shape what this club can become.

Everton are emerging as favorites to sign Federico Gatti from Juventus

According to TuttoSport, via Sports Witness, Everton have been tracking Juventus defender Federico Gatti for several months and are now at the front of the queue to sign him.

The 27-year-old Italian is expected to leave the Allianz Stadium this summer after falling out of favor with Luciano Spalletti – he has yet to feature in Juventus’ 2026 Serie A squad, having recovered from a long-term injury late in the year.

He bagged an important goal against Roma in March, but his status at the club has not improved, with the player apparently ready to leave should the right offers come along.

Everton’s months-long pursuit gives them a real head start over Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, who are both interested in him, while Fulham are also monitoring the situation.

A fee of between £17 million and £22 million is understood to be enough to do business – a pittance for a defender who brings Italy international experience and outstanding aerial ability in defensive situations.

He has no weaknesses.

The ‘humble’ Gatti, who was a builder just seven years ago, is not known for his ability with the ball at his feet, and that has drawn criticism from his career.

But his strength, physicality and leadership qualities – consistently demonstrated at times of great pressure for both club and country – represent the type of character Everton will need if they are to push for European titles in the coming seasons.

At the price quoted, the value is hard to argue with.

Everton need to win their remaining three games to keep that European dream alive, but whatever happens in the final weeks of the campaign, the summer is already brewing.