Journalist shares if Everton are out of Philogene transfer race as frontrunners emerge

Everton are not out of the race for Hull City ace Jaden Philogene, but they are playing catch-up with Ipswich Town, according to Joe Thomas.

The Liverpool Echo journalist reported via The Royal Blue Mersey YouTube channel (11 July) that while the Toffees could still sign the winger, both Aston Villa and the Tractor Boys lead them in the race.

While no decision has yet been made on where the 22-year-old will end up this summer, Sean Dyche’s side are understood to already be looking at alternative targets as well as Philogene.

Speaking on The Royal Blue Mersey YouTube channel, Thomas said: “I don’t think you can quite rule Everton out yet, because I still think there’s a little bit of mileage left in this one.

“But like I hope we made clear at the beginning of the week and I think there is an acceptance at Everton that Everton have to play catch up here. Ipswich have been leading it for a little while, Aston Villa are in a position where no matter how late they choose to come in they have a seat at the table.

“Everton are behind that, so I think Everton are probably moving on to have a look at other wingers now as well.”

Will Everton sign Jaden Philogene amid Aston Villa transfer links?

The Toffees have always seemed just behind the chasing pack in the race for Philogene’s signature this summer so it shouldn’t come as a total shock to supporters that, that remains the case at this stage of proceedings.

As Thomas suggests, that doesn’t mean that the 22-year-old won’t end up at Goodison Park this summer as things can change very quickly in the transfer window, especially when multiple teams are interested in one player.

Nothing is decided until the winger puts pen to paper on a contract and until that happens, Everton can’t be ruled out of the running, especially as Philogene is understood to be interested in making the move to Merseyside.

Hopefully, the Toffees will be able to join Ipswich and Villa at the negotiating table sooner rather than later.

If they do miss out on the winger this summer, at least they have already begun looking at alternative options so they aren’t left short of players.

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