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Everton are closing in on the double signing of Bayern Munich left-back Adam Aznou and Lyon winger Malick Fofana.
The Blues have reached an agreement with Bayern over a deal to sign Aznou, for an initial fee of €9m (£7.8m). The deal for the 19-year-old could rise by a further €3m (£2.6m) with add-ons.
Aznou is set to undergo a medical with Everton within the next 48 hours and has given his approval to a move to Merseyside, as reported by The Athletic’s Paddy Boyland. The defender, who has won three senior caps for Morocco, spent the second half of last season on loan at Real Valladolid in La Liga.
Everton are also in talks with Lyon over the transfer of Malick Fofana. Fabrizio Romano is reporting that the Blues are working on a deal that would represent a significant coup.
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Chelsea, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have all been linked with Fofana this summer, who scored 11 times and provided five assists for Lyon last season. He averaged a goal or assist every 140 minutes across Ligue 1 and the Europa League in 2024/25. An official bid has been submitted for the winger, while discussions over personal terms are underway.
Fofana enjoyed a breakout season at Lyon last season and ranked in the top 10% of wingers in Ligue 1 for progressive carries and carries into the final third per 90.
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Paul Hewitt
1 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:02:14
I will wait till I see them in the shirt before I get excited.
Sam Hoare
2 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:06:12
Aznou sounds like its almost done and could be a massive bargain at £8m. Excellent prospect who is a brilliant dribbler but also decent defensively. Unlikely to push Mykolenko for his position straight away but could develop into a really top class LB in a few years. More like this please!
Christy Ring
3 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:07:49
Agree with Paul, Ill wait for the medical especially for Fofana, but encouraged to be linked with younger stars.
Jamie Clancy
4 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:09:05
OMG if we get these two this will be a HUGE statement of intent. Both have very high ceilings. This is the kind of recruitment I was hoping to see – buying wonderkids but ready to make an impact and could go on to become world beaters. More like this Everton!
Liam Mogan
5 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:09:23
Aznou plays for Morocco so probably another one we’d lose to the African Nations in January for a month or so.
Paul Tran
6 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:13:47
Better to wait till the signing email from the club hits your inbox. Can’t be good for your health, getting wound up because some random guesswork Internet site is ‘linking’ us with players.
Mike Gaynes
7 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:17:14
PT, I understand your hesitancy, but the New York Times isn’t exactly a random clickbait site. It’s okay to smile just a bit, my friend!
Liam #5, Aznou hasn’t really broken through into Morocco’s side yet — only started two games, both against minnows Lesotho — and there isn’t another AFCON until 2027, so let’s not worry about that just yet.
Rob Halligan
8 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:22:49
Mike, I think the next AFCON is 21st December this year until 18th January next year. However, the AFCON in 2027 is to be held during June and July, so no club should be affected by that.
Danny O’Neill
9 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:24:33
Born in Barcelona to Moroccan parents. He did represent Spain at youth level, but switched to Morocco and has now represented the senior team, but not very often.
I think Sunderland have signed 5 African players this season!!
Paul Tran
10 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:26:03
There’s plenty of smiling in this house!
Ben King
11 Posted
26/07/2025 at
17:30:53
Fofana looks exciting but a) slightly raw and b) seems to do his best work from the left
Would LOVE him and Kubo (which is very unlikely I know)
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