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Wayne Rooney has been offered the richest deal in Everton's history to remain at Goodison Park, the club has confirmed.

A lucrative new five-year contract, in a bid to ward off potential suitors, is on the table for the 18-year-old England striker.

Rooney's stock is on the rise after Euro 2004 in Portugal, where he scored four goals in his first major tournament.

Everton are anxious to retain his services, especially after such a poor season last time around.

Rooney still has two years left on his current deal, which was signed in January 2003.

Everton keeper Steve Simonsen has rejected overtures from Leeds United to pen a two-year contract with Championship rivals Stoke City.

The former Tranmere shot-stopper attracted interest from a number of clubs this summer, but opted to join the Britannia Stadium outfit.

Simonsen arrived at Goodison Park for 3.3 million in the summer of 1997, but failed to have the desired impact with The Toffees.

Everton have clinched a 1.5m shirt sponsorship deal with Thailand-based brewer Thai Beverages.
Everton director Paul Gregg said: "It's very important for Everton to establish its brand in the East Asian market. It is a big market.

"To have the brand associated to Everton is an opportunity to establish the club to Evertonians in Thailand."

As part of the deal Everton will select three Thai youths to spend next season training at their academy.


Under the deal, Everton's shirts will be emblazoned with Beer Chang, Thailand's most popular beer and bear the logo of two elephants and a fountain.

Everton manager David Moyes is urging Wayne Rooney to sign an "exceptional" new 12.5million, five-year contract.

The 18-year-old England striker's current deal still has two years left to run but following a string of marvellous displays for England at Euro 2004, where he scored four goals, Everton are anxious to secure his long-term future.

Chelsea, Manchester United and now Real Madrid have all been touted as potential suitors for the teenage sensation, although as yet, none of them have made a formal bid for the Croxteth-born striker.

And Moyes, who has done his best to shield Rooney from the glare of publicity, hopes Everton's pre-emptive action will persuade the player to stick with the club he has supported all his life.

Everton, still waiting for Wayne Rooney's response to an improved five-year contract offer, have been rocked by Tomasz Radzinski's decision to reject a new three-year deal.

The Canadian international still has 12 months left to run on his current contract after joining the Toffees for 4.5million from Anderlecht in 2001.

The 30-year-old recently had a transfer request rejected after turning down a one-year extension to his stay at Goodison Park.

According to the pompey official website
David Unsworth will be a Pompey player next week
www.pompeyfc.co.uk...

Drunk thats if his wife don't complain about moving again..LMAO!


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Everton manager David Moyes has vowed to do everything in his power to keep 18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney.

Rooney's stunning display for England at Euro 2004 has fuelled speculation he will leave Goodison Park this summer.

But Moyes responded in The People: "Tell me why I should give up on the best young player in Europe?

"I will fight to the very end to keep him at Goodison. Wayne would be within his rights to say 'I want to go' but he should give it a chance."

Everton have already offered Rooney a new five-year deal and have opened talks with his representatives.

And Moyes is determined to continue to protect the teenager and nurture his talents.

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Australian international Eddy Bosnar is to join Everton on their pre-season of Austria.

The Strum Graz stopper is available on a free transfer and The Toffees are set to see him in action at first hand.

A number of Premiership clubs are known to be keen on Bosnar, a left sided defender - but Everton have now moved to the front of the queue.

Everton have reacted to Steve Bruce's 'put up or shut up' jibe by making a formal bid for Birmingham's Welsh international midfielder Robbie Savage.

Savage has yet to sign a new four-year contract offered by Birmingham, and Blues boss Bruce had called for Everton to confirm their interest in the player or rule themselves out saying: "I'm bored senseless by all of this. Everton ought to put up or shut up."

Everton have now made an offer, reported to be for 2.5million.

Birmingham have described Everton's offer for midfielder Robbie Savage as "laughable".

On Tuesday, Everton confirmed they had made what they described as a "substantial" bid for the Welsh international.

But Birmingham later hit back, releasing a statement which read: "The offer, of which only 1million is an immediate down payment, would mean that we would have to wait until 2008 for the remainder of the fee.

Everton's failure to lure Robbie Savage from Birmingham could see the Goodison Park side renew their interest in out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt.

Butt was expected to join Newcastle last week after indicating he had finally decided to bring his time at Old Trafford to an end.

However, the Tynesiders are seemingly unwilling to commit to United's 5million asking price and Butt's estimated 2million-a-year salary.

Everton may also baulk at the asking price but manager David Moyes is under pressure to prove to star striker Wayne Rooney that he can match the England star's huge ambition and, as Old Trafford legend Denis Irwin observed, Butt may need to move on to boost his flagging career.

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Everton are reportedly among a number of clubs hoping to sign Greece Euro 2004 hero Traianos Dellas.

The 28-year-old central defender, who played a major role in their stunning triumph in Portugal, is much in demand.

Wayne Rooney's Everton future took a new twist on Friday with the resignation of the man charged with keeping the 18-year-old at Goodison Park.

Everton announced in a statement that Chief Executive Trevor Birch had resigned just six weeks after taking the job.

Last week Birch tabled a new five-year contract offer to Rooney which would increase his weekly wage to 50,000 and further talks were planned for next week.

But he endured a difficult summer with Tomasz Radzinski refusing to sign a new contract and a series of failures in the transfer market.

hehehe, that club is a joke at the moment it's great entertainment.

If Rooney goes I'm putting one big bet on that they'll get relegated, it will almost be certain...at least I hope so (and no, I'm not bitter hehe)

Bill Kenwright's control of Everton hangs in the balance after a stormy showdown with fellow director Paul Gregg on Monday night.

The pair met face to face at a board meeting at Goodison Park which lasted two-and-a-half hours and ended with a postponement of a decision about the future ownership of the troubled club until Friday.

By then theatre impresario Kenwright, who has owned the club since 2000, will have to come up with a financial package to match Gregg's to hold on to power.

Thomas Gravesen has told Everton his immediate future is at Goodison Park but the Dane is currently reluctant to sign a new contract. The combative midfielder's present deal expires next summer and there have been murmurings he would leave before the start of the new season.

Everton manager David Moyes has been keen to discuss the situation with Gravesen and finally held talks with the Denmark international in the United States.

But while Gravesen informed Moyes he is prepared to stay on Merseyside, he wants to see a marked improvement in the team before he inks a fresh deal.

Swedish midfielder Tobias Linderoth is expected to be unveiled by FC Copenhagen as their new 1million signing from Everton. Linderoth played a major role in taking Sweden to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but on his return to Goodison Park made it clear he wanted to return to Scandinavia.

Everton have completed their third signing of the summer with Australian defender Eddy Bosnar joining the club on a one-year deal from Austrian side Sturm Graz on a free.

However Bosnar was unable to play in Tuesday night's 6-3 friendly victory at Sheffield Wednesday because his international clearance had not arrived in time.

Everton boss David Moyes has hinted he could rival Portsmouth for the signature of West Ham United midfielder Michael Carrick.

Wayne Rooney is understood to be close to agreeing a new five-year contract worth 50,000-a-week at Everton.
But it is believed the deal for England's 18-year-old superstar would have an escape clause inserted.

Manchester United have cooled their interest in Rooney, claiming he is over-priced at about 30m.

Reports suggest he is now ready to sign the contract, with an escape clause likely to centre on him being able to talk to clubs offering 25m.

Everton are believed to regard the development as a major breakthrough in their campaign to keep England's hottest talent at Goodison Park.