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Jamie Leweling to Everton

This move fell through. Last report: Patrick Berger, 1 September 2026.

Everton have moved for Jamie Leweling, but the door has already shut. The Premier League club sent a written offer to Stuttgart worth €43m including add-ons, with €35m guaranteed, and it was turned down. The bigger problem is the player himself: Leweling rejected all offers on the table, and that leaves this one stalled with nowhere to go. He is tied to Stuttgart until June 2029, so there is no contractual pressure forcing a sale either. The reporting traces back to Patrick Berger, a well-regarded voice who broke the exclusive on the €43m proposal. He is a credible source, but on the Everton angle he is essentially the only one carrying it. There is no chorus of corroboration here, which tells you how thin the interest has become since the rejection. This is a long shot, and honestly not much more than that. Everton would need to return with a fee closer to the €60m end of the range being discussed, and, more importantly, they would need to change the mind of a player who has already said no. Rival interest is stronger elsewhere, with Atalanta the clear front-runner. For Everton, the odds are stacked heavily against. Everton have paid this kind of money before. They took Southampton's man for €41m, brought one in from Lille for €40m in 2022, and signed a Watford player for €39m. So the fee sits squarely in their comfort zone. The willingness is not the issue; the player's answer is. Watch for whether Everton table an improved bid, or whether Atalanta firm up and settle it.

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