Single tabloid reportBroke 8d ago · Updated 8d ago

Jean-Philippe Mateta to Everton

Crystal Palace

Everton

Attacker · 29y · France · contract until 2027

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by TEAMtalk via Transfer News Live (tabloid).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €24m
Reporters: 1

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

EvertonThis rumour
ForestRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at Crystal PalaceNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporterOne tabloid reportAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20278 months leftFor the move
EvertonSpending under pressureAgainst the move
FeeNot reportedValue €24m

The story so far

1 report · newest first

Sunday
TEAMtalkTrust 46Earliest mentionEarliest mentionvia Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Nottingham Forest are ready to rival Manchester United for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is increasingly likely to leave in January. The 29-year-old is keen to remain in the Premier League despite interest from abroad, with Everton also monitoring his…”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €24m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated3 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Mateta to Everton: long-shot rumour amid Forest and Man Utd interest

The situation

Jean-Philippe Mateta's name is back in circulation, though not in the way Everton fans might have hoped. The report doing the rounds links Crystal Palace's striker with a January move, but the rival most clearly named is Nottingham Forest, said to be readying themselves to compete with Manchester United for his signature. Everton's interest exists only as a wider rumour at this stage, with nothing concrete tying them to an actual approach. Mateta remains under contract at Palace until the end of June 2027, so any deal in January would need a fee agreed rather than a free departure.

The reporting

The story traces back to TEAMtalk, whose report was relayed by Transfer News Live on 1 November. No second source has stepped in to back up the specific Everton angle. It is a single thread so far, and a thin one at that, built around Forest and Manchester United rather than Everton themselves.

The outlook

Mateta's own transfer history shows Palace have bought shrewdly before, paying €11m for him after he arrived via Mainz for €8m in 2018, and Châteauroux B to Lyon for €4m further back. Everton's past dealings, including €25m for André Gomes in 2019 and the same fee for Jean-Philippe Gbamin that year, show they have paid full price when they wanted something.

What happens next

The window shuts on 1 February 2027, so the next real marker is whether Everton make any concrete move before then, or whether Forest and Manchester United simply crowd them out.

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