What The Papers Say - 1 June

The views on this page are taken from the local and national media and do not necessarily reflect the views of Everton.

The BBC focuses on winger Tyrique George, who spent the second half of the season on loan with Everton.

Among other positive performances, impressive cameos in a 2-1 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage and a narrow 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur also in the capital have seen the press speculate his future.

“Everton are still weighing up whether to trigger Tyrique George's option-to-buy clause this summer following his loan spell from Chelsea,” writes Nizaar Kinsella. 

“The 20-year-old forward's future remains unclear, as does the value of the option, although it could be in a similar ballpark to the £22m fee agreed with Fulham on deadline day last summer.

“When asked about his future and that of Manchester City loanee Jack Grealish last week, Everton boss David Moyes replied: "At the moment, they go back to their clubs and we'll take it from there.

"As the summer goes on, we'll decide what path we're going to take on both of them. We like Tyrique, obviously we like Jack a lot – but we've not got an answer [yet].

"We've enjoyed having Tyrique here – he's been an excellent boy and his work-rate and everything has been excellent, so we're happy with him."

Kinsella continued: “Chelsea have been looking to sell George during the past two transfer windows and would be likely to consider suitable similar offers in future.

“The Stamford Bridge club still need to raise funds through player sales because of their Uefa settlement agreement and, as an academy graduate, George would represent pure profit in the club's accounts, increasing the incentive to sell the homegrown winger.

“Multiple sources have denied rumours that manager Xabi Alonso has spoken to George, or any other player, before the new season to assure them they are part of his plans.”

Elsewhere, the Liverpool ECHO focuses on Hill Dickinson Stadium after it was announced changes are being planned for Everton fans heading to the world-class venue ahead of a second season at the waterfront arena.

Liam Thorp writes: “ it was a significant season in the club's history as they transitioned away from their famous old ground of Goodison Park to their new home on the banks of the Mersey.

“It has been deemed that further works are needed to better manage the volume of people that are now using Merseyrail services to and from Sandhills station on match days.

“A planning application has been submitted by Merseytravel to Liverpool City Council, seeking permission to alter the existing crowd management zone with an "extended corralling area".

“Permission is also being sought to install a new bus stop interchange in the areas as well as the creation of improved and permanent toilet facilities in the area and changes to existing access. There is also the suggestion that future food and drink services could be brought into the location.”