{"id":26799,"date":"2025-11-17T01:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/aston-villa-in-contact-to-sign-everton-star\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:03:59","slug":"aston-villa-in-contact-to-sign-everton-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/aston-villa-in-contact-to-sign-everton-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa in contact to sign Everton star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/aston-villa-in-contact-to-sign-everton-star\/#Aston_Villa_may_have_a_chance_to_sign_James_Garner\" >Aston Villa may have a chance to sign James Garner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/aston-villa-in-contact-to-sign-everton-star\/#Everton_have_no_intention_of_letting_Garner_leave\" >Everton have no intention of letting Garner leave<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Football Insider, Aston Villa are interested in signing Everton star James Garner. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Garner&#8217;s future at Everton is uncertain as he approaches the end of his contract with David Moyes&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United academy graduate is set to become a free agent next summer, with Premier League clubs eyeing the opportunity to sign him next year.<\/p>\n<p>By January, he will be allowed to indulge in talks with other clubs towards pre-contractual agreements, with Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest ready to take advantage of the opportunity to sign the midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Everton&#8217;s advantage at the moment is that they have the option to extend his contract for another year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aston_Villa_may_have_a_chance_to_sign_James_Garner\"><\/span>Aston Villa may have a chance to sign James Garner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, players nearing the end of their contracts could easily be persuaded to leave by other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>However, Everton will be worried about the midfielder&#8217;s future. This is because outside attention can be a major cause for concern for them.<\/p>\n<p>Garner has made 11 Premier League appearances for the Toffees this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.<\/p>\n<p>Moyes recently praised the midfielder&#8217;s performance, as reported by the Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s been great since I came in. I probably didn&#8217;t realize how good he was. He was so good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s been playing great in midfield and he&#8217;s also played at full-back for me. I&#8217;ve said it a few times recently that he&#8217;s probably closer to being talked about in the England squad because of his performances.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;By the way, there are a lot of good players in England, so it&#8217;s difficult (to choose) who will pick the team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been hearing discussions all week about the likes of (Phil) Foden and (Jude) Bellingham, but all I&#8217;m saying is that Jimmy is one of a group of young English midfield players who could be called up in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s done a great job for us, Jimmy, and is playing very well&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everton_have_no_intention_of_letting_Garner_leave\"><\/span>Everton have no intention of letting Garner leave<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton-414x321.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton-630x489.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton-768x596.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton-770x597.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton-900x698.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/James-Garner-in-action-for-Everton.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Garner playing for Everton (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everton, who have already signed new deals with James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford, are prepared to do the same to keep Garner at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s interest appears to be genuine, given the need for midfield reinforcements at Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>A player like Garner would be a versatile addition to Aston Villa and it is completely understandable why Unai Emery would want to sign him.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Aston Villa aim to make a quick move to sign Bundesliga star looking for a new challenge <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Football Insider, Aston Villa are interested in signing Everton star James Garner. Midfielder Garner&#8217;s future at Everton is uncertain as he approaches the end of his contract with David Moyes&#8217; side. 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