{"id":38105,"date":"2026-01-20T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:46:39","slug":"everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton launch investigation into Wilson Isidore&#8217;s contract. Sunderland ask for \u00a325m"},"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\/2026\/01\/20\/everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m\/#Everton_begin_search_to_sign_Premier_League_striker\" >Everton begin search to sign Premier League striker<\/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\/2026\/01\/20\/everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m\/#Everton_should_not_overpay_Isidore\" >Everton should not overpay Isidore<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/everton-launch-investigation-into-wilson-isidores-contract-sunderland-ask-for-25m\/#Moyes_new_Grealish_Everton_open_talks_with_Premier_League_star_for_250000_a_year\" >Moyes&#8217; new Grealish: Everton open talks with Premier League star for \u00a3250,000 a year<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Everton have now reportedly launched an investigation into signing the Premier League striker worth around \u00a325 million.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"everton-launch-enquiry-to-sign-premier-league-striker\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everton_begin_search_to_sign_Premier_League_striker\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Everton begin search to sign Premier League striker<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the Toffees have their sights set on improving their attacking side this month, but Tierno Barry&#8217;s development has diminished the urgency, at least for manager David Moyes.<\/p>\n<p>The forward scored what would become the winning goal against Aston Villa on Sunday with a shot on target, beating Emiliano Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>He finally proved his doubters wrong at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, scoring three goals in his last four Premier League games since joining in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, although there has been no shortage of goals lately, Everton are still looking for attacking reinforcements. Callum Wilson is not the only player threatening to steal the headlines, with clubs reportedly inquiring about the possibility of signing him before West Ham United changed their stance on transfers.<\/p>\n<p>Youssef En-Nesyri has also been linked with a move to the Toffees. The Fenerbahce forward impressed at AFCON when Morocco controversially fell to the final hurdle against Senegal, but could now be on the move.<\/p>\n<p>    But, as always, Everton have plenty of competition ahead of them. In addition to them, Nottingham Forest and Napoli are also among the clubs vying for the impressive forward.<\/p>\n<p>This could send Everton back to the drawing board in search of attacking reinforcements, potentially turning them towards their Premier League rivals before the January transfer window closes.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ryan Taylor of the Mirror, Everton are currently inquiring about signing Wilson Isidore, with the Sunderland striker valued at a whopping \u00a325m.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"everton-must-not-overpay-for-isidor\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everton_should_not_overpay_Isidore\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Everton should not overpay Isidore<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Everton could use a striker, that&#8217;s not up for debate. But that doesn&#8217;t mean they should overpay to solve that problem, and that&#8217;s exactly what they will do by signing Isidore for \u00a325m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"moyes-new-grealish-everton-in-talks-for-john-stones\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/everton-star-jack-grealish.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/everton-star-jack-grealish.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moyes_new_Grealish_Everton_open_talks_with_Premier_League_star_for_250000_a_year\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tMoyes&#8217; new Grealish: Everton open talks with Premier League star for \u00a3250,000 a year<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Everton are interested in signing one of the Premier League&#8217;s most decorated stars this year. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Sunderland striker has struggled for starts in the Premier League, only featuring in 11 of 20 games, but Everton look set to make the most of his predicament on Wearside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>PL statistics 25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Isidore<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>barry<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>977<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,188<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>expected number of goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Comparing Isidore and Barry, the former had very similar performances on his debut in the Premier League, although he played less time.<\/p>\n<p>For \u00a325 million, Everton should be looking for a striker who is not a player of the same caliber and can be an immediate upgrade to their current options, making Isidore the wrong choice.<\/p>\n<p>The question Everton will have to ask is whether Sunderland&#8217;s price will drop in the summer. The forward&#8217;s game time is unlikely to improve any time soon, which could leave him with no choice but to explore a move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton have now reportedly launched an investigation into signing the Premier League striker worth around \u00a325 million. Everton begin search to sign Premier League striker It&#8217;s no secret that the Toffees have their sights set on improving their attacking side this month, but Tierno Barry&#8217;s development has diminished the urgency, at least for manager David [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4066,876,378,40,3738,8291,2323,489,89],"class_list":{"0":"post-38105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-25m","9":"tag-contract","10":"tag-everton","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-investigation","13":"tag-isidores","14":"tag-launch","15":"tag-sunderland","16":"tag-wilson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}