Everton Open Talks With Sevilla About a Deal for Spain Striker Alvaro Negredo: The Nightly EPL

Now that Everton’s deal for FC Twente striker Leroy Fer has fallen through due to medical issues, Everton are on the verge of signing Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla. If the Toffees will be able to secure his signature, it’ll be a massive coup and a wonderful addition to the Premier League.

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Here are tonight’s Premier League news headlines:

Everton open talks with Sevilla about a deadline day deal for Spain striker Alvaro Negredo — BBC Sport
Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs will miss the next three weeks a thigh injury — Sky Sports
Danny Graham will join Sunderland from Swansea for £5m — The Independent
Dennis Bergkamp tipped to become head of Arsenal youth academy — The Guardian
Tottenham weigh up Bafetimbi Gomis bid as Leandro Damiao obstacle remains — The Telegraph
QPR’s Harry Redknapp to make deadline day raid for Tottenham trio — The Guardian
Celtic have turned down third bid for striker Gary Hooper from Norwich City — BBC Sport
Paul Lambert is set to make Yacouba Sylla his first signing of the transfer window — Sky Sports
US investment firm BlackRock buys 3.3 million shares in Manchester United — The Mirror
Players like Gareth Bale need protecting says Tottenham’s Villas-Boas — The Guardian
Everton’s deal for FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer has collapsed — The Telegraph
QPR prepare to pay record fee to sign Christopher Samba from Anzhi — The Guardian
Reading have completed the signing of Sheffield United striker Nick Blackman — Daily Express
French magazine reports that Qatar bribed its way to the 2022 World Cup — Deadspin
Roy Hodgson risks Liverpool wrath over Raheem Sterling’s England role — The Guardian
Liverpool complete £8.5 million signing of Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan — The Telegraph
West Bromwich Albion’s Yassine El Ghanassy joins Heerenveen on loan — The Guardian
QPR ready to splash £20m on transfer deadline day in battle for Premier League survival — Telegraph
Liverpool deal for Thomas Ince unlikely — BBC Sport
Gabriel Agbonlahor says youth is no excuse as Aston Villa battle relegation — The Independent
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his side were lucky to secure a 2-1 win — BBC Sport

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