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There has been a bit of everything around Everton today, from more fallout over the summer striker search to a royal visit and one of the club’s finest old jokes enjoying another run around the internet. There was also time to look ahead to Tottenham, where David Moyes’ unbeaten Everton side have the opportunity to make an already uncomfortable start to the season even worse for Roberto De Zerbi. Here is today’s Everton news and talking points. Everton appear ready to wait for a striker We started with what has become a familiar subject since Deadline Day, with reports suggesting Everton are prepared to wait until January rather than sign Anthony Martial or Mauro Icardi. Neither free agent appears to have been completely ruled out, but the latest indications suggest Everton are not convinced enough to make a move at this stage. That would leave Thierno Barry carrying much of the centre-forward burden until January. Could Richarlison come back into the equation? Then came another twist in the Richarlison saga, with reports in Brazil claiming his representatives are looking at whether the striker can terminate his Tottenham contract. The process would be far from straightforward and his preference is reportedly a move to Vasco da Gama. Everton discussed a return before the transfer deadline when a fee of around £35m was being talked about, so any genuine change in his contractual situation would inevitably attract attention on Merseyside. Another striker Everton wanted shows what might have been The summer striker search produced another slightly painful reminder today after Stuttgart forward Ermedin Demirović, who Everton enquired about during the window, scored a Champions League hat-trick. TEAMtalk reports that Stuttgart rejected Everton’s approaches, with Demirović one of four forwards Moyes missed out on during a frantic search for another centre-forward. Given how Deadline Day eventually unfolded, those three goals were hardly likely to go unnoticed. Another Balogun twist Folarin Balogun was the striker Everton came closest to signing, only for his proposed move to collapse after he had travelled to Merseyside. Another twist has since emerged in a deal which continues to generate questions about the final hours of the window. Everton thought they were close to landing their man, but instead went into the season with Barry as their only recognised senior centre-forward. Remembering Gary Speed Some stories are rather more important than transfers. We looked today at the Gary Speed ‘talking bench’ at the Hill Dickinson, unveiled last November as a place for supporters to sit, talk and, if necessary, find help. Speed would have turned 57 this week and, almost 15 years after his death, the initiative bearing his name remains a simple but fitting tribute to an Everton player remembered with enormous affection. William and Kate visit the Hill Dickinson That theme continued when the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the stadium for World Suicide Prevention Day. William and Kate visited the Hill Dickinson for the launch of the On Your Side initiative, developed by the Royal Foundation alongside the British Standards Institution and Chasing the Stigma. The Gary Speed bench formed part of the visit, while Everton in the Community was involved in an event designed to encourage better conversations and support around suicide prevention. Everton player tracker updated Back on the pitch, our Everton player stats tracker has been brought fully up to date after the 2-2 draw with Manchester United. Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko and James Tarkowski have played every minute of the opening three league games, while Everton have five different Premier League goalscorers. The Blues remain unbeaten with five points from their opening three matches. Everton Two, Liverpool ONE… still funny And sometimes you just need something daft. The story of Everton Two at Liverpool ONE has been doing the rounds again, 17 years after the club opened its city-centre shop. For anyone somehow unfamiliar with it, the full address effectively read Everton Two, Liverpool One – nearly old enough to buy a pint and still catching people out. Can Everton pile more pressure on Tottenham? Attention finally turned towards Saturday, with Tottenham having spent more than £300m rebuilding under Roberto De Zerbi but taking just one point from their opening three Premier League games without scoring a goal. That gives unbeaten Everton the opportunity to expose an uncomfortable £300m Tottenham truth in north London. Three games is far too early to make grand declarations about either side, but if Moyes can leave Tottenham with Everton’s unbeaten record intact and Spurs still searching for their first win, the contrast will be difficult to ignore. Then again… along come Everton. For the latest Everton news, transfers and talking points throughout the season, follow our LIVE! Premier League 2026/27 News, Transfers, Updates & Viral Moments page.