Sheffield United have given Everton permission to open talks with Kyle Naughton after accepting an offer for the young defender. The Blades turned do

Everton have re-signed Brazilian striker Jo on a season-long loan from Manchester City.


The 22-year-old spent five months on loan from Eastlands at Goodison Park last term, and the former CSKA Moscow player - an £18m signing for City last summer - will spend the next 12 months with the FA Cup finalists.

Jo scored five times in 12 appearances for Everton last season, but his future at City was put in doubt by the arrival of Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers.

The Brazilan has been training with the Toffees at a pre-season training camp in Scotland ahead of the deal going through.
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Meanwhile. the Merseyside club has also confirmed they will go to tribunal to agree a compensation package with Leeds United for the transfer of teenager Luke Garbutt.

Club officials had been in discussions with Leeds following the 16-year-old's switch to Goodison earlier this month.

Garbutt will not feature for the Blues until the issue is resolved, the official Everton website confirmed.

Meanwhile, new signings Anton Peterlin and Skhodran Mustafi have both received international clearance to feature against Bury in Friday night's friendly.

Sheffield United accept Kyle Naughton bid from Everton

Sheffield United have given Everton permission to open talks with Kyle Naughton after accepting an offer for the young defender.

The Blades turned down a reported £3.5m offer from Everton last month, but have now agreed to an undisclosed fee for the 20-year-old full-back, who is currently with the rest of Kevin Blackwell's first-team squad on a pre-season trip to Malta.

"We have accepted a bid for Kyle, that's correct," said the club's international chairman, Terry Robinson. "The two clubs have been negotiating this last week and we have agreed terms with Everton, but nothing has been agreed with the player.

"We won't be revealing the amount until any deal is done and our acceptance is conditional on Kyle reaching agreement with them over personal terms. It's a good deal for the player and Sheffield United. We wouldn't have agreed to it if it wasn't a good deal for the club."

Sheffield-born Naughton, who has been at Bramall Lane since he was eight, burst on to the first-team scene at the start of last season and quickly established himself as a regular in Blackwell's side.

He soon attracted the attention of several top flight clubs and won his first England Under-21 call-up – against the Czech Republic in November – after just 11 appearances for the Blades.

Everton Confirm Discussions With Manchester City About Loan Deal For Jo

Everton manager David Moyes was impressed by Jo's half-season loan spell at Goodison Park last term, and is keen on renewing terms with Manchester City in order to secure the Brazilian's services for a further year.

Chief Executive Robert Elstone confirmed that negotiations had already begun, and told the club's official website, "We have had a conversation with Manchester City over the options available to us and discussions are set to continue."

Jo, who scored five times for the Toffees last season, is currently on pre-season training in Scotland with Everton.

The player former City manager Sven Goran Eriksson courted could be deemed surplus to requirements at Eastlands, following the arrivals of Craig Bellamy, Robinho, and Roque Santa Cruz.

The following players have been included in the squad for the Toffees' tour of Scotland: Carlo Nash, John Ruddy, Iain Turner, Tony Hibbert, Leighton Baines, Phil Neville, Leon Osman, Marouane Fellaini, Louis Saha, Dan Gosling, Lukas Jutkiewicz, James Vaughan, Jose Baxter, James Wallace, Hope Akpan, Seamus Coleman, Shkodran Mustafi, Kieran Agard, and Shane Duffy