A transfer is an object with a state, a source history and a confidence score — not a headline.
until close
Winter 2027*

Deal

every row links to the original reportSummer 2026

Ainsley Maitland-NilesExpired

Olympique Lyonnais (L1) → Everton F.C. (PL) · permanent
—no fee reported
Linked
Talks
Bid
Agreement
Medical
Here we go
Official

Claim history — 3

  • AgreementCalled it firstT3
    Everton trouve un accord avec l’OL pour Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    Foot Mercato · 14d ago · original ↗
  • Medicalcites anotherT4
    Player authorised to travel for Everton medical – Deal agreed, replacement already in
    Sport Witness · 14d ago · original ↗
  • Medicalcites anotherT4
    Player has undergone Everton medical already – Just landed in Manchester, deal in final stages
    Sport Witness · 14d ago · original ↗

Confidence

40%
Ceiling for stage "Medical" is 88%. 2 independent sources counted, weighted by historical accuracy and how recent each claim is.

Status

ExpiredExpired

Sources on this deal

Foot MercatoT345%
Sport WitnessT419%

Only an official club announcement moves a deal to Official. Journalists raise confidence; clubs close it. Every claim above — including any that turn out to be wrong — is kept permanently and scored when this deal resolves. That record is what the source reliability table is built from.