Tiago talks still alive as Bullard bid denied
EVERTON confirmed today that negotiations were still ongoing with Portuguese midfielder Tiago.
But the Blues have ruled out a deal for Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard.
Reports today claimed that Juventus midfielder Tiago had snubbed a move to Goodison, and that Bullard was on the verge of arriving for £4m.
But both stories have been rubbished.
The Blues are still locked in talks with Tiago's representatives and are hopeful of completing a 12-month loan deal with a view to a permanent move.
But there is no interest in bringing Bullard north again.
A club spokesman has confirmed, meanwhile, that Sir Philip Carter is back on the board of directors.
Carter left the board of directors but was elevated to Life President during the last boardroom reshuffle that saw Robert Earl appointed.
But while the Everton website lists Sir Philip under the current board of directors with the explanation "returned to board August 2008," a club spokesman said today: "Sir Philip came back on board five months ago. He is not a direct replacement for Keith Wyness."
Carter has returned with the probably turbulent EGM looming next month.
Friday's UEFA Cup draw, meanwhile, could see Everton handed a tricky return trip to Metalist Kharkiv, the Ukrainian team the Blues scraped past in last season's first round.
Eighty teams will be divided into eight groups of 10 teams for the draw in Nyon. Each group consists of five seeded and five unseeded teams. The exact method of the distribution of teams over the groups is unknown, but unseeded teams likely to progress include Kharkiv, St Etienne, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.
Based on the method used to distribute teams based on previous draws, however, the Blues could face Brondby, Maritimo Funchal, FC Timisoara, Kharkiv or Manchester City's potential conquerors FC Midtjylland.
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So Tiago is the man we have all waited 3 months for? A light weight who is know to shy out of tackles and not chip in when things are not going well. If we are going for this very average player, any chance we could put bids in for Per Koldrup, Franny Jeffers, Matteo Ferrari, Idan Tal? Then we really can push on for a top 4 finish!!!