Overview
- Reports on July 3, 2026 say Coventry are preparing to trigger a release clause in Mark Travers’s Everton contract as they hunt for a first‑choice goalkeeper.
- Everton’s public contract profile lists a release clause as not applicable after Travers’s 2025 move, creating legal doubt about whether Coventry can activate any buyout unilaterally.
- Travers joined Everton from Bournemouth in July 2025 on a four‑year deal through 2029, has been Jordan Pickford’s backup and made two senior appearances for Everton in cup competition.
- Coventry remain focused on signing Carl Rushworth from Brighton and previously saw a £20m offer rejected, with Travers described as an alternative if a Rushworth deal cannot be completed.
- Any transfer would depend on Travers’s willingness to leave, Everton’s stance and clarification of the clause, and would likely cost a fee in the region of his 2025 transfer fee which could net Everton a profit.