Overview
- Everton have agreed personal terms with Villarreal’s 22-year-old forward, with an initial £27.5 million payment and up to £5 million in performance-based add-ons pending official ratification.
- The proposed package sits below Barry’s £34 million release clause and reflects the club’s disciplined summer rebuild under Friedkin Group ownership and new Premier League sustainability rules.
- Barry scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 35 LaLiga matches last season, helping Villarreal to Champions League qualification and featuring in France’s Under-21 European Championship semi-final run.
- Earlier this week Everton completed Carlos Alcaraz’s permanent transfer from Flamengo for £12 million, marking their first signing of the window ahead of next season.
- The Blues have also secured Jarrad Branthwaite on a new five-year deal and are close to finalising contract extensions for Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane.