Breaking: Everton and Bournemouth in Pole Position for Mourinho’s £18 Million Midfield Star Edoardo Bove.
Exclusive: Everton and Bournemouth are leading the race to sign Mourinho’s £18 million favorite.
Edoardo Bove, a young player valued at £18 million, is coveted by Leicester City and Fulham, although rival Premier League teams Everton and AFC Bournemouth are farther along in their own pursuit. On Tuesday, HITC revealed that Everton and Aston Villa were getting closer to a £10 million agreement for Tim Iroegbunam.
The elegant, collected central midfielder is eager to join Goodison Park after learning from Unai Emery that he would probably be well down the team’s priority list in 2024–2025, especially after Ross Barkley completes his Villa Park comeback from Luton Town. This summer, Everton is placing a lot of emphasis on youth and promise, as evidenced by their interest in a 20-year-old who appeared in just one Premier League game for Villa previous season. At just 22, Edoardo Bove might also fit into this category.
The Edoardo Bove race is led by Everton and Bournemouth. Bove, a product of the Roma academy, draws inspiration from the famous Giallorossi captain and current head coach Daniele de Rossi, an Italian This summer, the Under-21 international is estimated to be worth £18 million. Fulham, Brentford, and Leicester City are among his supporters. HITC is aware, however, that Everton and AFC Bournemouth are currently the teams at the top of the waiting list. Both teams are pursuing the all-action enforcer with greater “advancement.”
But with Thiago Pinto, Bournemouth might feel like they have an advantage. Bove is well-known to the Cherries’ recently hired President of Football Operations from their time spent together in the Italian city.
Bove, who developed under the renowned Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico, is a skilled player who possesses the same aggression, persistence, and characteristics as De Rossi. Bove was playing like a man ten years his senior, according to Mourinho, who praised his intelligence and maturity. “After Roma’s 2-0 Europa League loss to Slavia Prague, two years ago, a 21-year-old kid who wasn’t even in the first team was the only one I really liked – because he gave everything technically, tactically, and mentally,” Mourinho praised Bove in 2023.
One of our players used his body, brains, and legs to play. Just one. Bove was the lone player who didn’t deserve to lose. Legendary Roma player Francesco Totti added, “It’s very emotional seeing him (start in midfield)”. Bove gained the respect of two of the greatest football players of the contemporary era.
“He is robust and adaptable.” Leicester and Fulham are competing as well. In 2023–2024, Bove made 45 appearances, including 31 of those in Serie A. Along with fellow rookie Iroegbunam, Bove is an athletic and aggressive midfielder who might provide some youthful energy and speed into an aging Everton midfield.
While Amadou Onana’s future is still very much up in the air, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Idrissa Gana Gueye are both past thirty. Links have also been made with Kalvin Phillips, a misfit for Manchester City. Everton wants both Bove and Iroegbunam, not just one of them, HITC has been informed. But, Bournemouth could have a major advantage in the competition for one of Serie A’s up-and-coming stars because of the Tiago Pinto factor.
Pinto remarked, “Edoardo embodies the principles that we would always like to convey to the boys of our youth academy,” following Bove’s December 2028 contract signing. “Because he wears the Roma shirt in every aspect of his life, both on and off the field, with a sense of pride and accountability.” In addition to his technical abilities, he has consistently demonstrated a sacrifice mentality and loyalty to the team. His kind of player is what keeps Roma in the future.
