Andrew Johnson set to leave as Everton accept £10.5m Fulham bid
Jul 23 2008
EXCLUSIVE by Dominic King, Liverpool Echo
ANDREW JOHNSON was on the brink of ending his Everton career today after Fulham had a £10.5m bid accepted by the Blues.
The England international travelled to Deepdale with the rest of Everton’s squad for last night’s 1-0 win over Preston North End but was not included in either the starting line-up or among the substitutes.
He will now be given permission to discuss terms with Fulham over a move to Craven Cottage and it is now inevitable that Johnson will bring the curtain down on his two-year stay at Goodison Park in the next few days.
Wigan Athletic and Sunderland had lead the chase for Johnson, who has scored 22 goals in 74 appearances, but Fulham are the only side prepared to make Everton an offer that will provide them with a healthy profit on the £8.6m they paid for him in May 2006.
Blues boss David Moyes – who wants to make “five or six” new signings – will now intensify his own search to find a new striker, with Real Zaragoza’s Diego Milito and Darren Bent of Tottenham Hotspur high on his wanted list.
Moyes had stated less than a month ago that he wanted to keep Johnson – who signed a five-year contract extension last October – but has sanctioned his imminent departure after it became quite apparent that Johnson was keen to leave.
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