Championship club doubles down on Everton barb after late Leicester City swoop
The latest Leicester City news as the striker completed a deadline day move from Everton to City despite there being strong interest from former loan club Presto
Preston North End director Peter Risdale has repeated claims that Everton ‘changed the goalposts’ over a deal for new Leicester City striker Tom Cannon in the summer transfer window.
The 20-year-old completed a deadline day move to City, becoming the ninth new arrival of the summer. He could make his debut for the club when City travel to take on Southampton after the international break.
But, it has been revealed that Preston has also agreed a deal with Everton over a move for the striker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Deepdale. The Lilywhites were initially going to sign him on loan before Everton had a change of heart and wanted a permanent transfer.
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It has been revealed that Preston did have a bid accepted by the Toffees, but City had already made their move after coming in late. Cannon opted to sign for City over Preston when given the choice.
Risdale has now spoken about the saga surrounding Cannon and given an insight into what happened over the summer months.
“As you’ve seen from this transfer window, there have been a lot of players the same clubs have tried to get. In the main, I think we’ve got the ones we wanted,” he told the
“The only one we didn’t was Tom Cannon, and Tom didn’t go to one of those clubs rumoured to be in for him all the time we were. He went to Leicester, who’ve got the parachute payments and came in last Thursday. Our frustration, I suppose with Tom, was that we did a deal very early on – which was an expensive loan. Everton agreed it but said the timing would be down to them, not us. They then changed the goalposts last week, that it had to be a permanent.
“We then decided to make a bid, which was rejected. We then did another bid, which was tinkered with at their request. I have in writing, our bid being accepted by Everton and permission to talk to him. And this would’ve been four times our record transfer deal. Tom then phoned to say Leicester had come in and that he fancies going to them, with them favourites for promotion. To be honest, while it was devastating for us, we hadn’t ignored plan B and C.”
The director’s story matches up with that of manager Ryan Lowe , who revealed that Cannon had the chance to join Preston, but chose to sign for City on deadline day.
He is one of four strikers on the books at City following the summer transfer window. Patson Daka was expected to leave in the final hours of the window, but his proposed loan move to Bournemouth broke down late on deadline day.
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