Aston Villa, Everton and several other Premier League clubs appear to be interested in signing the Celtic superstar.

Now many will know ‘Rafiki’ as the mandrill shaman in Disney’s The Lion King but rather than us thinking that the Stoke-on-Trent-born player is somehow like the wise old monkey who holds a young Simba aloft in front of the other animals of the African savanna, it must be stressed that the word also means ‘friend’ or ‘companion’ in Swahili.

The appointment of Angus Kinnear from Leeds United as CEO, confirmed on Friday, belatedly marks the start of the next chapter during which the club will head in an altogether new direction. Everton will no longer have a director of football as such.

Jack Harrison's first goal of the season helped Everton to stretch their unbeaten run to eight matches with a 1-1 draw against Wolves. The on-loan Leeds winger gave the Toffees the lead at Molineux when his deflected strike beat Jose Sa

Everton have drawn four of their last five Premier League games (W1) although they are unbeaten in their last eight (W4 D4), their longest run without defeat since February 2017 (9 under Ronald Koeman).

The draw for Wolves meant they are now six points clear of 18th-placed Ipswich Town, who lost 1-0 at Crystal Palace earlier on Saturday, and 19th-placed Leicester City, who visit Chelsea on Sunday

Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell will leave the club following Kinnear's arrival at the end of the season.

Jack Harrison’s first goal since February 2024 opened the scoring for Everton before Marshall Munetsi levelled seven minutes later.