Calvert-Lewin's Next Club
Where could Calvert-Lewin end up next?
By Patric Ridge
*This is a new version of an article originally published earlier in June.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is leaving Everton.
Signed from Sheffield United for £1.5million in 2016, Calvert-Lewin has gone on to become Everton’s third-highest Premier League goalscorer.
By any measure, that is a wild overachievement, and one that should not go overlooked, even if sometimes, for some strange reasons, it often does.
On Sunday, Calvert-Lewin confirmed his time at the club was coming to an end.
So, we have selected some clubs that the forward would suit, and that would suit him should he leave Everton.
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST
One of the clubs that have shown an interest are Forest, fresh from qualifying for the Europa League. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team looked well set for Champions League qualification, but a tail-off in the end of the season showed the frailties within the squad.
Chris Wood plundered 20 league goals in 2024-25, so Calvert-Lewin — with just three goals to his name across the campaign — could not expect to be a guaranteed starter.
But Wood is 33, and with Forest in Europe next season, they will need a back-up striker. Taiwo Awoniyi suffered a serious injury towards the end of the season, and given Calvert-Lewin is a similar type of profile to Wood, albeit rather more nimble and able to run in behind, then he could be a smart acquisition for Forest.
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Had things turned out differently, then Calvert-Lewin could have made a move to Newcastle at the end of June 2024.
Everton were keen to bring in Yankuba Minteh, who Newcastle needed to sell in order to ease their PSR concerns. Calvert-Lewin, meanwhile, has long been liked by Eddie Howe, and a deal may well have been struck. More Than A Game understands it was a combination of Calvert-Lewin’s wage demands and Everton’s high valuation — seemingly £35m+ — that saw a potential transfer fall through.
Looking back, Everton may well wish they had dropped their valuation, and/or Calvert-Lewin his wage demands. However, with Joao Pedro looking likely to join Chelsea over Newcastle, the Magpies may well look in Calvert-Lewin’s direction once again.
MILAN
It has long been suspected that Calvert-Lewin would be open to a move to Europe, and there a few clubs in Serie A for which he could be an excellent fit.
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