David Moyes
Everton have agreed a deal with Arsenal to sign midfielder Christian Norgaard, according to David Ornstein.
The Toffees have already bolstered their midfield this summer with the arrival of Hayden Hackney, and making Merlin Rohl's loan move permanent too. But the club have lost the experience of influential star Idrissa Gana Gueye, who departed at the end of his contract.
David Moyes has been keen to make additions to the squad this summer in order to climb up the Premier League table, and the club have now moved swiftly to agree a deal for the Danish star.
Everton Agree Norgaard Deal With Arsenal
Arsenal's Christian Norgaard walks to training.
Arsenal's Christian Norgaard before a training session at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, London Colney. Picture date: Tuesday December 9, 2025. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
Norgaard, who won the Premier League title with Arsenal last season, joined the club from Brentford last summer but struggled to make a major impact, making just seven appearances in the top-flight and 20 in all competitions, including just seven starts.
Arsenal have now made a big-money move to bring in Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, with a verbal agreement worth £77m reached, and Everton have swooped to bring in the 32-year-old from the Emirates Stadium now.
The two clubs have agreed a deal worth around £7m, and the player has agreed to make the move to Merseyside after just one year in north London.
The player is now set to undergo a medical next week ahead of the proposed move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and the deal is in the final stages of being formalised.
Norgaard has got huge experience in the Premier League, having been a regular for Brentford prior to his move to Arsenal, and will be seen as the natural replacement for Gueye both positionally and as a leader within the squad.