Jamie Gittens in action for Chelsea, alongside a small picture of Everton manager David Moyes
Jamie Gittens in action for Chelsea, alongside a small picture of Everton manager David Moyes
Gittens, 22, has found himself on the fringes of Xabi Alonso's squad at Stamford Bridge this season, playing just twice in all competitions for the London club.
None of those two appearances have been in the Premier League, with the England Under-21s international excluded to playing solely in the Carabao Cup.
Gittens has been sidelined with an ankle injury since mid-October, but is expected to be back in action after the upcoming international break.
Chelsea signed the Reading-born attacker from Borussia Dortmund for £48.5million in July 2025 but he's struggling to make an impact in West London, scoring just once in his 29 games.
However, a loan move in January is now on the cards for Gittens, with Hill Dickinson Stadium a potential destination.
New update on Everton's pursuit of Jamie Gittens
According to TeamTalk, Everton are "considering a January loan deal" for Gittens, alongside three other Premier League clubs, who've approached Chelsea to confirm their interest in the winger.
The capital club are "prepared to sanction a temporary departure", however, it seems they are unwilling to green light any permanent deal due to his potential.
Crystal Palace, Leeds and Sunderland are reportedly among Everton's rivals in the bid to sign Gittens, while Roma, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt are also keen.
Palace, however, currently have Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea so won't be able to sign Gittens on loan unless the terms of one of those deals are changed.
TeamTalk have listed a lot of clubs as being interested in Gittens, so it's something Evertonians should maybe take with a pinch of salt.
However, it definitely makes sense for Chelsea to want to loan Gittens out in January in order to help aid the 22-year-old's development and maybe save some money on the wages they're paying him.
And Everton may have a big advantage when it comes to winning Gittens' signature.
The ace up Everton's sleeve
Chelsea are being linked with signing Jarrad Branthwaite, but there's absolutely no way that David Moyes will consider letting one of his best players leave in order to help facilitate a move for an inexperienced Premier League winger like Gittens.
However, the Tyrique George deal last season could prove to be a handy case study as to why Chelsea should consider a loan with Everton, because George did well enough on Merseyside to convince the Toffees into paying £24m for him in the summer.
If Everton do sign Gittens, they'll be adding a player to their squad that does have a lot of potential.
During his brief stint at Stamford Bridge, Liam Rosenior called Gittens an "outstanding player" while talking to Chelsea's official website.
In a breakthrough season at Dortmund in 2024-25, his former teammate Karim Adeyemi said: "He has no fear. For me, he is one of the best players one-against-one I have ever seen, to be honest. He will be a really good player."
One issue that TeamTalk points out is that signing Gittens likely hinges on Jack Grealish's future at Hill Dickinson as they play in the same position.
Is he the typical Moyes player? Probably not.
Is signing a new left-wing a priority position that needs to be sorted? Absolutely not.
However, Gittens could potentially offer a new dimension to Everton's attack and as someone with a point to prove to his parent club, the Blues may want to capitalise on that hunger.