By OkayGoal 
Jarrod Bowen would be open to joining Everton this summer despite his recent public statement about wanting to return to the Premier League with West Ham, with former Everton scout Bryan King telling Goodison News exclusively that the prospect of reuniting with David Moyes could prove decisive in a move that would make Bowen the most expensive signing in the club’s history.
Bowen endured the ultimate collective disappointment on the final day as West Ham were relegated to the Championship for the first time since 2011, a result confirmed in part by Everton’s own defeat at Tottenham. That cruel irony has not been lost on either fanbase, but from a recruitment perspective it now works directly in the Toffees’ favour.
The 29-year-old finished the season with nine goals and eleven assists from 38 Premier League appearances, a return of 20 goal involvements that made him West Ham’s standout performer throughout a campaign that collapsed around him. He captained the side with distinction and was not the cause of their relegation despite what the final table says.
Why Jarrod Bowen to Everton makes sense and what Bryan King said
“There are certain players at West Ham that Moyes will be looking at. The big one is Bowen, of course. He’s a player who is capable of playing for any side in the Premier League. Everton will be interested if he’s available. They won’t get better quality than that in this window. He would be open to a move if he could rejoin Moyes.”
The Moyes factor is significant. Bowen flourished under the Scotsman at West Ham, developing from a promising Championship winger into a consistent Premier League performer and England international under his management. That relationship does not disappear simply because they are now at different clubs, and King’s reading is that Bowen’s loyalty to the Moyes project is strong enough to override any lingering attachment to West Ham’s stated plan of fighting for immediate promotion.
What a Jarrod Bowen deal would look like for Everton
That is a significant outlay for a club that has not historically operated in that bracket and is still managing its finances carefully under The Friedkin Group ownership. The argument for doing it anyway is straightforward: Everton will not find a player of Bowen’s proven Premier League quality and age profile at a lower price anywhere in the market this summer. Relegated clubs tend to sell their best players at a discount relative to the open market, and West Ham’s urgent need for funds makes their negotiating position weaker than Bowen’s contract length alone might suggest.
Whether Moyes is prepared to make the decisive phone call that King believes could unlock this deal remains to be seen. If Bowen’s public statement is taken at face value, Everton face a difficult pitch. But in a summer where the entire West Ham squad is available and the manager who got the best out of their captain is sitting in the opposite dugout on Merseyside, stranger things have happened.
