Published: 23:09, 2 February 2026 | Updated: 23:09, 2 February 2026

Dwight McNeil saw his £20million move from Everton to Crystal Palace collapse on Monday night after it missed the deadline cut-off.

After opening negotiations on Monday, Palace made a £20m offer, to fend off competition from Nottingham Forest, which Everton accepted.

But with a club record £48million being spent on Jorgen Strand Larsen and Jean-Philippe Mateta failing to secure a move to AC Milan, Palace were suddenly £30m down on the revenue they expected to bring in.

They went back to Everton to re-negotiate and agreed a loan with obligation on McNeil which would have seen them pay £20m on a set number of games.

McNeil agreed to go and had a medical. A deal sheet was submitted but the mood then went cool.

Everton sources said they fulfilled their part but Palace went quiet on finalising paperwork, effectively pulling out, and the transfer ran out of time.

Everton's Dwight McNeil move to Crystal Palace is off after the Eagles renegaded on the deal