Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing France forward Kelly Gago from Everton in the January transfer window.
Gago, 26, signed for Everton in December 2024 from FC Nantes for a non-disclosed fee and scored five goals in 12 appearances across all competitions for the club, including four in the Women’s Super League (WSL). Her form earned her a three-year contract extension in the summer, making her Everton’s highest-paid player, according to sources, who, like all mentioned in this article, wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.
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According to multiple sources, Everton’s valuation of the striker is around £500k, representing a significant turnover for Everton who bought the forward from Nantes for a nominal fee.
Conversations regarding a potential move away to PSG remain in initial stages and a transfer fee has yet to be agreed, sources said.
With recent transactions in the WSL and the wider women’s football ecosystem, including the £1million mark being broken three times in the summer, Everton would expect to receive a substantial fee for a player who represents their country on the international stage and has proven herself a strong finisher in front of goal with plenty of potential.
At least one other WSL club has also expressed interest in the France international. Gago is interested in a move away from Everton, sources confirmed.
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Gago has proved a key facet of Everton’s attack this season, scoring three goals in eight WSL appearances, including a 90th-minute equaliser in Everton’s 3-3 draw with Aston Villa in November. Since joining in January, Gago has totaled nine goals in 22 appearances across all competitions.
She has regularly provided an outlet in transition and has combined well with summer signing Ornella Vignola and striker Toni Payne.
However, there has been some concern over Gago’s fitness this season since returning from the European championships with France, with the forward managing more than 80 minutes in a league match just three times this season.
Additionally, as the first signing of the women’s team since the club’s takeover by The Friedkin Group, earning a hefty turnover on a player bought for a nominal fee less than a year ago is viewed internally as a potential boon. Everton are keen on bolstering their ranks in January and next summer with experienced internationals from across Europe and in England.
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PSG sold 28-year-old forward Grace Geyoro to London City Lionesses in the summer for an initial fee of just under £1.1million ($1.47m), with club sources from PSG and London City telling The Athletic it did not surpass August’s world record $1.5m transfer of Lizbeth Ovalle to Orlando Pride from Tigres.
Geyoro — who spent her entire career at PSG, scoring 50 goals in 250 appearances — represented another significant attacking loss for PSG in recent seasons, following Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Tabitha Chawinga and Kadidiatou Diani, all of whom joined league rivals OL Lyonnes.
This season, PSG sit second in Division 1 Feminine, five points behind reigning league champions Lyonnes, while having failed to make it through the Champions League group stages. Gago would represent the return of a France international attacker as the team look to rebuild ahead of next season to reinstate themselves amongst Europe’s elite.
Gago made her debut for France in a 3-0 friendly win against Jamaica in October 2024. Her five goals for Everton in the second half of last season earned her a call-up to France’s Euro 2025 squad, though she featured just 24 minutes in France’s 4-1 group stage victory over Wales before they suffered a quarter-final exit against Germany via a penalty shootout. Of her 10 international appearances, she has started only two matches.
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Everton are 10th in the WSL table, having won just two of their 11 league matches this season. CEO Hannah Forshaw announced she would step down from her role at the end of the 2025-26 season, despite having only officially begun the role in September. As The Athletic reported last month, the decision to step down was mutual as the club reconfigure their leadership direction.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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