 Welcome to Toffy TV, it is the Everton News Daily. Everton have held their ADM this evening via Zoom. A presentation as always was given to the shareholders and just a little few snippets from the evening. Marcel Brands revealed that Hamas Rodriguez was in fact a free transfer. This had been speculated on over the last few months, certainly because one of his clubs in Colombia said they had received no money because it was free. Everton confirmed that tonight. They also confirmed that the combined fees for the Coray, Allen and Ben Godfrey was £60.5 million, so excellent business when you work that out over the three of them. You know just averaging on just over 20 million, so that's really good, really good. Robin Olson was alone but there was no fee involved and Nars and Cunger as well was I think was £200,000 as well, so they've done some excellent business last summer. In terms of, in this window, Marcel Brands said there would be no incomings. He said that they were trying to offload players trying to create new pathways for their careers. He also said the value of the squad had gone up with only 27 players now compared to the 40 million, 40 players we had when he first took over, so 13 less players but the squad is more valuable now. So I suppose as far as he's concerned that's him doing his job, that's what he gets paid to do. So good news on that front. On the stadium it basically said they're waiting on the council and as soon as the council gives them plan of permission, they're hoping to get the spade in the ground as soon as possible. They did keep it quite loose and say 2021 but the expectation has always been that within the first couple of months they would get a spade in the ground. They spoke about funding for the stadium as well and different avenues for that as well but they're still basically just waiting on the council to meet up and give a decision. The process was sorted in October and Evan had just been waiting and obviously with the Covid situation and meetings happen via Zoom rather than in real life, the council found it very difficult to get together and have these meetings. There is a massive Covid situation which is dominating everything and that's fully understandable but I know for Evertonians it's really really annoying and our patience is running a little bit thin because we keep on getting told the same thing but it's the same situation that it has been since October. It is purely down to the council now that Everton have done all their part so they just basically confirmed that this evening in the AGM. News elsewhere, Charlotte Branthwaith has made his move to Blackburn on loan for the rest of the season and that's a really good move for him. Obviously not involved too much with the first team since his injury against Salford and after that Ben Godfrey came in around that time as well didn't he? So it's fantastic because he's too good for the under 23s and it's a really good opportunity to play from a really good club in the championship and try and fight for a playoff spot and hopefully he'll play. I'm sure Evan have put something in the deal so that you know there's a good incentive for him to play on Blackburn's behalf because otherwise what's the point in going there so that's really really good news. Aston Villa obviously you're aware now the Aston Villa game is off this Sunday it was moved to Sunday from the Saturday it's now off Villa still not in their training ground and we'll have to wait and see what happens. There is speculation and I will just say this is speculation just like internet speculation that if Villa if their game with Man City next week is called off that could be Everton versus City that is just speculation that has not come from anywhere that it's just people putting two and two together we'll have to wait and see what whether that happens or not. That means I'd like to call a suspension will now be against Leicester a week on Wednesday at Godderson Park and obviously our next fixture is Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup that has been moved to the Sunday so a week Sunday eight o'clock kickoff Everton versus Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday have also got their next two fixtures have been called off because of COVID as well so that'll be interesting to see what position they are at when they come to Godderson next week whether they'll have to do what other sides have done and play on the 23 side or you know the side away from the main team but we don't know at this stage there's still a week and a bit to go before that so so I'll have to wait and see on that one and that's it there you go this has been the Everton News Daily make sure to give this video a like subscribe if you haven't already and you want more great videos join us over on page and thanks for watching see you later