According to a Sky Sports news reporter this morning, Everton have officially been reported to be in talks with the Sheffield Wednesday star central midfielder, who was officially announced as a free agent this morning after Sheffield Wednesday paid him £5 million following the termination of his contract, as confirmed by Sky Sports. He is now on his way to Everton, but…

It was only a few weeks after his 35th birthday that the Association announced that its latest signing was our imposing former central defender Réda Johnson. This was in time for him to join nearly forty other FPs at last season’s Legends Day 2023 reunion (in his first return) at the CBS Arena for the Sky Blues clash with Stoke City (left). Now we have another celebration as, a year later, Réda (born in Marseilles on 21/03/1988) hits 37!! ‘Many Happy Returns’ Big Man!

To remind you of Réda’s career to date the French footballer started out learning his trade in 2005 in the reserves of Ligue 2 side FC Gueugnonnais based in Bergundy. He got his first taste of first team football after transferring after a couple of seasons to another French Ligue 2 outfit SC Amiens debuting on 24th August 2007.

After another two seasons at Amiens and twenty first team outings Réda tried his luck in UK football!

After a trial with Aberdeen in July 2009 did not result in a signing the 6’3″ Frenchman also played in a pre-season game at the other end of Britain at Plymouth Argyle and a three year contract soon materialised.

After a couple of seasons, 44 games and a couple of goals for the south coast club Réda was snapped up by Sheffield United in January 2011 scoring on his league debut eventually netting nineteen goals in his 87 games for the Blades! In 2014 before his CCFC spell, Réda was awarded the PFA ‘Player in the Community’ award.