Dan Gosling is available from Everton on a free. The Mirror saying he can join anyone for free after he won a dispute in a tribunial
Are you sure it didn't say he is free to join another club as opposed to being 'free'?
He is under 24 so Everton would presumably demand a fee. If i'm not mistaken he cost them £1.5m from Plymouth and has improved since then so they could quite easily expect £3-4m