toffee-L
Player Valuation: £20m
It's far too much of a simplistic outlook to just look at his signings all written down on paper and say if he's done a good job or not. His job title is not 'Director of Transfers', his job is Director of Football which encompasses our entire operation. He's not just responsible for the players he brings in, he's responsible for the players he promotes, bins AND retains.
He hasn't done better than his much maligned predecessor did now for two straight seasons in the only metric that matters - League finishes. He may have bought better players than Steve Walsh did, but that is just one part of his job. His central remit is to put a very good squad together for the managers (or head coaches really) who take up the reigns during his time here to utilise.
Simply saying "he bought Richarlison and Digne" is a very feeble argument when he has largely pieced a squad together that can't outperform a dreadful team put together by Steve Walsh and managed by Koeman, Unsworth and Allardyce.
He's entering his third summer window. He has Carlo Ancellotti managing the team. He has no more excuses.
