The issue is we can’t take a loss as it further limits our budget under FFP.
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Rafael Benítez ready to shop in the bargain basement again in January
The Everton manager has said he will not have ‘too much’ money to spend in the January transfer windowwww.theguardian.com
We really need to sell our backup players and those who clearly arent good enough.
The other thing is this is his MO. Things are never his fault its always the club, he always tries to limit any negativity to his own brand. "Im a great manager, but what can i do without any money" he agitates and tries to split the fan base against owners and club. We've seen this before he did it at Mordor and he did it at Newcastle and he will do it here. Pop in to his thread its already begun. Hes an agitating manager that often destabilizes things.
Whether we can take a loss or not is somewhat irrelevant; unless Brands and co. work a miracle then we will be making a loss on a number of key players.
We're talking about Gomes, Tosun, Iwobi et al. That'll only be counteracted by the sale of certain players at a significant profit - DCL, Gray and Richarlison.
tim cahill
Player Valuation: £50m
That depends on the length of their contract. A £25m player on a 5 year deal could be sold after 3 years for £10m and it wouldn't be considered a loss. Finding buyers for players on big contracts that have failed here isn't easy though.
Agreed. But squad turnover has not been managed.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I think you may have misinterpreted those words of Benitez to mean he is not critical of the quality of the squad and therefore has no excuses to make when the team fails.There in black and white
He isnt making excuses though and recognises that our squad has had a lot of money spent on it and should be in a better position.
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Im sure you guys will argue that Benitez has 'incredible character' (or other soundbites lifted from former RS manager Brendan Rodgers) in the face of such surprise and astonishment of the impending disaster. Despite him clearly meeting and understanding what the realities were when he took the job...
At least he isnt coming across as a snivelling worm...
“I met the owner and the sponsor and the directors [before joining] and everybody was telling me that we have great ambition and everybody wants to do well to create a competitive team that could go to the new stadium winning something or playing in Europe. The ambition is there.
“An owner who has spent £400m, you cannot criticise him for spending money. We have to be sure we are spending the money properly and the team will be stronger. We have to be sure we improve things that maybe were not right before. If not, then you cannot justify why we were where we were and why we are where we are after spending the fourth most [of Premier League clubs] in the last five years.”
That sort of thing can happen if you're desperate to undermine a manager.
Zouma looks solid for 28m compared to what we have and have spent.
Thank god we avoided that Hojbjerg - rotten player.
Large % of our fans didn't want him back on a permanent either. Excellent CB.
Did he want to come back?. Especially after his loan spell with us. Think he only at West Ham because they are in London which helps.
dutchblue54
Player Valuation: £20m
need a box to box midfielder as urgent as a right back and a commanding center half and another attacker.
Davies is no certainty under Benitez, Gbamin is finished if Holgate is selected ahead of him and for Delph we cant rely on him staying fit
Davies is no certainty under Benitez, Gbamin is finished if Holgate is selected ahead of him and for Delph we cant rely on him staying fit
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
We’re getting Sean Longstaff in aren't we.
We desperately need a signing or two that'll lay the foundations for something better in the future, much like West Ham did when they bought players like Bowen or Soucek.
blueconverse
Player Valuation: £35m
Dream window. Shift Keane and Holgate and get a starting centreback in. Get a young right back and another centre mid who can run.
I know it won't happen because of the useless get brands but let me dream.
I know it won't happen because of the useless get brands but let me dream.
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