Everton January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Simon Buttle]

Richarlison didn’t often play centre forward though - he was very clearly a much better player than DCL, and he obviously walks into our team as our best forward option by a mile even now.
He’s scored 20 goals for Brazil - the lad is a very good player, just not elite level like Son or Kane.

Agree to disagree mate, just never rated him

 

[Raino85]

It doesn’t read like we couldn’t make because of financial restraints if we showed interest and wanted to explore further. From what I read he simply chose NF over us. Some have said because of style of play but I think that’s conjecture.

I’m not absolving Thelwell’s any accountability here….you may well be right. What I am saying is we simply do not know. You can’t look at the result of not signing Thelwell and blame him as we really don’t know the variables involved. As far as I am aware Thelwell also hasn’t been responsible to this point in firing managers (I think a DoF’s remit should include hiring and firing of managers) so when someone says they don’t want to join because of style of play (which is not proven but understandable), he wouldn’t be able to do much about it. Philogene is another one we have been reportedly interested in, he first went to Villa and has now joined Ipswich.

Personally, if someone like Moyes is your manager, you dont need a DOF.
You need a Technical Director.
Abit similar to how Klopp dealt with it for the reds, he identifyed the players as he knew his system best (with advice from his scouts, and others). The Technical Director then does the admin around the deal

 

[matty1878]

Just talking facts

your not

 

[dutchblue54]

Agree to disagree mate, just never rated him

Maybe the reason many other fans want Richy back is being sick of watching us not score in 12 out of 20 PL games this season, Beto having an abysmal first touch and DCL losing every physical challenge with a centre half and doesn't look like scoring even the times he has been given great opportunities to score.

Can't see Spurs letting him go though

 

[Clarky cat]

Broja will almost certainly be sent back cancelling that loan to free one up. If we want pace, we've got to look on the continent i.e. Nuamah from Lyon etc

And what about your original statement saying we should get Ward Prowse who is on loan to Forest from West Ham?

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

And what about Ward Prowse who is on loan to Forest from West Ham?

Well, you can’t play for three clubs in a season. Thank God.

 

[Librarian]

Dewsbury Hall if we could get him could be a very good signing

Dewsbury-Hall sounds like a lawns bowling venue

 

[Clarky cat]

Well, you can’t play for three clubs in a season. Thank God.

Unfortunately this is something the original poster isn’t aware of

 

[milks]

Thelwell has been absolutely abysmal

Aside from the fact that he's probably saved the club from administration and/or massive PSR penalties?

 

[jazzy]

3 in would be amazing

Depends on the 3 Neil

 

[Simon Buttle]

Maybe the reason many other fans want Richy back is being sick of watching us not score in 12 out of 20 PL games this season, Beto having an abysmal first touch and DCL losing every physical challenge with a centre half and doesn't look like scoring even the times he has been given great opportunities to score.

Can't see Spurs letting him go though

He is a crock now who can't stay fit though. Also we really should be able to scout for replacements (I know, I know) and at this level of the game we should not be relying on one player to score our goals, others simply must contribute and that's down to the individuals, manager and the tactics.

 

[14_dollars]

Think people need to be a bit realistic about this transfer window.

In the last 6 winter transfer windows weve only had one where we brought in actual players for the first team for proper money.

That was the 21/22 season and that was because we sold digne for good money. We bought mykolenko and Patterson and brought in dele for free and donny van der beek on loan.

Another season we brought in branthwaite and one other we brought in Josh king who played about 3 games and was dropped.

As much as i 100% agree we need players in this window. We need to face the fact we usually need players every January and we hardly ever bring them in.

Sorry to be a debbie downer but i just wouldnt be surprised if we didnt bring anyone in

Fair points.
If it means we don’t have to sell Branthwaite in June, maybe a quiet January is the best option.

 

[14_dollars]

Aside from the fact that he's probably saved the club from administration and/or massive PSR penalties?

Signing Beto is a significant negative.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

He is a crock now who can't stay fit though. Also we really should be able to scout for replacements (I know, I know) and at this level of the game we should not be relying on one player to score our goals, others simply must contribute and that's down to the individuals, manager and the tactics.

I think big part of his injuries are a hangover from him playing injured for us.

The last month or so he was on injections.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Signing Beto is a significant negative.

Killer of a transfer...feel for him but it's been a mitigate disaster.