Everton Transfer Thread 2016

[catcherintherye]

Hope for something today.

Don't want to see signing Arnautovic, which is to be honest IMO, not particularly exciting, turn into another "it's on/it's off/it's on again" saga.

For us, signing players from clubs like Stoke, Southampton, West Ham, Swansea, there is always an extra effort involved to prise the player away I feel, as in relative terms most players who don't wear blue-tinted specs probably don't see an awful lot of difference between us and them, such in particular has been the damage inflicted by Martinez over the last 2 years.

You would like to think we have got more or less a solid indication from Arnautovic that he is joining with just the practicalities to be sorted out.

I think Arnautovic, at the price quoted would fit the category of an astute piece of business. Everton of 12 months ago he'd be a big signing. Now we have lots of money we are underwhelmed but I think deals like this are the new Marcus Bent signings. Lads who can do a job without breaking the bank.

What I hope from this deal is we can offload some of the average in the squad we have, ie Cleverley, Lennon and Mcgeady and maybe recoup close to what we are paying (if not more) for Arnautovic. If we can do that I wouldn't rule out the possibility of later into the window move for Mata.

You are right about blue tinted specs. We have a belief in where we are and Moshiri has a vision, but we are not there yet. At present we would be taking the best player from a middle rung team for ourselves a middle rung team. At 12.5 million pounds you can't really knock that.

 

[Mountfield1985]

At my wits end with it all mate

Well you hide it well pal.

 

[Azza]

Well you hide it well pal.

 

[Nymzee]

I think Arnautovic, at the price quoted would fit the category of an astute piece of business. Everton of 12 months ago he'd be a big signing. Now we have lots of money we are underwhelmed but I think deals like this are the new Marcus Bent signings. Lads who can do a job without breaking the bank.

What I hope from this deal is we can offload some of the average in the squad we have, ie Cleverley, Lennon and Mcgeady and maybe recoup close to what we are paying (if not more) for Arnautovic. If we can do that I wouldn't rule out the possibility of later into the window move for Mata.

You are right about blue tinted specs. We have a belief in where we are and Moshiri has a vision, but we are not there yet. At present we would be taking the best player from a middle rung team for ourselves a middle rung team. At 12.5 million pounds you can't really knock that.

This is why I was fine with the Sigurdsson link; as depressing as it is these teams are our rivals at the minute so let's take their best players and weaken them. That's what the top sides in Europe do.

 

[CrustySack]

I think at this point it's fair to say we are struggling to get our number one targets over the line. It wouldn't surprise me over the coming 2 to 3 weeks to see us linked with players from the top 4 or 5 clubs in the country who are deemed surplus to requirements.
I'm talking Arsenal, City, United, Spurs and Chelsea. I can't see us signing any Champions league type players from the continent because regardless of money we have no European football.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Typically Everton, we will try & sign everyone on the transfer deadline day, keep Jim White busy !!

 

[EFCccc]

I think at this point it's fair to say we are struggling to get our number one targets over the line. It wouldn't surprise me over the coming 2 to 3 weeks to see us linked with players from the top 4 or 5 clubs in the country who are deemed surplus to requirements.
I'm talking Arsenal, City, United, Spurs and Chelsea. I can't see us signing any Champions league type players from the continent because regardless of money we have no European football.

Ain't you a bundle of joy.

 

[dannythomas89]

Problem is with sort of missed the boat on investment everyone has money now city got it at the right time.

 

[summerisle]

 

[matty1878]

Problem is with sort of missed the boat on investment everyone has money now city got it at the right time.

But we don't want to not have no money do we? Daft post mate.

 

[CrustySack]

Ain't you a bundle of joy.

I don't intend to come across that way but when you've been let down so many times regardless of the 'new era', it's difficult to maintain faith.

 

[deipnosophist]

I don't intend to come across that way but when you've been let down so many times regardless of the 'new era', it's difficult to maintain faith.

I know where you're coming from CrustySock...but this time it's different.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I'm actually quite a fan of this 'sign all our rivals best players' policy. Very Bayern Munich. Except we're sensible enough to look below us too and recognise where we are just now.

£12.5m Arnautovic
£25m Sigurdsson

Great start that, creative, score goals, proven, weakens the teams around us. Maybe throw a Van Dijk in there too.

 

[GlosBlue]

http://www.norwich.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=453539

If people are livid with 12.5 million for Arnautovic, imagine the fume at 20 million for Brady! Whoever he is!

 

[hktoffee]

http://www.norwich.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=453539

If people are livid with 12.5 million for Arnautovic, imagine the fume at 20 million for Brady! Whoever he is!

No thanks. We don't need 6 LB. Don't rate him especially at that unreal price.