Transfer Rumour Keane Lewis-Potter

[formerly manx toffee]

Confirmed on BBC. 16m and on a 6 year deal

 

[johnjoeefc]

Poor from us to not match that

 

[Mashtray]

Maybe we only had eyes on MGW

 

[blueblue]

Maybe we only had eyes on MGW

I think that is probably right. There is no way we could afford in excess of 40m for the two when we have other positions that need filling as well.

 

[Zatara]

I think that is probably right. There is no way we could afford in excess of 40m for the two when we have other positions that need filling as well.

We'll have to see who else comes in.

I'd say around £40mil for them both would have been good business.

 

[Professor Toffee]

He has a double barreled name, why were we not all over this?

 

[DanB90]

We'll have to see who else comes in.

I'd say around £40mil for them both would have been good business.

40m on two attacking midfielders when we desperately need a defensive and central midfielder would be the kind of bonkers move I’d expect Everton to make.

 

[johnjoeefc]

We should have sold Gordon for 20 million and bought this guy. He's a better prospect

 

[blue to the bone]

We should have sold Gordon for 20 million and bought this guy. He's a better prospect

How many times have you watched him play a full game John?

 

[catcherintherye]

Again, how interested where we in reality - if he's third on a list behind ones we think we can get then we'd be stupid to react to Brentfords bid.

Like the player, but is he actually what we 'need' or is he a 'want'.

Ultimately that's the way we need to do business this summer, get the needs then if we have room try get some of the wants in.

Note to self, stop talking like an economist...

If you're going to take a very glass half full approach, we are being very fiscally prudent, and ultimately looking to get players very cheaply. If it works out, it will work very well, but we do run the risk of not signing someone.

We put a bid in, I believe of 4m up front and some on add ons. Brentford rate him more highly. That's their look out.

 

[catcherintherye]

We should have sold Gordon for 20 million and bought this guy. He's a better prospect

Given what both players have done mate, I doubt that very highly.

 

[catcherintherye]

It's like the link to MGW, initially floated at 20-25 then started being 30m to let him go.

For a lad who had one good season in the championship, isn't in their starting plans, knocked back a new contract and is entering the last two years of his deal.

He'll go for a similar price to Potter in a few weeks max.

I dont know if you've worked in negotiations mate, but that's how it works when you get a deadline.

People assume price can increase, but in a lot of cases, prices tend to tumble come the deadline. It's a food chain, the premium buy first, and it trickles down. We are not at the premium end now, and currently are in the cue at the back end.

We tried one season to muscle in at the start, in 2017/18 which was our worst recruitment in my lifetime, and set up on a negative spiral weve still not completely recovered from.

It's for players like Winks, forget what sort of negotiator Levy is, his availability is only going 1 way. He wont be in their squad and he will want to leave. 20m, has already gone to a loan with an obligation at 20m. It will probably end up as a loan quite quickly.

It will be similar with us too. If someone comes in at the back end of the window, and says we will pay 70% of Gomes wages, we will look at it.

Anyway, long post, we should be holding off and waiting a bit, until people start to blink on price.

 

[micknick]

So he’s signed for Brentford then. Shame, seems a prospect.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Lock thread move on.

 

[jonnyboy316]

I don’t understand the price after all the talk of £30m