Could easily stay at City, or go to Saudi/US if it was just about the money. If he ends up at Everton it’s because he wants to play in the World Cup and be playing every week in the PL. We could get one last good season out of him and potentially...
Is there not an ex-Everton youth player that can fill these jobs? THIS IS NOT HOW A FAMILY OPERATES!
Truthfully it's very odd to see Everton acting like a top-flight football club and not cryarsing about being broke.
I suspect that it may be a little like Dominoes. Get some Frees in and then determine the priority as to where we need to spend this years money. Loans at the end of the window to supplement.
Think Marseille fell into the same trap as us. He’s quite good and going for cheap. Then when you get him you go, actually he’s awful and that was a lot.