The PL is a blight on football.
It’s a money oriented commercial vehicle for corporate interests and sportswashing dubious regimes.
It isn’t just destroying the historic community based fabric of the game here , it’s malign influence spreads to...
But he’s told Southampton he wants to leave, I don’t think Southampton put it out there last week his price, if they didn’t want to sell. You don’t say the price is 45mil if you don’t want a sale.
I think they thought, there would be an auction...
How likely is that with him not even being considered for the squad at the moment and being unhappy mate - I’d suggest we saw this with Gnonto and Leeds year one, was late in the autumn when he settled down again and they werent promoted that...
The real paradox is:
Everton need to make more commercial revenue in order to grow the club, buy players, to compete with the big boys and win trophies.
Vs
Im not paying that lad.
I'm not inclined to wait and risk we end up with nobody.
You would think they will sell but that's not guaranteed. My concern would be that we end up waiting for nothing and lose out on a viable alternative in the meantime.
Either way it's...
I think thats the jeopardy mate - who blinks.
If it was me - im working on a different deal this week and setting a deadline with Southampton for this weekend. Both clubs have a deadline with this to be honest.
I think they could come back with...
Totally agree. If no one else comes in soon then they will come back to the table or they get spooked if we agree a deal somewhere else. They cant afford to have a depreciating asset on their books in the championship.
Branthwaite also 4 years older and far more PL proven, and on the cusp of the England squad. It's funny, if you look at the Saints' boards over the last 24 hours, they are fuming that Everton have agreed to a £50m buy option on Grealish next year...
He could also play a year in the championship bring home less goals or asists then Tom Fellows and where does that leave them. Remember Sadio Berhino - never got his move to Spurs after a big bid and his career never recovered.
Could also do his...