Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Jebus_lives]

You know, when you said:

‘Restructure does not necessarily mean signings’

Then.

The point being that there's clearly a different approach to our transfer window and more to do than just make signings.

As I've said, we have an entirely new executive team who are leading this transfer window amd we clearly have a different set of priorities.

We also need lots of new faces - ideally we would have them by now, but I think there are a lot of spinning plates for people who are essentially weeks into their jobs.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Doable list that would dry those sheets like a fine summers breeze (all for sub £100m)

McAtee - £30m
Kubo - £30m

Ndiaye and McNeil for left hand side Alcaraz/McAtee/McNeil for middle
Kubo/McAtee right hand side.

Douglas Luiz - loan 10m
Haydn Hackney - £20m

Right back - think Celik comes to us when Roma done their business (loan)

Left back - Aznou £5m

A few more loans to pad out squad. surely that little lot is not too outlandish and would certainly boost quality of our team?

Reckon I get any of them right?

All

 

[Jebus_lives]

This I agree with, and I am not saying otherwise. But once again, we can't ignore the context of the club's situation and need for transformation.

TFG bought the club in December and took over a shambolic organisation from top to bottom. People may say it's been seven months, but let's be realistic

We have brought in a much developed backroom staff with knowledge, expertise and experience that puts the previous organisation to shame.

This has, however, took time to do and that has meant certain areas, such as contract renewals and transfers, were not taking place in early 2025.

Many transfers are organised months in advance, but we couldn't do that. Yet, we have to consider the long-term impact of having these staff in place.

Realistically, the squad is thin because we have made the conscious decision to release the likes of Doucoure, Young, Virginia, Holgate and Maupay.

I doubt you'll find many who advocate for some or all of them being kept. Dom decided to leave as well, whereas we offered him and Dukes deals.

Then there are the loans of Harrison, Lindstrøm, Mangala and Broja being severed, which again were deals that most aren't particularly fussed with.

So while we may all wish to have a much deeper squad, the reality of the situation is that we made the conscious decision to release most of them.

Adding to the squad is not as simple as having it all done before Brighton, because of a) the backroom staff change and b) we want the right players.

While starting strongly is important, personally, not wasting the precious money we have is far more important, so I want the club to buy wisely.

I am confident we will see a number of key acquisitions over the coming weeks, with the squad being in a much stronger position by September.

Next year, once we've had a full year of preparation and a healthier league position, things will be more in line with what fans may dream / hope for.

We will have been in negotiation around those too. They may not have been in depth but we had to resolve those alongside the contract renewals.

 

[NikNak8]

Chermitti, tim , Keane, Patterson, Armstrong, travers make up these numbers too remember

Of course they do, why wouldnt they? 4 of them were in our squad last season, one is a very promising youngster who looks destined for good things and appears to have the physical attributes for 1st team football and Travers is our back-up keeper. We had 2 on the bench at times last year.

 

[PhilM]

We will have been in negotiation around those too. They may not have been in depth but we had to resolve those alongside the contract renewals.

Exactly. This isn't the world of FM or FIFA: I know that's quite cliché, but it's true. You can't plan for x, y and z until you know what you have or haven't got.

Let's not forget, Moyes was only brought in back in January, and the first few months his priority was the here and now on the pitch.

We have not had a full year of preparation like others have had; we've a new manager, new scouting department, all having to come together.

It's going to take time to get things together, and while it may appear similar to previous years, let's not confuse this with the dysfunctionality of the past.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Exactly. This isn't the world of FM or FIFA: I know that's quite cliché, but it's true. You can't plan for x, y and z until you know what you have or haven't got.

Let's not forget, Moyes was only brought in back in January, and the first few months his priority was the here and now on the pitch.

We have not had a full year of preparation like others have had; we've a new manager, new scouting department, all having to come together.

It's going to take time to get things together, and while it may appear similar to previous years, let's not confuse this with the dysfunctionality of the past.

It's almost like people don't seem to realise that multi million pound contracts are complex.

 

[Thomasc]

Today will be a breaking story day.

I can sense it in the air.

Buckle up and hold tight fellow despondents.

 

[sanctioned]

Today will be a breaking story day.

I can sense it in the air.

Buckle up and hold tight fellow despondents.

Personally think that will be tomorrow, but i have no reason to think that.

 

[DaChunk]

Moyes won't like that not showing up business if we are interested

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Our team that played Newcastle was as follows
Pickford
Myko
Keane
O'Brien
Young
Gueye
Garner
Ndiaye
Alcaraz
Harrison
Beto
Bench - McNeil, DCL, Doucoure, Patterson, Virginia, Chermiti, Broja, Begovic, Welch.

We have lost Young and Harrison from the first XI - but we didn't have Branthewaite or Tawks.

Doucs, DCL and Broja are gone from the bench, but we have bought Barrie and most people would take Armstrong over Doucs.

I think you are overstating things.

We need more players but there's no need to panic. We can easily play the first 3 games with the players we have.

We have actually lost absolutely nothing...

 

[toffee66]

We have actually lost absolutely nothing...

Both Doucoure and Young played valuable roles in our defensive solidity. Even Harrison put in Dyche’s hard yards. I agree we’ve lost very little going forward but we are definitely not as well equipped to dig in as we were at the end of last season. That does matter.

 

[Bryan+]

whats the obsession with mcatee?

 

[Drico]

Today will be a breaking story day.

I can sense it in the air.

Buckle up and hold tight fellow despondents.

As in breaking the remaining Evertonians who have held out hope that things might finally change?

 

[hktoffee]

Doable list that would dry those sheets like a fine summers breeze (all for sub £100m)

McAtee - £30m
Kubo - £30m

Ndiaye and McNeil for left hand side Alcaraz/McAtee/McNeil for middle
Kubo/McAtee right hand side.

Douglas Luiz - loan 10m
Haydn Hackney - £20m

Right back - think Celik comes to us when Roma done their business (loan)

Left back - Aznou £5m

A few more loans to pad out squad. surely that little lot is not too outlandish and would certainly boost quality of our team?

Reckon I get any of them right?

Buying a Championship player for £20m is a big risk. English players are so overpriced.

 

[hktoffee]

whats the obsession with mcatee?

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