Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[davek]

Nah, you only have to look at the scope of improvement from Jan to May, standards implemented and culture developed and results achieved. The team that took on Newcastle in May were unrecognisable to the team in Dec.

There is literally nothing we can criticise him for objectively.

He’s gotten bolder in my opinion, he called the owners out on the pitch on the last day at Goodison and did it again last night, calling for 9.

Gauntlets flying around the place.

He doesn't do gauntlets.

Watch and wait and listen to his final week of the window comments about "the market being very tough this summer" yada yada yada to explain away dire summer window.

A leopard never changes its spots.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

We have you’re correct. But let’s not pretend that’s suddenly great going. It may seem it because we’re all not used to spending any money these days, but we’re still lagging way behind most others when it comes to investing in playing staff.

I'm forgetting about what other clubs are doing because their needs are different to ours. I think Liverpool are having a great window because they're not negotiating and negotiating, they have money and they are spending it. I doubt we are giving clubs what they are asking for therefore things taking a bit longer. Some clubs may have a decent enough squad already and are just tweaking.

 

[Pseudonym]

Been told the agent of Juan Nardoni, a midfielder from Argentina, has been letting everyone know he has a €15M release clause and we're one of the clubs to show a bit of interest, along with German and Spanish clubs.

 

[Mr Happy]

How come we're not getting the likes of Maeda and Kyogo? They could cut it here.

Everton's scouting network is dire.

Tripe

 

[mahermi1]

He doesn't do gauntlets.

Watch and wait and listen to his final week of the window comments about "the market being very tough this summer" yada yada yada to explain away dire summer window.

A leopard never changes its spots.

Don't remember Dyche ever complaining, do you Dave, remember when we were regulars in the relegation zone..

 

[evertony]

Irrespective of who we buy, how much we spend, who the next manager is or that we have a brand-spanking new ground the fact remains that Everton will not, and can not, break the Top 6 consistently. It's an impossible task with the way the EPL is 'governed'. We, like a clutch of clubs, could potentially have an incredible season where every single decision falls our way, we get no injuries and we somehow scrape into that top 6, however it's a cast iron certainty that if we (or any other of that clutch) did break in, there would be 'moves' to ensure it never happened again.
Look at Newcastle.....yes, we can't stand the Geordie kopites, but they have more wealth available than all the Top 6 combined, yet they can't spend and compete. It tells you everything that whilst they are sat atop an infinite pile of gold that they are restricted from spending, the usual suspects can manoeuvre around the obstacles either by fair but mostly foul means and continue to dominate.
We'll continue to hear that Chelsea have found legal loopholes to sell the ball-boys for £50M to Boehly Holdings, or that City's 115 charges need another 10 years investigation, or that the [Poor language removed] are still the lowest spenders and competing on a shoestring until the Super League resurfaces. It's the only trigger for a much-needed reset.

So, stop wetting the sheets, stop believing there's a top-notch signing (or 9) on the immediate horizon and realise nothing, absolutely nothing, will change for the good of football (and thus Everton) until the EPL is demolished. It's time the other 16 clubs, along with those in the Championship and EFL's 1 and 2 stood tall and challenged the cartel.

 

[Bez2k2k]

We had 3 years of awful football, almost relegated twice had point deduction, nearly takeover by dodgy idiots and almost went bankrupt.
Yet here we are about to go in to a shiny new stadium with a very good manager and owners who have a clue and actually have money and the club have money, who already spent 50 million this summer and removed the high wage dross from the club and signed our best player to a new contract(who would of been sold this year) yet people are way over reacting, give your self a head wobble and relax, they got this.

Seems fans have short memories

Yeah nobody would disgree with this however one or two players get injured and we are in the relegation scrap again. We have been told by many that we have a big summer of spending ahead, the season starts in a few weeks and so far we have signed one forward and a back up goalkeeper.

 

[BluePaul86]

Personally think he’s gonna get mullered against any decent left winger this season.

Could well do but they'll score 4/5 goals every game so...

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Been told the agent of Juan Nardoni, a midfielder from Argentina, has been letting everyone know he has a €15M release clause and we're one of the clubs to show a bit of interest, along with German and Spanish clubs.

Apparently Leverkusen,Betis and Palmeiras are in the mix.

 

[derek duvall]

Someone says, aye?

Can’t wait for the transfer window to be closed purely so we have to see Zat flood this thread with his truly dopey posts

 

[Gilbert..]

Irrespective of who we buy, how much we spend, who the next manager is or that we have a brand-spanking new ground the fact remains that Everton will not, and can not, break the Top 6 consistently. It's an impossible task with the way the EPL is 'governed'. We, like a clutch of clubs, could potentially have an incredible season where every single decision falls our way, we get no injuries and we somehow scrape into that top 6, however it's a cast iron certainty that if we (or any other of that clutch) did break in, there would be 'moves' to ensure it never happened again.
Look at Newcastle.....yes, we can't stand the Geordie kopites, but they have more wealth available than all the Top 6 combined, yet they can't spend and compete. It tells you everything that whilst they are sat atop an infinite pile of gold that they are restricted from spending, the usual suspects can manoeuvre around the obstacles either by fair but mostly foul means and continue to dominate.
We'll continue to hear that Chelsea have found legal loopholes to sell the ball-boys for £50M to Boehly Holdings, or that City's 115 charges need another 10 years investigation, or that the [Poor language removed] are still the lowest spenders and competing on a shoestring until the Super League resurfaces. It's the only trigger for a much-needed reset.

So, stop wetting the sheets, stop believing there's a top-notch signing (or 9) on the immediate horizon and realise nothing, absolutely nothing, will change for the good of football (and thus Everton) until the EPL is demolished. It's time the other 16 clubs, along with those in the Championship and EFL's 1 and 2 stood tall and challenged the cartel.

I dont know why Newcastle, as much as i dislike them, dont just go down the City route. Spend what you like. Hire a top legal team to find every loophole and argue any possible charges that it will take 15 years before its even investigated.
Money talks(and bribes)

 

[BlueStevie35]

He moved to Chelsea, and had to back to Southampton cus of home sickness

Let's be realistic

Who Dibling? He came through Southampton’s youth, he’s not played anywhere else

 

[Mr Happy]

Who Dibling? He came through Southampton’s youth, he’s not played anywhere else

I thought this yesterday when someone else mentioned it. However, WiKi to the rescue implies otherwise.

 

[evertony]

I dont know why Newcastle, as much as i dislike them, dont just go down the City route. Spend what you like. Hire a top legal team to find every loophole and argue any possible charges that it will take 15 years before its even investigated.
Money talks(and bribes)

This could be a massive few weeks for the horse-punchers. Their owners need to show that they are also EPL-punchers.

They need to slam Issak in the U15's for the last 2 years of his contract, put stupidly high bids in for the likes of Van Dyk/Wirtz/Ekitike to a point where their agents can't say 'no' and make the biggest legal challenge in history against the EPL and Masters. They have the dough to do all that and more without breaking sweat. Their wealth alone could topple the cartel in a matter of weeks if they had the backbone to do it.

 

[Saint Domingo]

We have you’re correct. But let’s not pretend that’s suddenly great going. It may seem it because we’re all not used to spending any money these days, but we’re still lagging way behind most others when it comes to investing in playing staff.

I’m absolutely shocked to see those six teams at the top, could never have guessed.