Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Noisy noise annoys]

I haven't seen the need to panic or wet the bed ......until now.

No one can deny that this has been a terrible transfer window so far bearing in mind the number of players that we needed to give the manager a competitive squad.

The only conclusion that I can draw is that we have been unrealistic in our expectations of who we thought we could bring in and / or how much that type of player would cost in terms of fee and wages.

We appear to be left with no alternative but to immediately pivot and go after players who we know will want to play for Everton.

Time is running out and at a minimum we need a RB , RW, CM ( perhaps x 2 ) plus back up defender and striker.

Time to earn your salaries recruitment team

Aiming high was/is the right thing to do - waiting around for their answers not so.

I would still rather aim high and get good players in late than aim lower and get average players in early.

A happy medium would be ideal

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

If there wasn't a chance mate, we'd have moved on and we would have seen different links.

All four of them id say are waiting.

Do we blink and move down the list or stay in the race..........thats holding the tension and thats what we have a management team for to make those decsions.

I totally agree

 

[DualityNSNO]

To be fair, we do have a right back he’s just covering CB at the moment. I’d be happy to replace 8 of our first 11. Only Ndiaye, Branthwaite and Pickford Id be sad to see go.

We don't - JOB is a CB who's filling in at RB, not the other way around. If Branthwaite or Tarks are down the other option that isn't him is Michael Keane.

So in effect, we don't have a first team RB.

Garner is also not a RB.

 

[witchdoc187]

*without offering stupid wages

Even then

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Because it's dead funny due to Everton persisting to be crap, and absolutely nobody would be surprised if it actually happened.

It is not funny, there are countless posts on here asking people to stop posting about Harrison signing cos it is not going to happen and its very boring.
It is very unimaginative tbh

 

[witchdoc187]

Maybe best reminding the club that mate, so they can go after players who want to join us.

Exactly. Players like jack Harrison. Good times

 

[witchdoc187]

It is not funny, there are countless posts on here asking people to stop posting about Harrison signing cos it is not going to happen and its very boring.
It is very unimaginative tbh

I actually think it might in all seriousness

 

[ToffeeTim]

Doucoure must be having a little smile to himself now.

His work off the ball was excellent and needs to be replaced. He got a lot of criticism for mistakes he made in possession, but he was a useful player.

 

[MikeH72]

Doucoure must be having a little smile to himself now.

You reckon? He’s still unemployed like.

 

[ToffeeTim]

It is not funny, there are countless posts on here asking people to stop posting about Harrison signing cos it is not going to happen and its very boring.
It is very unimaginative tbh

I don't think it's that unlikely we see him join nearer the deadline. Moyes likes him and I don't think he's in Leeds plans. If we miss out on our main targets I can see it happenning.

 

[DualityNSNO]

You reckon? He’s still unemployed like.

He bagged, what, 5-6m quid in the last calendar year, of course he's smiling.

 

[Neiler]

I suppose question is, would it be worth it with all this time wasted if we get ONE of Fofana, McAtee, Luiz or Grealish and then sign five average players to make up the numbers?

One signing changes the dynamic of the team i think mate.

I think a quality right winger before the start of the PL cheers everyone up and does a lot of heavy lifting in balancing the squad.

The rest will come, but id suggest that is mission critical ahead of the start of the PL.

 

[Kirkles]

Our top three earners reportedly on 120k a week . Douglas Luiz is reportedly on 175k a week at Juve. Juve want close to the 50 mil they paid for him and he'll want to stay on those wages . We'd have no sell on fee and be blowing the wage budget if we bought him and Juve don't seem to want to accept the loan. The lad from Benfica seems a better option to go for at half the price and half the wages and would have a sell on clause . Surely we beat Leeds and Burnley to that one.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I actually think it might in all seriousness

Moyess binned him cos he was crap, almost said as much himself.... he is not coming back. Lazy prediction tbh

 

[brieverton]

The bottom line is we need another 3 or 4 minimum to have a competitive squad.

They can't afford to hedge their bets on getting them later in the window and need to offset that risk by getting a couple in by the Roma game.

At this stage that means no more waiting on Luiz, McAtee etc, or at least on some of them. Get a couple in now that want to be here.

Get two done in the next week and then if the waiting game plays off, fine, for any of the preferred targets that are left. We should be looking for loans on top too.