The problem is, our track record in these types of deals is patchy at best. Most of the players we’ve signed for £25m or more have been huge wastes of money and end up leaving for nothing or sold at a huge loss. We aren’t Chelsea- we can’t afford to buy 4 or 5 players per window at £40m plus and just take the hit that most of them won’t work out. If we’re pushing towards £45/50m for a 19 year old who may or may not become a superstar that’s a hell of a risk when we don’t have the financial fair play wriggle room the sky 6 have.
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But have they?
United fans said the same about us last summer and how we should sell before we got relegated and they would get him for cheaper.
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £40m
It's 2025. Every team in the world taps up targets, except us it seems.
ToffeeScot
Player Valuation: £20m
I've seen journalists who are well reputed change the price that Southampton want from 40m to now 50m.
Our price remained consistent from the off.
Southampton are already relegated.
BigDunc'sFod
Player Valuation: £35m
What are they smoking
BigDunc'sFod
Player Valuation: £35m
You make statements with proven players and high ceilings, not rookies who look a bit good and may or may not turn out to be anything
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £20m
Was it? I don’t feel in anyway embarrassed. Seems like more of a you problem than an Everton problem.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
How long would it be until he is "ready"?
People would soon forget his age and inexperience.
For the type of fee mooted, he'd have to be in the team very, very soon and impacting games.
His value won't be increasing on the bench. Massive pressure on a lad at a club that is pining for a hero.
People would soon forget his age and inexperience.
For the type of fee mooted, he'd have to be in the team very, very soon and impacting games.
His value won't be increasing on the bench. Massive pressure on a lad at a club that is pining for a hero.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
Our better signings have been rookies. Branthwaite, Calvert Lewin, Stones, Richarlison, and then of course our own academy products of Rooney Barkley Rodwell Gordon.
It’s when we’ve paid for ‘proven’ talent that we’ve normally fallen foul. Schneidelrin, Klaasen, Siggurdson, Rooney second time, Tosun, Walcott etc.
Eggsyblueskin
Player Valuation: £40m
They will sell at the price they set.
I don’t think they want to sell at all at this point unless a club pays far in excess of his current worth .
I would like him , but he is still mostly potential and definitely overpriced.
Depends what we want to do with our budget and whether his price limits other signings we may wish to make I suppose.
I wouldn’t be overly disappointed if we walked away at this point .
I don’t think they want to sell at all at this point unless a club pays far in excess of his current worth .
I would like him , but he is still mostly potential and definitely overpriced.
Depends what we want to do with our budget and whether his price limits other signings we may wish to make I suppose.
I wouldn’t be overly disappointed if we walked away at this point .
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
All well and good, but this would be at least the 4th right winger we've pursued and missed out on. I'm not sure we are at the point we can afford to walk away now.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
Put a load of add ons in. If we achieve them no one will care that the fee has gone up.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Thelwell made some value signings and negotiated for Alcaraz.
Could have had Wesley at RB but Moyes appears to have rejected it.
Now look at us
I've seen reports saying we believe a bid of 40 million will be enough to sign him. What reports have you seen that the price they want has changed?
Once again, is it a rule that relegated clubs have to sell?
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
I think he means an embarrassment for the bandits on our recruitment team.
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