Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[bluestevon]

I'd say he was already sounded out and ruled out a move to us, otherwise we would be all over it I reckon

I don't tend to trust Romano anyway mate.

Find it odd that having flat out rejected 25m in July, they now suddenly are accepting 20.

He's also been pushing a lot of stuff about us and forest with Douglas Luiz this summer too.

 

[Blue_in_london]

Suddenly look drastically lightweight at both left & right back now. How long Myko looking likely to be out for (groin tear?).

Don't mind O'Brien doing right back. Left back there's no experienced/reliable cover. Not expecting Seamus to play 90 every game. And what happens if lose O'Brien to injury!?

 

[Librarian]

A lot of people are focused on the starting 11. Often asking if ‘player X plays then what about player Y’ and who gets to play in their best position.

In reality that’s not what happens.

In the wide and number 10 positions it tends to be interchangeable and you rarely get your ideal situation.

For those 3 positions last season we predominantly played these 6 players;

Ndiaye appearances 33
Alcaraz appearances 15
McNeil appearances 21
Lindstrom appearances 25
Harrison appearances 34
Doucouré appearance 33

The objective in the transfer window is to cull the weaker performers and replace with better quality.

There are no backups or squad players, they all play and that can be extremely damaging as we have found out by having one of the worst performing attacks in the league.

Lindstrom, Harrison and Doucoure have left (92 appearances combined) and we simply need to replace them with better players.

 

[Manx Blue]

I’m expecting 2 or 3 more in by Monday.

We become more attractive with every signing we’re making.

I’m loving this new Everton.

 

[RomanReigns]

what about lamptey at right back

 

[Nymzee]

Suddenly look drastically lightweight at both left & right back now. How long Myko looking likely to be out for (groin tear?).

Don't mind O'Brien doing right back. Left back there's no experienced/reliable cover. Not expecting Seamus to play 90 every game. And what happens if lose O'Brien to injury!?

We lack quality in full-back areas but we're not light.

Mykolenko
Aznou
O'Brien
Patterson
Coleman

 

[Nymzee]

what about lamptey at right back

He signed a new deal and he's crap

 

[Lob]

I think we will have a right winger sorted this week I.e before the season starts as it was always a top priority. In for a busy week hopefully.

 

[Bainesy come back]

Other than the guy from Almeria, have we been linked to any Centre Mids. Feel we really need cover for Gana after the mythical Right Wingers come in of course.

 

[PeregrineT]

A lot of people are focused on the starting 11. Often asking if ‘player X plays then what about player Y’ and who gets to play in their best position.

In reality that’s not what happens.

In the wide and number 10 positions it tends to be interchangeable and you rarely get your ideal situation.

For those 3 positions last season we predominantly played these 6 players;

Ndiaye appearances 33
Alcaraz appearances 15
McNeil appearances 21
Lindstrom appearances 25
Harrison appearances 34
Doucouré appearance 33

The objective in the transfer window is to cull the weaker performers and replace with better quality.

There are no backups or squad players, they all play and that can be extremely damaging as we have found out by having one of the worst performing attacks in the league.

Lindstrom, Harrison and Doucoure have left (92 appearances combined) and we simply need to replace them with better players.

We played a bunch of players in those positions because the players we had were so poor we couldnt figure out who to start, and the others were injured.

Thats not what good clubs do(outside of maybe City). If you look at the top clubs last season they almost all had 11 starters, and maybe 4 subs that saw more than 1000 minutes. Everyone else is playing 10-20% of the time tops. Top teams absolutely have a key starting 11 and then 3-5 players that are important backups and play more because of injury than for other reasons, and we should aim for the same.

 

[Nymzee]

Other than the guy from Almeria, have we been linked to any Centre Mids. Feel we really need cover for Gana after the mythical Right Wingers come in of course.

Sadly not, seems to have gone very quiet. Lopy was a dodgy link, Hackney has gone cold, the kid from Lille cold, kid from Reims cold.

 

[ValBlue]

Sadly not, seems to have gone very quiet. Lopy was a dodgy link, Hackney has gone cold, the kid from Lille cold, kid from Reims cold.

Hackney rejected Ipswich, was sure a prem team would have swooped there

 

[Nymzee]

Hackney rejected Ipswich, was sure a prem team would have swooped there

Aye but no link to us since then.

 

[WinifredE]

I’m expecting 2 or 3 more in by Monday.

We become more attractive with every signing we’re making.

I’m loving this new Everton.

There are no concrete or advanced rumours just, 'looking into' or 'interested'. 2-3 by Monday is a stretch. 2-3 in 2 weeks is more possible

 

[formerly manx toffee]

A lot of people are focused on the starting 11. Often asking if ‘player X plays then what about player Y’ and who gets to play in their best position.

In reality that’s not what happens.

In the wide and number 10 positions it tends to be interchangeable and you rarely get your ideal situation.

For those 3 positions last season we predominantly played these 6 players;

Ndiaye appearances 33
Alcaraz appearances 15
McNeil appearances 21
Lindstrom appearances 25
Harrison appearances 34
Doucouré appearance 33

The objective in the transfer window is to cull the weaker performers and replace with better quality.

There are no backups or squad players, they all play and that can be extremely damaging as we have found out by having one of the worst performing attacks in the league.

Lindstrom, Harrison and Doucoure have left (92 appearances combined) and we simply need to replace them with better players.

“But does he make base…”