Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

[BlueToff]

When are the players meant to report back? Wouldn't mind if half of them just get stranded somewhere and never come back but still, just wondering..

They've been given 3 weeks off IIRC.

So they'll be due back on Monday 15th...

 

[Harryflashman]

he can employ his mother in law as a tea lady for all I care, so long as he keeps on not investing at the rate he has (or hasn’t) been

oh absolutely no Argument from, nor I doubt anyone on this Forum

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I've just been reading that some British clubs are in for Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich. I wonder if one of them is us? Good keeper with experience at a big club. Not sure if he was at Bayern under Ancelotti.

 

[redeye]

Why would you even care? You lot are so obsessed with us

It was a fair question and navidson quickly gave me the answers.
I was amazed though how much had been spent by Walsh and the various managers involved and even brands doesn't come out shining. Pretty sure that Silva told him to buy Richie which is probably his most successful value
to price player so far.

 

[navidson]

Welcome Lemar

 

[Papa Shango]

We have it already though. Keane, Mina and Holgate are that mix with Branthwaite and Gibson maybe coming through. We do need a 4th option potentially but it seems to me that a one or two year stop gap is completely unnecessary.

Not if that player is better than the ones in the role already though.

I'm not saying Silva or a CB as such anyway, I just think its mad to dismiss an experienced pro when you can have a mixture. Not everyone has to have resale value, some can prove their worth straight away.

 

[Furey1878]

If there's any justice in the world we'll loan Lemar with an option to buy.

 

[redeye]

Whilst I actively dislike a decent proportion of our squad, I think we have to accept that moving on a lot of the bad eggs is going to be very, very difficult given the potent combo of limited ability and huge wages. We also can't expect to move on 15+ players in one window, it just doesn't happen.

Already gone:
Stekelenburg, Baines, Garbutt, Martina, Sidibe, Dowell, Schneiderlin, Hornby, Niasse. That's a damn good start, we'll miss absolutely none of them bar Baines and it's criminal that they were all on our books. 9 out.

The following offer less than nothing and need punting:
Tosun, Baningime, Lössl, Pennington, Besic, Bolasie, Sandro. About 300k p/w in wages there on absolutely nothing. 7 more to go.

And that's before we get to anyone else. Walcott is limited on huge wages but he's our best right mid by a mile. Sigurdsson has fallen off a cliff and needs moving on but Carlo likes him, as per a report from the Athletic. Same source states that he likes Delph too so he's probably going nowhere. Iwobi only arrived last year for big money, again, going nowhere. Pickford will also stay, although I like to think we'll punt on an experienced keeper which would relegate Pickford to number 2, such as Sergio Romero.

Reading between the lines then, who else can we get rid of to help with FFP who also offers very little? That leaves Bernard, and local lads Davies and Kenny. I'd sell them all and try and sign a new first choice RB. 3 more out.

So, that would be 19 players out. It won't happen because it's almost impossible the shift the likes of Sandro and Tosun, but this has to be our priority number one. What I certainly wouldn't do, is make many expensive signings who would potentially add to the dross listed above and be stuck on huge wages for a 4+ years, we cannot afford that. We're in a precarious situation thanks to Walsh et al, and we can't afford to add to our woes.

I'd absolutely be looking for loan moves, the odd freebie, young lads ala Branthwaite, and for the best the Championship has to offer. Picking up players who are eager to prove themselves will serve us far better going forward. Go for the likes of Watkins, Benrahma, Buendia, Brooks, King, Aarons, Cash, etc; perhaps not them specifically, but you know what I'm saying. The only exception I’d make is to spend big on a centre mid as it’s cripplingly obvious we need at least one, but we need to get it right.

You should be working for the club.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Not if that player is better than the ones in the role already though.

I'm not saying Silva or a CB as such anyway, I just think its mad to dismiss an experienced pro when you can have a mixture. Not everyone has to have resale value, some can prove their worth straight away.

They can but as a team miles away from where we'd like to be I think there is much more worth in development. At the very least the experienced players should be giving us a good 3 or 4 years.

 

[Paul Rideout]

oh absolutely no Argument from, nor I doubt anyone on this Forum

Oh I’m sure we could think of a certain citrus fruit picture

 

[john jako]

If there's any justice in the world we'll loan Lemar with an option to buy.

Great tune that was

 

[Pat Butcher]

Welcome Lemar

Much prefer Amstell, during my teens Amstell was on Buzzcocks & Frankie Boyle on MTW, no wonder people love me...

Lemar & Sarr on loan would be amazing, both with options of course

 

[Azza]

I thought he is commercial director? I don't think he has a football background. It seems almost like a work experience placement.

His official title is Sporting Director. It's a full time job, he's very much involved in footballing activities.

 

[gazefc]

If there's any justice in the world we'll loan Lemar with an option to buy.

I’m 50/50 on this one

 

[Frenk]

We signed Valerie!