Would take Ben Arfa and Tim Krul as well
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johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
Out: Felli, Neville, Heitinga, Gueye, Jelavic
In: Lukaku, De Bruyne, Fer, Negredo
Would do me well.
In: Lukaku, De Bruyne, Fer, Negredo
Would do me well.
ToffeeMike
Player Valuation: £25m
Ben Arfa has been s**te this season.
ToffeeMike
Player Valuation: £25m
ijjysmith
Calm
http://www.soccernews.com/dortmund-...-urges-everton-to-sign-mertens-chadli/115237/
Everton star Kevin Mirallas has recommended his two international teammates to the Goodison Park outfit.
The Belgian international has enjoyed a brilliant start to his career in England and his impressive showings at Everton could help some of his international teammates make it to the Premier League as well.
Mirallas has moved to suggest the club chiefs should try and sign Eredivisie stars Dries Mertens and Nacer Chadli.
“I cannot say who Everton should sign, but there are some good Belgian players,” the 25-year-old told Het Nieuwsblad.
“Dries Mertens at PSV or Nacer Chadli from Twente, for example. Mertens is a left or right winger, and Chadli can play anywhere in midfield.
”They can make it in the Premier League for sure.”
Both players have been thoroughly impressive in Dutch Eredivisie this season, with Mertens scoring 12 goals and producing 13 assists, and Chadli scoring 7 goals in 14 league appearances.
Take him off the list Sly lad.
Five players out (four of whom are regulars) and four in ?
Dodgy for me. We already have a small squad.
ToffeeMike
Player Valuation: £25m
True that, we always end up with a random bloke from Eastern Europe.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
I think we will have to count on youngsters. Barkley is ready. Maybe not to be the next Rooney, but he's ready to be a week in week out squad member. It's time to give Duffy a regular place on the bench and some playing time at center half. Lundstram is a maybe? He's played a lot of football for Donny this year. He's 19, he's not a baby.
Plus I'm sure we can get a Bosman or two in for depth. We're never going to be as deep as those above us, but the quality in the top 13-14 would be strong I believe.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
I'll be honest, I would jizz at Negredo and a top class DM who can sit next to Gibson and act as a true "destroyer" in front of the back four.
Exactamundo.
For the sake of making the squad bigger and younger, I would like to see Moyes pick up some out-of-contract bargains asap:
1) Douglas - Twente
2) Liam Bridcutt - Brighton
Presuming the likes of Heitinga, Gueye and Hitz move on, the squad would shrink further still. Throw in a couple more with a year or less remaining on their contracts:
3) Keisuke Honda - CSKA Moscow
4) Andreas Weimann - Villa
5) Leroy Fer - Twente
The problem is, however, finance. Would we get any change out of £25m if we were to sign all five of those listed? Considering agent fees, signing fees and such, I think not.
The need to increase the size of the squad is a strong argument AGAINST paying £20m+ for the likes of a Benteke or Lukaku. Like it or not, cash is a huge issue for this club so investing too high a proportion of the transfer budget in any single player is simply too risky; one injury or one suspension would effectively derail the entire reinvestment that such a purchase would represent.
There's also more scope for later profit on resale if FIVE players are purchase instead of one: if each went up £3m in value the club would see a £15m profit.
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