Confirmed Signing Abdoulaye Doucouré

[blueblue]

This one would make me happier than the other two. I think this is a big signing for us.
When we signed Richarlison I know there was a desire to sign Ducoure as well but a realisation at the time that it would have cost in excess of 50m to get him now at half the price is great news... if true.

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

We will play 3, so we need at least 5, probably 6 when you include Gbamin.

Doucoure
Allan
Davies
Delph
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Gbamin
Besic

2 of those will have to go. Besic and another. Not Gbamin obviously.

I've left James out because he's not really a central midfield player.

you have 8 there, so if we keep 5, we'll get rid of 3.

Besic obviously.

Of the other three:

-I can't stand Delph, he's made of glass and he's an immature jerk. That's an easy one for me.
-Siggy- if we can find any takers, sure.
-Davies- With Docoure, Gomes, Gbamin, and Allan, Davies is a good 5th, he's cheap, he checks the homegrown box, he doesn't have any standout skill but he's decent enough to put in a shift where needed to spell one of the others. I would much rather send him out on loan, probably to the Championship, to play every game and get his corners knocked off. I think he'll stagnate further on the bench. But as far as the squad makeup goes that's probably the best bet.

 

[the_toffees_bosnia]

i am more excited about Doucoure then Rodrigez

 

[Zatara]

£22mil rising to £25mil is quite frankly hilarious when they wanted a lot more than our reported £36mil offer only a year ago.

Likewise Allan touted at £60-80mil last year and James at €40-50mil.

Quite incredible business.

...oh it’s exciting, just like buying him ‘on the catalogue’.

£8mil down is quite incredible really when you imagine them seeing Richarlison become a star and Silva jumping ship.

Their fans must be seething

Very interesting. Allan, Doucoure, Gomes are three brilliant options for the middle.

We'll be unrecognisable next season.

We will play 3, so we need at least 5, probably 6 when you include Gbamin.

Doucoure
Allan
Davies
Delph
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Gbamin
Besic

2 of those will have to go. Besic and another. Not Gbamin obviously.

I've left James out because he's not really a central midfield player.

Gbamin (if he comes back well)
Allan
Doucoure

Those 3 have the energy and we would need one more there so we have 4 centre mids in a flat midfield 442 side.

Sigurdsson, Gomes, Delph are on big wages and should be sold.

Davies has the home grown factor so a sale helps our FFP as well

Besic gets his wages off the books.

Id be happy to sell anyone of them.

 

[n01efc]

Wow what a great day this is becoming. What a midfield we will have

 

[DaChunk]

Holding off on this one. Not convinced by any of those sources. We'll see.

 

[windymiller]

This one would make me happier than the other two. I think this is a big signing for us.
When we signed Richarlison I know there was a desire to sign Ducoure as well but a realisation at the time that it would have cost in excess of 50m to get him now at half the price is great news... if true.

i am more excited about Doucoure then Rodrigez

Really? I'm not against the Doucoure signing at all but more exciting than James?

 

[Goat]

Really? I'm not against the Doucoure signing at all but more exciting than James?

Breathtaking isn't it.

 

[Bluebonic]

I'll be round every two weeks when me giro comes ma

I won’t want nothing for Christmas ma, honest!

 

[the_toffees_bosnia]

Really? I'm not against the Doucoure signing at all but more exciting than James?

yeah, him and Allan is something we need for a long of time and James is just cherry on top...

 

[kev]

Why are people believing this account? He's just posting what Fourth Official posts FFS, but a minute later. I refuse to take the word of any twitter account that has less followers than me.

 

[RomanReigns]

when you agree 22 mil for a champions league midfielder and watford turn around asking 35 mil for a championship midfielder, i think you can see why watford have had to put their tail between their legs and accept our offer.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Why are people believing this account? He's just posting what Fourth Official posts FFS, but a minute later. I refuse to take the word of any twitter account that has less followers than me.

Only time will tell if he knows

Sky just said its getting closer

 

[sageyefc]

We will play 3, so we need at least 5, probably 6 when you include Gbamin.

Doucoure
Allan
Davies
Delph
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Gbamin
Besic

2 of those will have to go. Besic and another. Not Gbamin obviously.

I've left James out because he's not really a central midfield player.

Delph, siggy, Davies

 

[ToffeeTim]

Delph, siggy, Davies

We cant actually let 3 go unfortunately. Not until January at the earliest, when we might know more about JPGs fitness.