Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
I can honestly say I haven't been as excited about a signing since Kanchelskis.
Southall is my all time Everton hero, I think goalkeepers are just so undervalued it's bloody ridiculous. A keeper winning you an extra 9-12 points is absolutely massive.
He just looks like an Everton player to me. We've had to wait a long time to find someone able to replace Martyn ( I want to add that Howard for the price we paid gave us fantastic service and probably played beyond his ability for far longer than I thought he would) but I think this kid is the real deal.
Every signing after Jordan just feels like a nice bonus to me even though I know we need a lot of quality brought in to compete at the top end.
Everton paying 30m for a top keeper. Absolutely love that me
Its a brilliant signing.
I think a lot of people would have preferred Butland because he's been in the limelight a lot more, however he has only played about 10-15 more games in the premier league than Pickford. Also, Butland has been playing behind a very defensive group of players whilst Pickford has been peppered.
Butland has also had a very serious injury which could hamper his movement and kicking.
Pickford on the other hand has incredible reflexes and has proven himself in every division as well as having distribution which is more akin to a laser guided missile.
I think you just need to look at Courtois, Lloris and De Gea to see how valuable they are to top sides.
If we want to be in the top 4 then this is without doubt a top 4 signing.
