Dedryck Boyata

[Allezfan]

I think part of the reason I'm okay with us selling senior defenders in favor of the youth is that I think it might encourage Moyes to actually play four fecking midfielders in midfield rather than a Nev/Johnny dream team.

 

[Bauglir]

What's more surprising for me is that for once player feels like he wants to sign for Everton. Not like that that we have to beg for a beg for a player to join us.

i want more of news like this!

 

[Neiler]

I think it's because we're fairly solid at the back; Distin and Jags are excellent, Hibbo is solid, Nev is versatile and won't let you down and we've got a WC finalist in Heitinga playing backup. Not to mention the best LB in Europe for me at the moment.

But we've got an incredibly weak strike force and no widemen, which is embarrassing actually -- we seem to play every game with a midfield of just centre mids and/or defenders.

I would go after Roger Johnson tbh.

 

[benj_1878]

He's a terrific prospect.

If anything does come of the Baines to City rumours, then rather than take the £15m+ cash and see it not invested back into the side, i'd like to see us get a couple of players. They have several who aren't good enough to play regularly for a top four side but who could do a job here - Onuoha, Boyata, SWP, Bridge etc. Those four must be worth about £15m+.

I'd rather we kept Leighton, but if he does want to move somewhere for Champions League football then we need bodies.

This.
I agree, except for the players in the swap bit. I'd take £15m odd and Onuoha and Boyata - thus meaning that we already have a player/players that can compensate for the loss.

At the end of the day, I don't wanna lose Baines, he's the best performing left back in the league, if not Europe at the moment, he's settled, he won't kick up a fuss over transfer rumours, give him a good contract, he deserves it, I'd rather see us sell someone else.

Preserve the core of the team and try and supplement it by selling players that don't wanna be here - Yobo, Yak, Heitinga? Bily?
There are better options than selling Baines/Fellaini etc.

 

[Jimmywhack]

Only seen him once and he looked wank.... for me if we havent got better players than him in reserve and have to buy players of his calibre I am worried