Everton Summer transfers 2021

[Blues Harp]

It’s a forum

It's a lemon.....gis a clue Billy

 

[billyblue80]

Re Dumfries

 

[Wat Tyler]

Re Dumfries
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Strange last sentence: we in for Dickov and Savage again?

 

[BlueToff]

It’s the dynamic of the front two, I think is excellent, which is why I wanted Ings. It’s very hard to keep two strikers happy, we struggled ourselves with Kean and DCL, Spurs have struggled for years finding a second striker for Kane, Chelsea have struggled, arguably City, Arsenal etc. It’s the hardest thing in squad building in the PL in my opinion, but you need it. Have a good 1, but a high quality two, without rocking the boat I think Villa have managed it Ings is the perfect no 2. 15-20 games a season, impact sub, great signing. If they’d signed Tammy they were on a hiding to nothing as both would want to start.

25 mill, is a high fee, with likely no resale, but it’s how you value that role. PL goals are invaluable, Villa I think I’m right in saying only had young Davies as a back up for Watkins. The other way you have to look at it is, is he worth 25 mill to Southampton, probably worth a lot more to them. But his contract was running down and he would have left for free.

We have two strikers already mate, one of them is about to go to an Olympic final with Brazil.

Whether Richarlison plays left or right or up front, he's a forward. So another forward was never going to be a priority unless we sold Kean - which I'm sure is still part of the plan.

I think Ings is a good signing for them. But with our current financial position there'd no chance we could be going on and spending that much money on an injury prone player with a year left on his deal.

I think S'ton have got a good deal financially and better than they'd have got from most other clubs who aren't, for whatever reason, currently as flush as Villa.

City looked at Ings, very closely. They wouldn't have paid £25-30m for him, that's for sure. But yes, think he's a very good addition for Villa.

 

[billyblue80]

Strange last sentence: we in for Dickov and Savage again?

Better not be Phil Jones on a free

 

[Ladda]

I am very happy with Ings. There is no resale value but for 25m if he scores 15 goals a season for the next few years that is very good value. It also gives us much need backup. We only play 1 striker up front so it will be interesting to see how / where he fits in. Maybe Watkins out wide but either way it is excellent strength in depth which is something we were lacking

What's wrong with Wesley? I thought he was doing OK in his first season until his unfortunate injury. Why doesn't the club trust him now? Watkins shouldn't be moved out of position. He was doing fantastic in his first season.

This just screams like a panic buy. Paying £30m on a 29 year old player with 1 year left on his who has a history of being out injured for years doesn't sound like good business. You would have been better off buying one more quality creative player for that fee.

 

[BlueToff]

What's wrong with Wesley? I thought he was doing OK in his first season until his unfortunate injury. Why doesn't the club trust him now? Watkins shouldn't be moved out of position. He was doing fantastic in his first season.

This just screams like a panic buy. Paying £30m on a 29 year old player with 1 year left on his who has a history of being out injured for years doesn't sound like good business. You would have been better off buying one more quality creative player for that fee.

Ings is fair better than Wesley

 

[Wat Tyler]

Better not be Phil Jones on a free

Is that source reliable?

 

[mightymoyes]

Better not be Phil Jones on a free

He's on 100k p/w, if we signed him even on a free, it would show we are idiots (again), not broke

 

[Ladda]

Ings is fair better than Wesley

That maybe so, but it seems weird they're spending a lot of money on another forward when it should be used on filling creative gap at the left side. Watkins doesn't seem like the creative type.

 

[granter79]

I can give u some Foxes news if you would like. Fofana got a serious injury this evening in the friendly this evening and looks like he will be out for a while. That could impact the CB market

Any everton gossip because its lacking in the last 30 pages

 

[billyblue80]

Is that source reliable?

Called a lot in the past

 

[Wat Tyler]

Getting bottom half vibes

 

[Bluewolf]

Eh tell you what, imagine us just randomly announcing a £25m signing out of the blue with no protracted sagas whatsoever or even a rumour hahahahahahahaha.

Tbh id rather be Chelsea buying a world class striker thats all over the news then villa buying kak under the radar.

 

[Villa_Fan]

What's wrong with Wesley? I thought he was doing OK in his first season until his unfortunate injury. Why doesn't the club trust him now? Watkins shouldn't be moved out of position. He was doing fantastic in his first season.

This just screams like a panic buy. Paying £30m on a 29 year old player with 1 year left on his who has a history of being out injured for years doesn't sound like good business. You would have been better off buying one more quality creative player for that fee.

Wes is effectively in his 1st season. He played from Aug to Jan 1st and then was out injured for nearly 18 months. I think he is a great player and one for the future. He needs to build fitness and get used to English football and I think he can be a big player for Villa. If we want to try and get into Europe we need goals and Ings is about the nearest thing on the market for about 25m that would somewhat guarantee us goals. He is 1 in 2 for Saints. So I think he was bought as a short term, albeit expensive player for goals for the next 2 seasons.

As regards panic buying. That happens at the end of the transfer window. It is only Aug 4th and imo we are getting players in early in the window to avoid a bidding war and have them contributing to the team early.