Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

[collymcd]

What about Michael Keane at Everton? An England International so would get on well with Holgate, Walcott, Pickford and Delph.

Would even help Holgate break into the England team.

Keane is a perfect example of the mentality at the club we're trying to eradicate. We need to ship him while his stock is still high.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

...and the indications are that Sigurdsson and Davies will slip down the pecking order if they are still here next season.

Lets hope for the same of DCL/Kean when Carlo brings in a proper slotter worthy of the shirt

 

[Brownie]

Sadly yes.

Was actually alright for Valladolid towards the end of the season. Still firing wide from 10 yards on the regular, but generally contributing to the play and not being an absolute wasteman. I'd imagine they'll try pretty hard to keep him.

 

[Eggs]

Lets hope for the same of DCL/Kean when Carlo brings in a proper slotter worthy of the shirt

....and that’s where I think you’re wrong because I doubt a ‘slotter’ is on Ancelotti’s shopping list. I imagine he’s very happy with DCL, but the quality of the back-up is more of a concern. Time will tell if Ancelotti shares your opinion of DCL.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Personally I've always felt McCarthy's problems were entirely injuries. And I guess that while he was hurt we brought in a better version of him in Gueye. But he was always an alright player.

Might be controversial but I always thought a peak McCarthy in13/14 was better than Gueye, he was probably the closest thing we had to a Kante type in terms of covering ground and pressing opposition. When he was fit and in form I felt we wouldn’t get bullied in midfield. So much so that we could carry the slower Barry. As soon as McCarthy started getting injured our form fell of a cliff because teams could just run through us.

 

[Goat]

Keane is a perfect example of the mentality at the club we're trying to eradicate. We need to ship him while his stock is still high.

I think we need another CB, but Mina would be the 1 I would be looking to punt at this point.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Might be controversial but I always thought a peak McCarthy in13/14 was better than Gueye, he was probably the closest thing we had to a Kante type in terms of covering ground and pressing opposition. When he was fit and in form I felt we wouldn’t get bullied in midfield. So much so that we could carry the slower Barry. As soon as McCarthy started getting injured our form fell of a cliff because teams could just run through us.

Gueye was better imo, I mean there's a reason one is at PSG and one is at Palace but beyond the tackling parts which are fairly tight Gana was always underrated by us as a ball player and McCarthy couldn't match that.

 

[mightymoyes]

I think we need another CB, but Mina would be the 1 I would be looking to punt at this point.

Yes but purely cos you can't rely on him to stay fit for 10+ games in a row

 

[MACCA75]

Remember that summer when Wigan got relegated and we took their goalkeeper, central defender, central midfielder and striker.
Amazed that didn’t pay dividends.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Gueye was better imo, I mean there's a reason one is at PSG and one is at Palace but beyond the tackling parts which are fairly tight Gana was always underrated by us as a ball player and McCarthy couldn't match that.

McCarthy’s game has been ruined by injuries. At his peak he had better suitors than Palace. I don’t rate either of them on the ball but both had the engines this current midfield is desperately lacking.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Remember that summer when Wigan got relegated and we took their goalkeeper, central defender, central midfielder and striker.
Amazed that didn’t pay dividends.

In fairness we came 5th the season after, but I take your point. Only McCarthy was a decent signing.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Might be controversial but I always thought a peak McCarthy in13/14 was better than Gueye, he was probably the closest thing we had to a Kante type in terms of covering ground and pressing opposition. When he was fit and in form I felt we wouldn’t get bullied in midfield. So much so that we could carry the slower Barry. As soon as McCarthy started getting injured our form fell of a cliff because teams could just run through us.

That’s a bold (spelled C-R-A-Z-Y) assertion

 

[windymiller]

It is 10000% nonsense.

Now, 10,000% is not a nonsense number but it is an unlikely increase in almost any context and if we're talking about concentration that is a very hard to reach super-saturate for almost any solute.

 

[arminisgod]

Remember that summer when Wigan got relegated and we took their goalkeeper, central defender, central midfielder and striker.
Amazed that didn’t pay dividends.

you forgot the manager!

 

[MACCA75]

you forgot the manager!

And his assistant! And to think we ended up being crap!