Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

[Dymak]

Need to pull your head out of the clouds/ass/wherever it is.

If you say so. Can't wait to get that other Zaha alternative that's guaranteed to take the league by storm!

 

[Alan Whittle]

Oh, no mate no offence taken at all . I get what you mean now. Just put that down to crossed wires is all.

Personally I think this is just lazy journalism, rehashing old transfers that never happened last summer.

I think for what zaha offers as a player (I do think he's a very good player), how important he is to your club, his age, his wages and the length he still has on his contract means he ain't going anywhere. Especially this summer if corvid-19 has had the impact on clubs finances that people reckon it has.

He is starting to become as much as a problem for us as a solution. We have only 2 or 3 players that would command a half decent fee and we desperately need some new blood in an ageing squad. I would be comfortable with Zaha, Sakho & Benteke off the wage bill and bring in some younger players.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

The only thing is, it's difficult to know how that would translate elsewhere, because Norwich played in a frankly ridiculous way in a lot of matches. They were like a Martinez side only with even more licence to attack. It'd be interesting to see how he fitted into a team where there weren't always 6 players ahead of the ball for him to pass to.

Very true, and a good point.

The old "Premier League experience" argument often makes me wince, but when comparing two similar players it CAN be the great equaliser. Bernard, it is safe to say, has pulled up no trees, but he has offered glimpses of what that type of player could offer us. I feel like Buendia could add those other intangible elements and, as said, if the fee is relatively low it should be a no-brainer.

 

[Jayhow15]

Scores lots.

Yes buts he always going to be Immobile. Yeah??

 

[jamieni]

I think its more likely to do with players still involved in leagues still playing ( like Italy )and possibly others still in European competitions.
Could be a while yet.

True.

 

[TheSecondComing]

Immobile won’t be coming here says Ancelotti has asked for major backing too.

The source is awful and we won’t be backing him huge we will have to be savvy in the market.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Certainly they did last year. This year I’m pretty sure he will go for what the market will pay. Which won’t be too close to last seasons “expectations”.

I don't know if the £70-80m talked about last summer was accurate, but I just can't see anyone offering close to that this summer. Be surprised if there was a £50m bid even.

 

[Nymzee]

If you say so. Can't wait to get that other Zaha alternative that's guaranteed to take the league by storm!

Because Zaha is guaranteed to take the league by storm with his enormous 4 goals this season.

 

[Mildredblues]

Picking players off the relegated teams could be the way forward. Cook, Sarr, Pukki, Cantwell, Delofeu....

 

[windymiller]

Honestly, that'd be a semi-positive in as much as they're both not good enough so at least we'd save a few bob.

You're a glass half full kinda guy, never change!

 

[ArtetaMagic]

Picking players off the relegated teams could be the way forward. Cook, Sarr, Pukki, Cantwell, Delofeu....

Omg just imagine

 

[nsno-chris]

If you say so. Can't wait to get that other Zaha alternative that's guaranteed to take the league by storm!

cant wait for Zaha to take the league by storm, it’s only been 7 years

 

[joebocop]

Very true, and a good point.

The old "Premier League experience" argument often makes me wince, but when comparing two similar players it CAN be the great equaliser. Bernard, it is safe to say, has pulled up no trees, but he has offered glimpses of what that type of player could offer us. I feel like Buendia could add those other intangible elements and, as said, if the fee is relatively low it should be a no-brainer.

I like Buendia (in the same way I like Bernard) but don't think he's that much better/more effective than Bernard tbh. Feel we'd have exactly the same problems we are having with Bernard.

 

[nsno-chris]

I’m still laughing at this, show me a PL wall that leaves a 5 yard gap between players in the wall. And he still balls’d up the first one

useless cart horse

 

[Paul Rideout]

cant wait for Zaha to take the league by storm, it’s only been 7 years

But but but maybe once he gets his move to a big club he will shine.

ignoring the first move to a big club, where he flopped...

remarkably similar to the story of a certain Icelandic tectonic plate, isn’t it?? Would love to see us not learn from our mistakes