James McCarthy

[Brendan Janus]

They will want a loan with a fee like that in the summer if they get promoted.

Good Point !!

 

[Eggs]

...report suggesting he's rejected a move to Sunderland;

http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2017/01/mccarthy-rejects-sunderland-move/

 

[Doolstar70]

We have rejected a 16m offer from Newcastle apparently.

 

[ijjysmith]

We have rejected a 16m offer from Newcastle apparently.

Good. I'd want £20m+ after what they got for Sissoko.

 

[SimonB]

Good. I'd want £20m+ after what they got for Sissoko.

Same here. They shouldn't be allowed to sell at PL prices but buy at Championship prices. And a loan should be out of the question considering the amounts they banked for Winjaldum and Sissoko.

 

[ToffeeTim]

He should actually go for about 20m

 

[Connor]

He'll go now with Idrissa returning.

 

[Doolstar70]

He's been hit and miss, great first season, pants thereafter.
Slow stifling football damaged him I think, along with the injuries.
Showed some spark this season but I think will be surplus in the summer if not before.

 

[Kev50]

swapping him for Snides less four million is excellent business

 

[TheFinnFan]

He's been hit and miss, great first season, pants thereafter.
Slow stifling football damaged him I think, along with the injuries.
Showed some spark this season but I think will be surplus in the summer if not before.

He was a star when he came...absolute machine. ...he's still good...but he also can be a loose cannon imho. Move just makes sense. No hard feelings Mac

 

[ijjysmith]

Surplus I'm afraid.

 

[stamullenblue]

Liked his work rate and effort but just not enough football wise for me ! Best of luck for the future !

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Yep. Gana and Morgan are just better at doing what he does. Not a bad player, but if he isn't going to be in front of those two, or Davies and even Barry, it's best if we got what we can for him.

 

[ToffeeTim]

SELL

 

[ilikecheese]

From August

Somebody will pay £20+ mil for him...going back to the highlights of his first season here, he'd be well worth it in today's market.

It's why I've been firmly in the 'sell' category for a while with him. He's really one of the few expendable pieces that would command a decent fee. I reckon the rest of the expendable talent wouldn't command much at all. Although we did manage to get £8 mil for Naisy, so who actually knows.

I would prefer that he returned to that first season form and him and Gana destroyed the league for the next couple of seasons, but I just don't see it happening with James. He's lost that extra bit he had...a change of scenery might just bring it back.