The tv money has completely changed our position.
Its not right to say dream on.
The facts speak for themselves
To a degree yes in relation to TV money being huge but that will be about £6 million less than in 2013/14 add to that no run of note in either of the domestic cups and some £28 million less in transfer income things won't be a rosy as some are expecting. Ok there was the EL but that won't have brought that much in and based on what we know commercial income will not have grown by astronomical amounts
There may be some left in the existing transfer budget as it stands but I doubt there is but let's suppose there is I doubt there is enough to buy even a top championship player
The commitment made to buy Deulofeu following his loan spell and the free signing of Cleverley which when I say free will have come at a cost of a million or so by the time you factor in a signing on fees, agent fees etc will I suspect have just about taken care of the readily available funds needed for the up front transfer fees . There may have been a boost in cash received from players sold in or before 2014 but that will not have balanced out against players purchased last season.
The squad is far from balanced.iIts no secret that the manager wants more in and will be trying to pull in favours but in these days of FFP and the supposed wealth of PL clubs everything will come at a cost.
My guess is that Everton will try and get players in before any sale is announced, which is going to happen before the end of September, for once clubs get a sniff that another club has money the price is driven up
Time of course will tell but irrespective the Stones deal will happen at some point in the next 12 months my guess it will be sooner rather than later