Transfer Rumour Kyle Walker

[Raino85]

none showing any signs of considerable drop off in performance and wouldnt expect it from pickford for some time.
walker on the other hand is massively in decline. he should go back to sheff utd, that's the level he's at now.

I agree, i'm not arguing that

My point i was putting across was people using his age as his first barrier to judge him on. Players at that age you have to base it on a player by player basis.

I think its massively important to have experience in your side. Players like Gana & Tarkowski are worth there weight in gold

 

[mahermi1]

Because Walker > Young/Coleman.

I despair of Everton ever sorting RB out for 'good'. Just seems to be an organisational blind spot for some reason.

Is the present Walker better than Young though, or are you thinking of the past one.

 

[davek]

Is the present Walker better than Young though, or are you thinking of the past one.

The present one.

I'm inclined to think we shouldn't make too much of his time at Milan.

Probably all nonsense in any case. I doubt he'll be bought by Everton.

 

[kenada_blue]

My main worry over this is that we already have the 3rd oldest squad in the league (last season anyway) and am not keen on us continuing to pack it with players at the end of their careers or a ton of loan signings again.
Feels very short termist.

The average quad age thing is silly when you consider ours is 27.9.

The RS (current champions) is 26.6, City is 27, Newcastle 26.7 - both finished top 5 and were all in cup finals etc.

Its always been quality for me which doesn't have an age on it.

If Kevin De Bruyne decided he wanted to go to join his boyhood - which is Everton - would people complain cos of his age?

 

[mahermi1]

I keep seeing this and don't understand it.

In a team game, how is he made a winner?
Because he has been in a side that involves/involved De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero, Haaland, Stones etc.

He is/was a good player.....but he played for a good team and won a bunch of stuff with them.
Drop him into our side, does that turn other players into winners?
We have players in our team like Tarkowski, Coleman, Gueye who are brilliant experienced professionals.......does he offer more than them in the dressing room because he has won some trophies with the most expensively assembled team ever?

In the same vein Gascoigne, Ginola, Samsom and Blomquist were winners mate..it's an old trick Everton have used in the past, I was hoping we were past that. And before anyone says no I don't expect £30m to £40m players for every player we have lost.

 

[Lanolin]

Really disappointed that the article in the guardian suggests we're basically only looking at free transfers for right back. It's a key area to improve for me, i'm concerned that either the club doesn't recognise that or the budget is considerably smaller than I'd imagined and it's yet another a make do and mend situation.

 

[Jimishorts]

Yet again we are looking for a new RB, yet again we go looking to sign a player at the end of his career for 12 months.

 

[windymiller]

17 players

Average squad age 25.5
Average squad age with Walker 26.1

Again hardly Dad's army!

What 17? You must be including age group players in that figure.

 

[mahermi1]

The average quad age thing is silly when you consider ours is 27.9.

The RS (current champions) is 26.6, City is 27, Newcastle 26.7 - both finished top 5 and were all in cup finals etc.

Its always been quality for me which doesn't have an age on it.

If Kevin De Bruyne decided he wanted to go to join his boyhood - which is Everton - would people complain cos of his age?

Not really no KDB has never relied on pace, Walkers game was all about it. So really that's a poor example if I may say so. Not many would have said no to KDB.

 

[mightymoyes]

The present one.

I'm inclined to think we shouldn't make too much of his time at Milan.

Probably all nonsense in any case. I doubt he'll be bought by Everton.

he was cack at the end with city too and with england

 

[kenada_blue]

There are a lot of right backs out there that would make us better and we’d be able to get more than 1 season out of for less than £200k a week.

Possibly but not better players than Walker who is available and, if rumours are true, would want to come here.

Kyle Walker Peters is on a free for example. Is he better than Walker? Could we get both?

Then depends on what Moyes wants. If he wants that experience or not.

 

[kenada_blue]

Not really no KDB has never relied on pace, Walkers game was all about it. So really that's a poor example if I may say so. Not many would have said no to KDB.

Not comparing the players, I'm talking about an obsession with ages vs quality.

Inter had a retirement level age range in the champions league final. Yes got pumped by a bunch of kids...but they've got to 3 finals in 4 years I think.

 

[brian labone]

One of the problems with buying older players is you are back to the same situation in a year or two because these players are to old again. We need to look to the future and not buy other teams cast offs.

 

[kenada_blue]

The present one.

I'm inclined to think we shouldn't make too much of his time at Milan.

Probably all nonsense in any case. I doubt he'll be bought by Everton.

Yep.

Reoccurring links of expensive Man City players looking for pastures new + Everton.

 

[Everton1654]

Younger and better than Young..... step forward!

A Youngier Young than the previous Young