2020/21 Marcel Brands

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At what point in the transfer market do Everton conduct their business?

Everton have only made one signing in the winter window since Brands arrived - the acquisition of Branthwaite from Carlisle United in January of this year.

So in analysing at what point in the market the Blues tend to tie up their deals, we will focus on the summer windows of 2018, 2019 and 2020.

  • 37% of Everton’s summer signings have been confirmed on deadline day (including Zouma’s loan which wasn’t ratified until a day later)
  • 26% of the Blues’ signings in that period have arrived inside the final week of the window
  • 31% have been signed inside the opening two months of the window

Bit of a spread there really.
 
Or they’re both a sort of “tax”? I think it’s naive to think players aren’t often more expensive in Jan than normal.

It usually depends what player it is and whether they’re key to their club achieving something that season. But if we were in the hunt for Europe come January I’d say it’s probably worth spending a little bit more to get a player in that would improve us and give us a better chance in the run in rather than plod on and waste half a season limping to 8th place.
 
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It usually depends what player it is and whether they’re key to their club achieving something that season. But if we were in the hunt for Europe come January I’d say it’s probably worth spending a little bit more to get a player in that would improve us and give us a better chance in the run in rather than plod on and waste half a season limping to 8th place.

Agree we should shop if we can. Not sure we will though.
 
See Marcel is being linked to other clubs as his contract end draws near, might not be the best source....
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That its an Italian club is of course in no way linked to his good friend / agent? Raiola

Regardless I’m sure some would like to see the back of him. Personally think he’s been more of a hit than a miss, especially compared to Mr Walsh.
 
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