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I'm baffled at the fee but happy that:
1) we signed someone and
2) in a position we needed someone
1) we signed someone and
2) in a position we needed someone
A very interesting video this.
Although, am I the only one who's noticed that both of his eyes seem to move in independently of one-another?
A very interesting video this.
Although, am I the only one who's noticed that both of his eyes seem to move in independently of one-another?
A superb watch that, I highly suggest everybody watches it.
The difference between where he is now and where he could have been is breathtaking.
He also says that prior to joining Watford he was about to join Ajax, who offered him more money, but Marco Silva and the lure of the Premier League changed his mind.
Toffee in Jandals
Player Valuation: £35m
I really, really hope Richarlison proves the "experts" wrong; however, the below article does make sense. Do we risk looking silly this season if the likes of an Ademola Lookman or Kieran Dowell out-perform Richarlison for Everton? If Everton finish 6th or better no-one will really care anyways; if we finish in the second-half of the table though.....
Everton's huge Richarlison deal proves how reckless spending is the new normal
At a certain point in the past few years it became almost pointless to complain or be shocked about the size of transfer fees. Money appears to have little value, it's just numbers on a piece of paper, and clubs know more will always be coming, rendering the rocketing prices of players meaningless.
But every now and then a fee will still give you a moment to stop and pause, the latest being the reported £40 million that Everton are paying to sign Richarlison from Watford.
The Brazilian forward is a player of fine potential, a thrilling mix of pace, aggression and quick thinking that, if harnessed correctly, could make him worth that sum. That he excelled under Marco Silva at Watford will also have been a factor in persuading Everton to pay the demanded amount.
Yet the ludicrous thing is, nobody should really be surprised that Everton are approaching their transfer record for a player who essentially has about three good months of Premier League football to his name. This is normal now.
The logic of the transfer market is warped. Everton spending £45m on Gylfi Sigurdsson last season, a transfer which -- for whatever reason -- did not exactly work as planned, is not viewed as a cautionary tale. Teams do not seem to think: "That was a risk that didn't pay off, we won't do that again." But, rather, they view the previous sum as the new baseline.
That was the real risk of the Sigurdsson deal: They weren't just overpaying for a player they didn't need, but were also inflating every other fee that would be demanded of them in the future.
It's not just the money, it's the sense of waste. Richarlison might turn out to be a fine player for Everton, but then again so might Ademola Lookman. When Everton signed the young winger from Charlton Athletic 18 months ago, it looked like a shrewd piece of business for a player that most thought was a star in the making. Now, having barely seen him play for their first team, it looks like he's off to RB Leipzig for not a huge amount more than they paid, and a fraction of the price for Richarlison.
This is not to pick on Everton. Chelsea did a similar thing last summer when they shelled out around £40m for the raw Tiemoue Bakayoko, when they already had Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Throw in the signings of Ross Barkley and Danny Drinkwater, and it starts to look like Chelsea basically paid something like £90m to replace a player they already had.
Clubs are seemingly not interested in releasing the potential they already have, and would rather just throw more money around because that looks like progress. They're like people who buy a new TV every year, regardless of whether they need one or if the latest, more expensive model fits in their living room.
The World Cup has meant the Premier League's traditional big spenders have been relatively quiet, but the Richarlison deal means seven players have already been signed for £40m or more. For reference, there were nine in the whole of last summer. And a thought to really fry your head is that two of this summer's big movers -- Manchester United's Fred and Riyad Mahrez at City -- might not get in their club's first-choice XIs.
Everton's huge Richarlison deal proves how reckless spending is the new normal
At a certain point in the past few years it became almost pointless to complain or be shocked about the size of transfer fees. Money appears to have little value, it's just numbers on a piece of paper, and clubs know more will always be coming, rendering the rocketing prices of players meaningless.
But every now and then a fee will still give you a moment to stop and pause, the latest being the reported £40 million that Everton are paying to sign Richarlison from Watford.
The Brazilian forward is a player of fine potential, a thrilling mix of pace, aggression and quick thinking that, if harnessed correctly, could make him worth that sum. That he excelled under Marco Silva at Watford will also have been a factor in persuading Everton to pay the demanded amount.
Yet the ludicrous thing is, nobody should really be surprised that Everton are approaching their transfer record for a player who essentially has about three good months of Premier League football to his name. This is normal now.
The logic of the transfer market is warped. Everton spending £45m on Gylfi Sigurdsson last season, a transfer which -- for whatever reason -- did not exactly work as planned, is not viewed as a cautionary tale. Teams do not seem to think: "That was a risk that didn't pay off, we won't do that again." But, rather, they view the previous sum as the new baseline.
That was the real risk of the Sigurdsson deal: They weren't just overpaying for a player they didn't need, but were also inflating every other fee that would be demanded of them in the future.
It's not just the money, it's the sense of waste. Richarlison might turn out to be a fine player for Everton, but then again so might Ademola Lookman. When Everton signed the young winger from Charlton Athletic 18 months ago, it looked like a shrewd piece of business for a player that most thought was a star in the making. Now, having barely seen him play for their first team, it looks like he's off to RB Leipzig for not a huge amount more than they paid, and a fraction of the price for Richarlison.
This is not to pick on Everton. Chelsea did a similar thing last summer when they shelled out around £40m for the raw Tiemoue Bakayoko, when they already had Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Throw in the signings of Ross Barkley and Danny Drinkwater, and it starts to look like Chelsea basically paid something like £90m to replace a player they already had.
Clubs are seemingly not interested in releasing the potential they already have, and would rather just throw more money around because that looks like progress. They're like people who buy a new TV every year, regardless of whether they need one or if the latest, more expensive model fits in their living room.
The World Cup has meant the Premier League's traditional big spenders have been relatively quiet, but the Richarlison deal means seven players have already been signed for £40m or more. For reference, there were nine in the whole of last summer. And a thought to really fry your head is that two of this summer's big movers -- Manchester United's Fred and Riyad Mahrez at City -- might not get in their club's first-choice XIs.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
I know we're trying to lower the average age of the squad, but geez.....
Hope he manages to make me choke on my thoughts.
Up Everton...
Up Everton...
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