Above all this is a disaster for Barkley.
I genuinely believe that Everton will not sell him at a give away price . However, I am not sure how genuinely interested clubs like Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea are in signing the player. Waiting until the last minute hoping to pick up a bargain is hardly a ringing endorsement of confidence in the ability of the player.
The player has a huge problem if he is still at Everton after deadline day. I don't believe Koeman will use him in the team, he had reservations about him last season when he had limited options.
This year we have Klaasen, Rooney and Sigurdsson all operating in the same area of the pitch as Ross.