Summer 2018 Transfer Window

[TyphooToffee]

..I was thinking how good it would be to have Mina and Sanchez. Real power, size and pace at the heart of your defence. Both showed a real attitude and desire to win, not sure if that transitions to club level.

Just watching Mina against England was enough for me to hope we went for him. I'll be delighted if he signs

 

[mightymoyes]

Daft being in England while the team are in Austria, but guessing he’s still on holiday after the World Cup, so sounds plausible.

Well jagielka won't be negotiating his wages with him and baines won't be putting him through a medical so why he'd need to go where the team is is beyond me.

 

[kenada_blue]

Shaqiri...not good enough for Everton.

But now in talks with the RS.

Mmmm...

 

[TheFinnFan]

Is this the big news that @TheFinnFan promised us ?????????

Like I said.

 

[Lanolin]

Shaqiri...not good enough for Everton.

But now in talks with the RS.

Mmmm...

He's certainly good enough, but I don't really see that he would solve any of our most pressing issues, so it wouldn't be a good signing in my opinion. As we've seen recently, just buying players because you think they're good isn't a great transfer strategy.

 

[kenada_blue]

He's certainly good enough, but I don't really see that he would solve any of our most pressing issues, so it wouldn't be a good signing in my opinion. As we've seen recently, just buying players because you think they're good isn't a great transfer strategy.

I think a massive miss is a ball carrying midfielder, pace, and creativity from open play. He can play out wide or as a number 10.

I'm not the biggest Siggurdson fan and honestly think he's more of a hindrance to the squad as it is. Nothing suits his strengths. He certainly wouldn't be starting in my attacking 3.

 

[Sharpattack]

I think a massive miss is a ball carrying midfielder, pace, and creativity from open play. He can play out wide or as a number 10.

I'm not the biggest Siggurdson fan and honestly think he's more of a hindrance to the squad as it is. Nothing suits his strengths. He certainly wouldn't be starting in my attacking 3.

£45m. Unbelievable.

 

[LydiateLee]

We really need a top level striker too.

I'd love Batshuayi

 

[Raino85]

Mina is ace, but if we are getting him to partner Keane, than we are going to have to play so, so deep

 

[nsno-chris]

Shaqiri...not good enough for Everton.

But now in talks with the RS.

Mmmm...

He’ll be a squad filler for them, he’ll have an impact in the odd game but never will he be a regular starter. For us he would be

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Mina is ace, but if we are getting him to partner Keane, than we are going to have to play so, so deep

Wonder if Holgate has the capacity to become our new John Stones-esque centre half? Potentially a good partnership there if so.

 

[Raino85]

Wonder if Holgate has the capacity to become our new John Stones-esque centre half? Potentially a good partnership there if so.

id still question having a 21 & a 23 year old as our centre back pairing

 

[Toffe3m4n]

id still question having a 21 & a 23 year old as our centre back pairing

Pretty exciting if it worked though.

 

[CalebEFC]

Mina is ace, but if we are getting him to partner Keane, than we are going to have to play so, so deep

Work better next to Holgate imo. Has the pace to cover and is a different style of defender to Mina, and Mina has the monster physicality and height that Holgate lacks

 

[Lanolin]

I think a massive miss is a ball carrying midfielder, pace, and creativity from open play. He can play out wide or as a number 10.

I'm not the biggest Siggurdson fan and honestly think he's more of a hindrance to the squad as it is. Nothing suits his strengths. He certainly wouldn't be starting in my attacking 3.

I've made my feelings on Sigurdsson clear plenty of times, but we have to be realistic here. He's not going anywhere, we wouldn't get anywhere near what we paid for him back so we're stuck with him, and we pretty much have to play him. It's a long way from ideal but it's the reality of the situation, and so Shaqiri would be a pointless signing.

I agree we need a ball carrying midfielder but not in the mould of a number 10, more of someone who can transition the play from deep, committing people in the middle of the pitch like Arteta used to, and Barkley did in his last season. It's that which opens up the space for the players further forward, which may allow us to get more out of the attackers we have.