I think you may have missed one salient point in the theory of the free marketWe do like to overthink situations and explore every angle don't we.
Perhaps the fans would be happier with a more pro-active shifting of the dead wood but then you'd have expected that to have happened during the world cup, so that money could be spent now it's over.
In order for a vendor ( Everton ) to sell goods ( either wanted or unwanted there must be a purchaser who is prepared to pay the Vendors asking price ( or close to same ) and be prepared to offer the unwanted goods a weekly salary that the unwanted goods find acceptable
This has only happened once to Everton in this window








