Yeh I think VVD will go for a lot more than Koulibaly this summer.
- Status
Yeh I think VVD will go for a lot more than Koulibaly this summer.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
For me, I think Koulibaly is one of the best in the world so think he'd be an exceptional signing. If it means we had to only sign one centre back he would be my choice followed by either VVD or Jose Gimenez.
Also, if we had only one superstar centre back then perhaps we sign another next summer which I think is better than having 2 good ones signed now.
I do think Pickford, Koulibaly and VVD would enable us to have a somewhat impregnable centre, the best in England.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
if we believe the rumours
Pickford
Holgate......Koulibaly....VVD...Baines
Davies....Schneiderlin...Gueye
Barkley......Tielemans
Lukaku
That looks astonishing + Tielemans can also play any midfield position so could move back with Lookman or ANother coming in to add pace.Holgate......Koulibaly....VVD...Baines
Davies....Schneiderlin...Gueye
Barkley......Tielemans
Lukaku
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Southampton are a selling club whilst Napoli sell for big money, I think if we signed both we'd pay more to Napoli.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
If we could add one of the above 2 we would be silly to to take it. My view is it would be very difficult (thought not impossible). As Koeman has said, quality over quantity. The "numbers" we need I am confident can come from keeping Jagielka another year, promoting Galloway/Browning or Walsh finding a value signing(s).
If you could have 1 of Coulibaly or VVD which would you go for and why?
Never understood the out and out lack of respect rooney gets in england. Across the world he is very highly regarded as a player. He has won the leauge multiple times, won the champions leauge, fa cup, leauge cup over and over again. Record breaking goal scorer for club and country and people give him no repect in this country. Always suprises me
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Sadly Lukaku probably won't be here
AdaBrummieblue
Player Valuation: £20m
This is the dream... I'd love this kid. Make it happen Blues.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think the other thing with Wayne is his wider influence. Currently he is a lad few associate with Everton. Fergusan is even allowed to talk about how they "produced" him. Rooney hasn't helped us in that regard with some silly interviews in the past. That being said, him chalking up another 50 appearances for Everton and another 20 league goals over 2-3 years will slightly redress that balance.
Perhaps more importantly though if getting him back into the Everton family. He is a very wealthy man and will have enormous expertise to give to the next generation. You see a lot of Everton players who've come through return to the academy. You saw Ray Hall talk with such pride at lads he brought through going into the coaching of the academy (he mentioned Osman is now). There is something incredibly valuable to prospective parents and young recruits in having lads who were at our academy, made it to the first team, coming back to help coach them. Rooney would be an enormous asset if he was involved in any way with the academy side of things.
Essentially on all parts I do think Rooney needs redemption and in some ways the club would benefit from it. While I don't think he would make a difference in the way Zat is suggesting (i.e. he himself is not world class) for younger players they will feel they can learn a lot from him. The stories he can give them about Van Nistlerooy, Owen, Ronaldo, Giggs, Scholes, Zlatan, Pogba and how they approach the game. I also think, anybody in the game of football takes a phone call from Wayne Rooney. He seems a sociable lad too, who can help them bed in.
As for his football ability it is no surprise to me that United did what few teams have done and won at Burnley with him in on Saturday. It doesn't surprise me he scored the winning goal. He again, in an understated way played very well and marshalled the game. As fans we build up new younger players too quickly and write older ones off too quickly. He'd offer our young squad and our club an awful lot.
rochdaleblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Tielemens I can see being a replacement for Ross.
"However, the report does still make it clear that Monaco have the upper hand in proceedings - and they shouldn't have a problem matching the Toffees in terms of cash."
Going to be one of our biggest problems this Summer transfer window in pursuit of top quality.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Koulibaly is a defensive beast, strength, pace, power and you can bank on him going and getting the ball off someone, like a defensive Kante. He can also pass and head the ball with power and really has the lot and can play anywhere across the back.
VVD looks more elegant on the ball and seems to be more of a leader and organiser. Of the two I could see VVD as the covering defender with Koulibaly going and winning the ball.
For me, in a non-biased choice of the two id take Koulibaly because we have other defenders who can sit back but we don't have such a powerful player to go and win the ball...I really think he would be the best in the league.
JLW
Player Valuation: £70m
'Koff Monaco and ye poxy little ground on top of a car park...
- Status
Welcome
Join Grand Old Team to get involved in the Everton discussion. Signing up is quick, easy, and completely free.
Shop
