Summer transfer window 2023

[mikel_88]

Disregarding the fact that we are skint, who the hell is going to want to come to Everton? I think the only chance we have is enticing someone from the Championship, and just hope that no one else shows any interest.
If you were a professional player with any ambition, why would you??

outside of england would still be plenty of players who would come here would still get a higher wage and also get to play in england.

 

[Jarvick]

With MSP being delayed, I think the chance of us bringing anyone in early doors is zero.

And unfortunately, when it comes to preferred strikers, I feel like if we are not going to be early, we will be late. We are going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel for washed up "has beens," loans, or strikers on crazy wages, and those with no sell-on value.

 

[mikel_88]

With MSP being delayed, I think the chance of us bringing anyone in early doors is zero.

More to do with the financial year, ends in july and start of a new year so maybe more room for us

 

[ZissouBlue]

outside of england would still be plenty of players who would come here would still get a higher wage and also get to play in england.

No doubt it’s extra challenging now that the club has been in a relegation battle two seasons in a row, but very much agreed that it shouldn’t be a barrier for European players, especially young players on low wages. Look at how Southampton were able to convince multiple players to sign in January even through everyone with half a brain knew they were likely to go down.

For me the bigger issue is actually just what we can offer clubs upfront in transfer fees. I think it was overblown how some players spurned us for other bottom table clubs in January, since we know that the majority of our transfer offers have been either a loan or a perm with a small fee upfront. I’m sure some players were steered away from us for that reason.

Really we have to adjust the profile of players we target as well. The recruitment team seems to generally identify good targets if you believe the transfer rumors, but it always seems to be players who have already broken out and/or are coveted by better teams.

 

[stipsy_melbourne]

I take it you don’t have a daughter?
If so you’ll be ok with him going out with her then ?

And the award for Worst Shout on GOT since that old guy started taking pics of the goth girl at a bus stop goes to....

I blame it on our impending relegation. Forgive me

 

[brieverton]

No doubt it’s extra challenging now that the club has been in a relegation battle two seasons in a row, but very much agreed that it shouldn’t be a barrier for European players, especially young players on low wages. Look at how Southampton were able to convince multiple players to sign in January even through everyone with half a brain knew they were likely to go down.

For me the bigger issue is actually just what we can offer clubs upfront in transfer fees. I think it was overblown how some players spurned us for other bottom table clubs in January, since we know that the majority of our transfer offers have been either a loan or a perm with a small fee upfront. I’m sure some players were steered away from us for that reason.

Really we have to adjust the profile of players we target as well. The recruitment team seems to generally identify good targets if you believe the transfer rumors, but it always seems to be players who have already broken out and/or are coveted by better teams.

All this.
We simply have to apply a global player scouting model, and combine that with looking to make a trading profit on 80% of the players we buy.
There are players out there that would improve us (God knows, that wouldn't be difficult), that will cost less, in some cases significantly so, in fees and wages.

We should at least be able to make a start in this direction this summer and not limit ourselves to the safe, domestic market predominantly, which hasn't served us well at all.

Thelwell and the whole club should be straining every sinew in trying to identify players that can improve us within our budget, wherever they can be found, I accept the club faces issues, but we still, and despite efforts, have a lot going for us as well. We can offer a lot to young players, we just have to look to match their ambition and be flexible in letting them move on when the time comes.

 

[davids]

I know what you mean but you could say that it would attract people with vision, willing to use their imagination, who look beyond the quotidian pap served up by the press and that appears on social media. Our players should feel like they are part of a project...not just the latest in a series of band aids trying to patch up near fatal wounds

Need to be kept off this forum then.

 

[matty1878]

i hope this board “interim”

knows we can’t do what we have last two seasons. a striker or two for starts

then attacking mfs/ wingers are needed asap

 

[Zatara]

Hopefully the next week or two sees Maupay, Holgate and Gray sold at least.

 

[dutchblue54]

Hopefully the next week or two sees Maupay, Holgate and Gray sold at least.

well this week started brigthly that Simms looked odds on to go for 4-5Mill, holgate advanced deal to Sheffield and Gray to Saudi Arabia. But it looks like nothing will happen this week.
so dont get your hopes up yet especially not on Maupay. The wait continues..................

 

[Nymzee]

Christ, Tom Krauss actually rejected us to sign for Mainz lol we have zero pull even for a PL team.

 

[Nymzee]

I blame it on our impending relegation. Forgive me

People always ask me why I don’t like Australians so I’ll just forward them your posts as reasoning.

 

[DanEFC92]

I blame it on our impending relegation. Forgive me

 

[Paul Rideout]

Christ, Tom Krauss actually rejected us to sign for Mainz lol we have zero pull even for a PL team.

Is this real or did he sign for Mainz and we just assume we approached because he was available?

 

[tr_efc]

Christ, Tom Krauss actually rejected us to sign for Mainz lol we have zero pull even for a PL team.

Mustn't have liked the new kit, the bad kopite.