Confirmed Signing Vitaliy Mykolenko

[BirkenheadBlue]

Sells one of our only sellable assets for profit when he's been out of form for 12 months, turns 29 this year and is currently on strike. It's a strange move to freeze him out if he's not already agreed a fee but let's face it they probably agreed a sale a while ago. People are hung up on the french international thing, the last French squad had great players like Dubois, Guendouzi and Veretout in it who cares?

As for Mykolenko he's touted as one of the best young left backs. Whether he is or not nobody except hopefully our scouts know. But it's not like he's some jobber when he's been linked with all the top clubs previously

"Turns 29 this year" - for starters no he doesn't he turns 29 next year, but putting that aside, do you mean that he's 28 and over 6 months away from being 29?

And "the last France squad" would be relevant if he'd just snuck into that one. He's got 43 caps.

 

[zook]

Well good luck to the lad, but this is an awful lot of money. A huge fee for someone playing at such a woeful standard.

Only 22 but been first choice since he was a teenager, played over 20 times for his country including at the Euros and has been playing Europa League/Champions League football for the last 4 seasons.

Price does seem a bit steep but he's a good age and will be on relatively low wages.

 

[blueblue]

Having this guy as Dignes understudy would be great. As a replacement seems like a potential calamity

That really makes no sense.

Do you think he will be running around the pitch shadowing Digne or do you want him at the club but never actually get on the pitch?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

His YouTube clip makes him look more like a winger.

The triquarta inside overlap is his signature move.

 

[Rich1878]

How old is he? Is he to be 1st choice over Digne? Oh Digne leaves, but we are still short on LB optoons.

Dignes replacement

 

[mill]

The triquarta inside overlap is his signature move.

I mean you are the expert on him so I’ll go with what you are saying.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I don't wish to blow my trumpet fellas, but I'm the talent identification officer in the Everton Fan Advisory Group and he was #1 on the shopping list I had drawn up for Benithez.

 

[everton fan number one]

Can he play at right-back?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Welcome aboard son!

 

[RomanReigns]

Logically these are the only options: -

1. We have signed him as first choice left back to replace Digne and we are going to sell Digne for more than 20 mil to help with our FFP struggles;
2. We have signed him as a backup for Digne and have no intention to sell Digne and Mosh has gone on a bender and decided to screw the FFP rules and accept the breach with a hefty fine to keep his dinosaur manager happy

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Echo reckons alongside this lad we want a RB & CM in January.

Digne money most likely but I would take that trade off.

 

[blueblue]

Looks a little underweight and to match fit for a Benitez signing. Rondon casts a large shadow over all his judgement.

Demarai Gray ?

 

[blue to the bone]

Brands signing

 

[Bruce Wayne]

My source at Bellefield is telling me that Gbamin and Delph have already started prehab training so that they can join in with Mykolenko's patented trepak goal celebration.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Gotta admit, I know absoutely nothing about the kid..