£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[bluestevon]

On average Sigurdsson's created chances must have been higher quality than Barkley's, because they had similar numbers of assists from open play, despite Barkley creating many more chances, and for a better striker.

Basically this, hopefully we sign the lad and keep Barkley, but pretty sure out the two Sigurddson right now is the better and more consistent player

 

[PITA]

No I just can't get motivated for this amount on this player but we are putting our money where our mouths are so happy days.

No-one cares.

 

[Steve0]

He won't come to us though, so don't see the relevance.

And over a 5 year contract he'd be on at least an extra £10m.

 

[sageyefc]

then why were his stats alongside all the best players for those top 6 teams. Highest assister amongst eriksen and de bryune and above some of the bigger names like ozil. Most goals from midfield compared to most midfielders from the top 6 too.

Because he's plays for a tin pot club where everything goes through him by default

 

[Khalekan]

Funes stays and thats neither the point, the point is we're overspending on a glorified corner specialist

Andy Hinchcliffe....now there was specialist corner taker and no mistake.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Another £100m odd and we can buy Swansea.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

7 Freekick goals in 182 premier league games from the free kick specialist?

Does anyone else have more?

 

[toffee66]

Klaassen will play box-to-box not attacking mid for us so this guy, or at least his position, is vital if Ross goes.

I have been saying this for a while. Klaassen has played/can play as a 4,8 or 10. His best role is an 8. He might play some 10 to get used to PL pace but the aim in buying him is to add goals to our midfield 3 not to add him to our front 3. As it stands I think we'll line up with Davies at RB, Klaassen in a midfield 3 with Morgan and Gana and Rooney, Sigurdsson behind Sandro.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

If the Iranian has the dough he says he has

"The Iranian"

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

No-one cares.

Reading this thread would suggest that some indeed do care

 

[Little Ralphy]

I think a change in mindset is needed from the fanbase now and I include myself in that as I too think this is way too much for him. We as fans have been quite happy seeing other clubs overpay for our players - notably Man City, with Rodwell, Lescott and Stones. We can't have it all our own way and just using Lescott as an example. I bet City fans were a bit frustrated spending that much on him as £24m was extortionate at the time. But spending money like that has elevated their club to the top of the league and if us spending like this gets us in to the top 4 then i'm all for it.

Will any of their fans look back now and think 'we were mad to spend that much on him, we got ripped off'... No they won't because they will think of the success that overspending on him and others brought. As funny as it is that the RS have failed to win the league with overspending, it has still kept them near the top of the table and they have just often wasted the money on players which we may not necessarily do ourselves. Times have changed at Everton and our fans should be happy about it.

We have sold players for big amounts, have a Billionaire at the back of us and the huge TV money to be able to spend £40m+ on these players.

I agree with a lot of what you are saying, but I don't think Sigurdsson is the player to be overpaying for. Barkley is the better player of the two, if we're overpaying I'd rather we were a little more ambitious.

 

[BlueToff]

Our £40mill bid rejected?

Swansea rejected our initial bid for Williams last year.

We were in with a new offer a few hours later that they accepted.

This will get done now, I think.

I honestly did think it would drag on though, and that he'd go on the tour.

Him not doing that is purely to try and push through this move.

And to prove that...

 

[mutley]

I'd rather we kept Lukaku for the next 2 years than spend 40 to 50m on this free kick taker.

 

[BlueToff]

Perisic is not far off costing that


Perisic >>>>> jarg beckham

He isn't though.

And I watch a lot of Inter and like Perisic as a player.

But him and Sigurdsson are about level imo.

It's madness.

 

[sageyefc]

"The Iranian"

Ardavan Farhad Moshiri is a British-Iranian businessman and investor who resides in Monaco. Moshiri owns and has shares in numerous steel and energy companies in the UK and Russia, as well as a 49.9% stake in Everton F.C.. Wikipedia