Do we really have £100 million to spend?

[orly]

The claim that we have a £100 million summer transfer budget first emerged a couple of days after Moshiri invested. Now, with one week to season kickoff, we’re short of that spend by around £92m. So what’s the story? Here’s one possibility.
Moshiri, like many successful people, is a good salesman. He needed to convince a protective BK and a reluctant RK so he exaggerated the transfer kitty. He principally envisions a player trading model so targeted Koeman and Monchi who are both highly experienced in that. He will provide funds but it will be in line with his reputed wealth of £1.3 billion which puts him around mid-table in the owner’s league.
So how would he explain a much lower spend than expected? Simple. Make enquiries / offers for unobtainable expensive stars while negotiating hard for lower level ones expecting to land at least one marquee and some budget players before deadline. ‘We tried very hard but don’t yet have the status to land these stars,’ would follow. With RK’s neck on the chopping block I expect he’ll push hard to spend most of what’s there. It has to be noted that we do lack pulling power but this can be ameliorated by providing substantial financial incentive i.e. signing RK himself.
I hope this isn’t true, and we won’t have a real idea until September, but if it is true I’d expect the following.

Publicity: Interest in top stars i.e. Draxler
Net Spend: Less than £40m
Signings: No Carvalho, Koulibaly or Draxler
Marquees: One (Witsel or Mata)
Maybe 2 if Stones goes
If Stones + Lu go a low, or negative, spend
Aftermath: Failed bids for big names leaked

Even if this is the case, we still have new investment and a better manager with the possibility of a successful player trading model in the future so there’s plenty to be optimistic about. It does have one obvious effect though. The probability of a Docks stadium isn’t good as Moshiri will use his salesmanship to elicit the most favourable deal utilising public money and minimising his own expenditure making Stonebridge Cross the likely outcome.

lol no

 

[Dixie D]

We've gone and worn some Lynx Africa and headed out to Marbella to look for 'chicks', nobody is remotely interested.

Don't worry mate...Moshiri's got glow sticks & Rohypnol in his bum bag!

 

[orly]

So, are you suggesting we are not after such players despite much media comment, agent comment and selling club comment?

People haven't really said "yep I fancy joining Everton" though have they, let's be fair.

We've bought one player whose first contribution was to scythe down an opposition attacker. There's no visible progress on the stadium - indeed, we've thrown a bit of makeup on the old lady and fobbed match day going blues off with it.

Koeman will be on the manager of the year shortlist if we finish in the top 10.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I don't care how much money the club claim to have. Until they sign a top player it's irrelevant.

We are totally useless at board level at getting deals done. It's all pointless and irrelevant until it produces tangible results.

So far there's been no progress

 

[orly]

I don't care how much money the club claim to have. Until they sign a top player it's irrelevant.

We are totally useless at board level at getting deals done. It's all pointless and irrelevant until it produces tangible results.

So far there's been no progress

Literally none at all.

@hibbo'sclass had found that no debt has been paid down.

A RELEGATED villa player and a goalkeeper who was let first choice at Fulham.

We're in trouble

 

[The Esk]

@hibbo'sclass had found that no debt has been paid down.

That's not an accurate statement either in terms of what he said, nor what has actually happened.

 

[Tubey]

So, are you suggesting we are not after such players despite much media comment, agent comment and selling club comment?

I'm saying there's a difference in being interested and seriously interested.

Until we sign one, these can easily be phantom bids. There's nothing to suggest otherwise right now.

 

[bizzaro]

Literally none at all.

@hibbo'sclass had found that no debt has been paid down.

A RELEGATED villa player and a goalkeeper who was let first choice at Fulham.

We're in trouble

....

Not even going to bother with this.

Other than to say:

Nonsense.

 

[orly]

....

Not even going to bother with this.

Other than to say.

Nonsense.

Thank you Matthew for your contribution

 

[Blues Harp]

CLOSE THREAD irrelevant bed wetters at large

 

[bizzaro]

I'm saying there's a difference in being interested and seriously interested.

Until we sign one, these can easily be phantom bids. There's nothing to suggest otherwise right now.

Legally speaking.

'Phantom bids'

Is all about intent.

Making bids for the sake of them without any realistic prospects for signing would be considered 'phantom bids'

Attempting to make signings going through the process of bid acceptance, player negotiations and medicals would hardly be considered 'phantom bids'

Intent is everything. Our bids are not phantom. Clearly.

 

[USABlue]

I'm saying there's a difference in being interested and seriously interested.

Until we sign one, these can easily be phantom bids. There's nothing to suggest otherwise right now.

I don't think they are phantom bids. Just that all we have to offer players like Witsel is money as we have no CL or even Europa. Hence him waiting for Juve

 

[bizzaro]

Thank you Matthew for your contribution

Well, people will post rubbish.

 

[Goat]

Legally speaking.

'Phantom bids'

Is all about intent.

Making bids for the sake of them without any realistic prospects for signing would be considered 'phantom bids'

Attempting to make signings going through the process of bid acceptance, player negotiations and medicals would hardly be considered 'phantom bids'

Intent is everything. Our bids are not phantom. Clearly.

What if I told you that there isnt a player even called Axel Witsel and Moshiri had planted Matrix style chips into our heads to make it SEEM as if he was real?

 

[bizzaro]

What if I told you that there isnt a player even called Axel Witsel and Moshiri had planted Matrix style chips into our heads to make it SEEM as if he was real?

I'd say. 'Take your meds' Goat.