The issue as I see it is than none of our strikers is suited to being a lone striker, all fine at holding it up but there's nobody around to hold it up for, and by the time the attacking mid get forward the defence has had time to get sorted.
The club has a bizarrely inflated opinion of him, which nobody else in football seems to share.
Can you see him starting even 20 games in a season for those clubs? All wanted him for half or lower than his asking price. Absolutely nobody rates him as a £25m forward on £130k a week except Everton despite continuouspoor performance.
Everton have so far rejected bids from United, Newcastle and Chelsea, that we know of.
I wish people would stop saying "nobody wants him", its boring.
Interesting how few takers there are for either of them. I thought both would go for a discount towards the end of the window (which may still happen, of course) with quite a few clubs sniffing around but it's only the Saudi club for Toney and nobody for DCL.
I don't know, I think both are good players, I just think they've maybe overestimated their value and their bargaining positions. I think both thought that 12 months on their contract would yield a bunch of interest and assumed their clubs would take lowball offers. I think they also assumed that in a years time they could cash in if this plan went South, which might be true, I suppose, but they might be rethinking that now.
Reckon so. Upper mid table teams restricted by PSR in particular have to be so careful now with £30m+ signings. Wouldn’t want it to be someone with fitness, form or conduct doubts at all. And ideally wouldnt want it to be a contract that sees them tied in to paying a 32 year old £100k plus if they decide to just see it out.
Supports one of the most negative managers to ever manage in the premier league.
