Everton January 2025 Transfer Thread

[johnjoeefc]

The one thing no one seems to give much consideration to is the challenge of persuading players to come to Everton.
We are the ugly one hanging round the edge of the dance floor , and we’ve been there since the first record was spun.
We have to wait until the last song for everyone to get desperate ( and very drunk ) before we have a chance .

New stadium next season is a pretty decent reason

 

[NeilMorepies]

Preparing to hold talks means

“Do you fancy these players”
“Yes”
“Ok il drop Chelsea an email after lunch”

The fcuck is preparing to hold talks

I think you’ll find the answer involves getting social media accounts to float their names on the internet, so they will be reported on GOT, so we can tell them how terrible the players are.

It’s called ‘Everton Scouting’ lad.

 

[johnjoeefc]

Absolutely shocked Chilwell is 28. Genuinely thought he was at most 25

 

[Bally1989]

Every day passes is a missed opportunity

 

[NeilMorepies]

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Even if it’s another Chelsea player?
One players wages off the books instead of another’s doesn’t matter to them. Unless the players are good enough for others to want.

 

[NeilMorepies]

Every day passes is a missed opportunity

DCL’s motto is that.

 

[devon_blue]

Where did the Chilwell free transfer rumour originate? They paid £50 million for him three years ago, seems unlikely they’d let him go for nothing with 2 years on his contract?

 

[witchdoc187]

You'd be making a left back with a history of injuries our highest paid player (by quite a distance). Thelwell has spend the past 3 years clearing the deadwood and high salaries off the books, makes no sense to start that cycle again.

I was just thinking he's spent so much time clearing deadwood yet here we are again with a squad almost full of deadwood. Amazing

 

[milks]

What is a brilliant way to judge Thelwell?

Because the squad is absolutely diabolical, unbalanced garbage. It plays the worst football in the division and by the summer we’ll need to bring in about 10 new players just to fill a match day squad.

But people keep telling me I shouldn’t be judging the director of football on any of that.

If Thelwell hadn't done what he's done over the past two years, then we'd either be in the Championship due to further PSR penalties, or in administration (or more likely both).

The squad is terrible because of the constraints imposed on the club due to the pitiful mismanagement from Moshiri/Kenwright. I think he's done a sterling job given what he's had to work with - whether he's right for the coming rebuild I don't know, but we should be thankful for what he has achieved.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

New stadium next season is a pretty decent reason

I don’t it’s much of an incentive.
Trophies , money and working with a manager who is held in high regard attract players in varying degrees.
I doubt the stadium enters into consideration until the above requirements are fulfilled.

 

[milks]

Where did the Chilwell free transfer rumour originate? They paid £50 million for him three years ago, seems unlikely they’d let him go for nothing with 2 years on his contract?

Plucked out of thin air, like 99% of all transfer rumours.

 

[GH_1982]

Did I mention he also can do backflips and enjoys a glass of Echo Falls on occasion

Him and my wife have something in common - I've never seen her do a back flip yet.

 

[Hogwild]

Newcastle " let's wait 6 months and get him for nothing"
Everton"NO! YOU MUST PAY US £15M FOR HIM IMMEDIATELY!!"
Newcastle "Jog on you idiots"

He's got to be pure profit at this point. Sell him for a few million. I don't think we will miss his 2 goals in 20 games that much. Plus, he will be more concerned with not getting injured to protect his payday this summer than actually playing football as the important matches come later in the season.

 

[Billy Dean]

Where did the Chilwell free transfer rumour originate? They paid £50 million for him three years ago, seems unlikely they’d let him go for nothing with 2 years on his contract?

It's not a rumour. Someone just speculated about it.

 

[Hogwild]

Absolutely shocked Chilwell is 28. Genuinely thought he was at most 25

Perfectly understandable given he has missed about 3 seasons worth of matches due to injury. Not the type of risk we can take.