Everton January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Aries]

Top priority in January with 2 weeks to go to stay in the league: striker, winger, full back

LOL. If this current squad gets relegated then the manager and players have failed massively from here on in. There is more than enough here to comfortably stay up without a single addition this month. Stop overreacting.

 

[Nymzee]

LOL. If this current squad gets relegated then the manager and players have failed massively from here on in. There is more than enough here to comfortably stay up without a single addition this month. Stop overreacting.

Stop thinking one win vs Spurs has eradicated all of our problems

 

[Amokachi1995]

Stop thinking one win vs Spurs has eradicated all of our problems

Even in the win, we fell off after 75 mins and didn't have sufficient replacements for Blomqvist and Ndiaye.

Winger with pace still a priority for me.

 

[14_dollars]

LOL. If this current squad gets relegated then the manager and players have failed massively from here on in. There is more than enough here to comfortably stay up without a single addition this month. Stop overreacting.

A defeat against Brighton and it will change everything.

Let’s not get carried away after a one win against a catastrophically bad Spurs team.

 

[MisterJ]

What’s more fun than talking about net spend ?

Not talking about net spend?

 

[Bluelenny1984]

A defeat against Brighton and it will change everything.

Let’s not get carried away after a one win against a catastrophically bad Spurs team.

I agree about not getting ahead of ourselves, but that win doesn’t happen under Dyche.

 

[Raino85]

LOL. If this current squad gets relegated then the manager and players have failed massively from here on in. There is more than enough here to comfortably stay up without a single addition this month. Stop overreacting.

Even just one shiny new player could give the whole place a bit of a boost

 

[Delargeinho]

Stop thinking one win vs Spurs has eradicated all of our problems

It where 2 games that were a step into the right direction.

The last 15 min against Spurs were a warning sign that there is a lot to do, because the team is still very fragile after they had the game under control the whole 2nd half.

 

[ToffeeScot]

At the start of the season I'd agree that this squad shouldn't be getting relegated but parameters change due to situations. Ours was pretty glaring. We weren't winning games and confidence and tactics were on the absolute floor. We needed additions still at the start of the season despite thinking we would stay up and they've become even more apparent now that we need them because we are in the thick of the relegation battle despite that win. It's only one game and it came against another side completely bereft of confidence and depleted due to injury. It was a great win, don't get me wrong, but there is still a long way to go in the season and we need players in to give us the depth in certain areas to cope with when we inevitably have another down, and also to give us a lift to try and get some more wins!

 

[Paul Rideout]

You’re forgetting Gomes last summer mate. He had a total cost of 11 mill a season wages and amortisation. His going was huge. While Onana also had a high wage and Amortisation.

As for this year I expect there is lingering brain farts from the Moshiri era in terms of interest payments and the like. Then whatever unanticipated Compo for Dyche and his team.

I don’t see cash flow being an issue after June 2025, our biggest issue will be the PSR headroom, think you are looking at three things raising boats:

1) Reduced cost, loss of interest payments on outstanding debts - hasn’t been mentioned on here much R&M and 777/ACAP interest payment are no longer an issue as is that debt. We have a lower wage bill, we have a lower amortisation bill and it gets lower again in June 25, relative even to our to current turnover.

2). Increased revenue, the new ground, we can expect our turnover to go to from 190 mill - 240/50 mill. That creates the broad base to take on additional cost. I caveat that, because there is an untapped potential in the ground…I’m talking commercial deals, naming right, 365 venue, gigs etc.

3) Player trading. Moving on the likes of Beto pushes headroom up. I’d really like to keep to Branthwaite, but from a strictly business point of view if he went, given all of the above I mention - for 80 mill - we’re brewstered.

I hate to agree with you on that last point, but if city or the like (come on Carlo, you know Real want him) come in and chuck £80m+ on branthwaite and it’s Moyes doing the buying we could totally give our squad an extreme glow up.

Like it could be the equivalent of when Motherwell sold Ian St John to the RS & built a stand with the money - totally changed the fortunes of the club long term.

 

[Noble Savage]

Not talking about net spend?

Have you tried it ? You don’t know what you’re missing . Decimal points , tax and agent calculations and signing on fees .

 

[Paul Rideout]

A defeat against Brighton and it will change everything.

Let’s not get carried away after a one win against a catastrophically bad Spurs team.

… and a good showing vs a good Villa team where I don’t think they’d have thought they’d been done over if we left with a point.

But you’re also right - too early and we do need more usable (sorry Keggers, not you ) personnel

 

[Simon Buttle]

It where 2 games that were a step into the right direction.

The last 15 min against Spurs were a warning sign that there is a lot to do, because the team is still very fragile after they had the game under control the whole 2nd half.

The last 15 mins just showed why you don't put Young, Keane, and Patterson on at the same time.

 

[Paul Rideout]

The last 15 mins just showed why you don't put Young, Keane, and Patterson on at the same time.

Young and Keane I get.

I thought Patterson did ok.

 

[Clarky cat]

It where 2 games that were a step into the right direction.

The last 15 min against Spurs were a warning sign that there is a lot to do, because the team is still very fragile after they had the game under control the whole 2nd half.

I’d say it was more a case of the players not being fit enough to play modern football because of the last manager and then the drop off in ability and pace from those on the bench coming on. New players are needed as options who are not 40 years old (Ashley Young) or absolute liabilities (Michael Keane) to be able to keep the levels up until the whole squad are fit enough to sustain top level professional football. Garner, McNeil and Tim getting back will help but we do need more bodies with quality and athleticism.

Moyes’ 2 games have definitely been a step in the right direction, agree with you there, but they have also shown (just like Bournemouth under the last fraud at home) that the players are not physically ready to take the game to opponents and compete over 95+minutes, absolute shambles that we are over half way through a season and players are cramping up after 70 minutes. Looks like “gaffers day” was another outdated nonsense.