Everton January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Tipp blue]

Again, its not an absolute argument, im not saying we shouldn't bring anyone in, what im saying is we should bring no one in unless its an improvement on what we have and will add value for the next 3-5 years. 100%.

You have to look at aour goal as competing with Villa, WHU, Brighton - we should bring players in accordingly in my opinion with that goal in mind.

We got CL with Marcus Bent, im happy enough with Beto, there comes a time where you have to front with the decisions you make. Its not like our strikers score many goals so if one is out, its not like their is a major drop off. Beto and DCL have an interesting goal per min comparison ratio.

I think we'd be foolish to come to the end of this window with just 1 fit forward, and I'd be saying that even if our 1 fit striker was Haaland, We need backup in that position Beto will be blowing out his arse after 70 minutes, Michael Keane up front for the last 20 minutes of every game?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Oh we should right now be spending what we need to guarantee relegation is not even a factor. Who cares about PSR if you go down, who cares about the big summer spend if you're in the championship.

But do so smartly and do so on players that can push the club on and be built around. Not on short term stop gaps to get us through the tear and who we'll be saddled with because they are bottom half players good enough to see you over the line but never push you on.

PSR can be worked around before the 30th June, cutting into any Summer spend may just motivate the owners to bs k the club with additional backing anyways - especially if the recruitment in January goes well.

If they went out and say bought Ferguson, Mcatee and Diarra/Chucky - yeah you are looking at anything from a 75-100m outlay, but you are gonna instantly improve the squad in three starting positions and with ones that have longevity and real potential.

We won't do so, and that's half the problem, we don't take calculated chances for the possibility to really improve. We'd much rather buy a Longstaff for 15-20m buy a replacement line for like 2-3 years later for the same etc.

Goes without saying, but "i'd rather spend nothing than spend bad" is a nonsense, apologist shout. Obviously, but now is not comparable to the January in which we signed Tosun.

The manager has said he needs players, the club need to make it happen.

This team isn't difficult to improve. In quality, and depth.

It's not a big ask for recruitment to bring in a couple of players to safeguard the future of the club, and address the public concerns the manager has spoken of.

The time has gone for continually making excuses.

We're 16th, haven't spent a bean (net) 4 years.

Spend.

 

[bluedave59]

Oh we should right now be spending what we need to guarantee relegation is not even a factor. Who cares about PSR if you go down, who cares about the big summer spend if you're in the championship.

But do so smartly and do so on players that can push the club on and be built around. Not on short term stop gaps to get us through the tear and who we'll be saddled with because they are bottom half players good enough to see you over the line but never push you on.

PSR can be worked around before the 30th June, cutting into any Summer spend may just motivate the owners to bs k the club with additional backing anyways - especially if the recruitment in January goes well.

If they went out and say bought Ferguson, Mcatee and Diarra/Chucky - yeah you are looking at anything from a 75-100m outlay, but you are gonna instantly improve the squad in three starting positions and with ones that have longevity and real potential.

We won't do so, and that's half the problem, we don't take calculated chances for the possibility to really improve. We'd much rather buy a Longstaff for 15-20m buy a replacement line for like 2-3 years later for the same etc.

What a statement that would be bringing those 3 players in. And a massive boost for the team and the fans. But as you say we won't do it. Prob just longstaff on his way. Not got a problem with him. Seems a steady player but nothing exciting. Massive amount of money to be spent in the summer

 

[billyblue80]

Again, its not an absolute argument, im not saying we shouldn't bring anyone in, what im saying is we should bring no one in unless its an improvement on what we have and will add value for the next 3-5 years. 100%.

You have to look at our goal as competing with Villa, WHU, Brighton - from this point forward, we should bring players in accordingly in my opinion with that goal in mind.

We got CL with Marcus Bent, im happy enough with Beto, there comes a time where you have to front with the decisions you've made. Its not like our strikers score many goals so if one is out, its not like there is a major drop off. Beto and DCL have an interesting goal per min comparison ratio anyway.

Beto will break his heart trying and im alright with that.

Do not dosagree but you need options though Beto cannot play every minute of every game? Currently I would say Ndiaye would be the one to go there when Beto needs to come off but he is not an out striker....

 

[Tipp blue]

Goes without saying, but "i'd rather spend nothing than spend bad" is a nonsense, apologist shout. Obviously, but now is not comparable to the January in which we signed Tosun.

The manager has said he needs players, the club need to make it happen.

This team isn't difficult to improve. In quality, and depth.

It's not a big ask for recruitment to bring in a couple of players to safeguard the future of the club, and address the public concerns the manager has spoken of.

The time has gone for continually making excuses.

We're 16th, haven't spent a bean (net) 4 years.

Spend.

I see it from both sides, while we need depth we don't need a bang average player on 100K a week, although right now a bang Average striker would improve us. But transfer fee and salary need to reflect the averageness.

 

[billyblue80]

Unless Benjamin and Sherif are getting a go...

 

[Saint Domingo]

Goes without saying, but "i'd rather spend nothing than spend bad" is a nonsense, apologist shout. Obviously, but now is not comparable to the January in which we signed Tosun.

The manager has said he needs players, the club need to make it happen.

This team isn't difficult to improve. In quality, and depth.

It's not a big ask for recruitment to bring in a couple of players to safeguard the future of the club, and address the public concerns the manager has spoken of.

The time has gone for continually making excuses.

We're 16th, haven't spent a bean (net) 4 years.

Spend.

Agree

I do think though that people have a somewhat revisionist view on that 17/18 season. We were absolutely terrible and whilst the league table might not have said we were definitely going down, the trajectory of the team was awful. Tosun and Walcott were long term wastes of money but they undoubtedly provided a lift. I think it was a game v Leicester ironically I thought we had to win and the arrival of Walcott definitely gave everyone a lift for it. Tosun also scored a few goals at the end of that season to get us away from the mess.

Could it have gone differently if we hadn’t have spent and then Calvert Lewin got an injury? Maybe, who knows, but the point is we didn’t leave it to chance then and we shouldn’t now.

Without Tosun’s ACL injury we would have flogged him to Palace for a good fee and Walcott ended up playing for us for a good while.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I see it from both sides, while we need depth we don't need a bang average player on 100K a week, although right now a bang Average striker would improve us. But transfer fee and salary need to reflect the averageness.

Why would the player be bang average and on 100k a week?

It was only 2 games ago, we were 1 weekends result of being in the relegation spots. 42% of the season still to play.

@Neiler, like me, has spent months on here saying our lack of options/attack dictates relegation scrap.

We've won 2 games and now it's "actually, maybe kick the can until the summer..."

Heads need to come out of arses, and we need to stop making excuses. The summer on here was the same - the squad needs investment. Now. And in the summer.

Look at it;

GK's
Pickford
Virginia
Begovic
Leban

CB's
Branthwaite
Tarkowski
O'Brien
Keane

Full-Back's
Mykolenko
Patterson
Young

Centre Mids
Gana
Garner
Iroegbunam
Doucoure

Wingers
Harrison
Mills
Ndiaye
Lindstrom

Strikers
Beto

---

Missing:
Dixon
Coleman (Injured)
Armstrong
Mangala (Injured)
McNeil (Injured)
DCL (Injured)
Broja (Injured)
Chermiti (Injured)

 

[billyblue80]

Can we save this thread for actual genuine links, instead of fantasising about Brighton forwards that if availible, is not coming to goodison.

So, Diarra has had some links i see? With us having Garner, Tim & Gana all in position, do we keep our powder dry for the summer?

He is more of a ten

 

[john jako]

Ferguson goes to Chelsea screws our Ings move

 

[MikeH72]

Agree

I do think though that people have a somewhat revisionist view on that 17/18 season. We were absolutely terrible and whilst the league table might not have said we were definitely going down, the trajectory of the team was awful. Tosun and Walcott were long term wastes of money but they undoubtedly provided a lift. I think it was a game v Leicester ironically I thought we had to win and the arrival of Walcott definitely gave everyone a lift for it. Tosun also scored a few goals at the end of that season to get us away from the mess.

Could it have gone differently if we hadn’t have spent and then Calvert Lewin got an injury? Maybe, who knows, but the point is we didn’t leave it to chance then and we shouldn’t now.

Without Tosun’s ACL injury we would have flogged him to Palacw for a good fee and Walcott ended up playing for us for a good while.

This is also revisionism. There was no indication Palace were interested in buying him as he had been awful for them and wasn’t even starting games at the time.

 

[billyblue80]

Ferguson goes to Chelsea screws our Ings move

Can we stop with the Ings stuff utterly the wrong type as has been said

 

[witchdoc187]

Why would the player be bang average and on 100k a week?

It was only 2 games ago, we were 1 weekends result of being in the relegation spots. 42% of the season still to play.

@Neiler, like me, has spent months on here saying our lack of options/attack dictates relegation scrap.

We've won 2 games and now it's "actually, maybe kick the can until the summer..."

Heads need to come out of arses, and we need to stop making excuses. The summer on here was the same - the squad needs investment. Now. And in the summer.

Look at it;

That's scary. Interested to see which of those are free agents in the summer too

 

[Saint Domingo]

This is also revisionism. There was no indication Palace were interested in buying him as he had been awful for them and wasn’t even starting games at the time.

Apart from Parish literally saying there was no reason not to make the deal permanent when he arrived on loan with an option rumoured to be 20 mill, and then also saying his story was cut short and it was a shame when he got injured and had to come back. There’s also reports that Palace were still interested even after his injury and were monitoring his recovery.

But yeah apart from that no indication at all they were interested.

 

[Lanolin]

Agree

I do think though that people have a somewhat revisionist view on that 17/18 season. We were absolutely terrible and whilst the league table might not have said we were definitely going down, the trajectory of the team was awful. Tosun and Walcott were long term wastes of money but they undoubtedly provided a lift. I think it was a game v Leicester ironically I thought we had to win and the arrival of Walcott definitely gave everyone a lift for it. Tosun also scored a few goals at the end of that season to get us away from the mess.

Could it have gone differently if we hadn’t have spent and then Calvert Lewin got an injury? Maybe, who knows, but the point is we didn’t leave it to chance then and we shouldn’t now.

Without Tosun’s ACL injury we would have flogged him to Palace for a good fee and Walcott ended up playing for us for a good while.

Nah I've said this before but that team finished 7th the season before and 8th the season after. It just wasn't a side that was going to go down. Obviously nothing's impossible, but realistically we just had a run of poor form that put us in a bad position which we very quickly got out of. It's not really comparable to this side which has, to some extent, been battling relegation for 4 consecutive seasons. To put it into perspective, we'd already won more home games at the point Allardyce took over in November than we have so far this season, and it's February tomorrow.