Everton January transfer window 2021

[Papa Shango]

People think this is FIFA or FM, sing free agent and sell him after six month or one yeare ...

Well it worked with Lucas Neill I suppose...

 

[Brisan123]

There's very little moves being done this window. I mean year on year spend we are down to about 1/8 of last winters spend. When you factor in in 2017 there was 500m+ spent, it's about 1/18 or so of that level of spending. There's wider trends here, that sides have just moved away from those sort of deals, but I do think the pandemic has and the impending financial pressures are starting to squeeze now.

I would say a lot of football, had the view everything would be ok by Christmas. That was what pretty much anyone working in the industry said to me; "fine by christmas". There was a belief all fans would be back. Tht essentially no fans were back by Christmas, and likely no fans will be back this season will be a killer. There's a chance no pre-season tours will be allowed next year as well, so lots of lucrative money lost. Thats before you get into commercial spend from sponsors and merchandising spend.

The one counter I'd add though, is I wonder if we will see a bit of a bonanza in the last 2 days as people blink a bit? Lots of loans being agreed? I don't know. The quarantine rules for 2 weeks don't help, but maybe that comes into the thinking?

Only Everton and St Petersburg have increased their earnings in 19-20 out of the top 20 richest football clubs ,not sure about Petersburg but I would say in both cases its down to sponsorship
20-21 I can see all 20 being down some more than others

 

[Lloydystark]

Should look at a couple of players on loan til end of the season, jovic left real on loan, an out of favour cf and winger perhaps

 

[Brisan123]

By the time his contract expires in 18 months time we will probably have sorted the first 11 though. He’s not out of contract this summer.

The first 11 that Carlo will want will take more than 18months
He is not here for top 4/6 .he is here to win the league
Digne ,Allan ,Ricarlison ,James and maybe DCL and Godfrey
The rest will not be in the first 11 in Carlos first 11
The younger lads in the squad maybe in time

 

[Stephenlloyd]

Because to replace him as a squad player would cost 20m ,same for Gomes
That 40m buys you a first 11 player
FPP has been relaxed but by how much no one seems to know and while it has been relaxed it has not gone away
If it was capable of being done do you think Moshiri would refuse to sanction Carlo spending 50-60 m ,no way would he refuse
Maybe the extension would be for half the 100k
Siggy knows no one is paying a 33 yr old 100k a week unless you are exceptional

The landscape has totally changed, when we can get a 29yr old James on a free and Allan another 29 for 20mil when the year before Napoli wanted 50mil plus.

There will be so many deals available over the next few windows, teams struggling financially, top teams over loaded and wanting to get their own wage bill down. Players running their contracts. Loaning players over 1yr maybe 2yrs and then buying them.

We can’t have another injury crisis next season and have siggurdsson, Davies & Gomes our midfield back up. Like we can’t have Tosun, Bernard as our forward line back up.

 

[Brisan123]

If Sheffield United get relegated do you think sander berge could be a decent squad player to have?

What do you mean IF
Chris Wilder is their manager ,not Harry Houdini

 

[Brisan123]

The landscape has totally changed, when we can get a 29yr old James on a free and Allan another 29 for 20mil when the year before Napoli wanted 50mil plus.

There will be so many deals available over the next few windows, teams struggling financially, top teams over loaded and wanting to get their own wage bill down. Players running their contracts. Loaning players over 1yr maybe 2yrs and then buying them.

We can’t have another injury crisis next season and have siggurdsson, Davies & Gomes our midfield back up. Like we can’t have Tosun, Bernard as our forward line back up.

No club will be letting their top players go for cheap
If we want to compete for the league then we need top players
Squad players will be available from some clubs ,but KDB and his ilk will still cost big money
While I agree the players in Bold are not good enough it will take time and a whole lot of money for us to be in a position to do without some of them
I would gladly sell 15-16 of our squad and replace them with better if possible ,but its not

 

[RomanReigns]

What do you mean IF
Chris Wilder is their manager ,not Harry Houdini

I prefer to deal with mathematical certainty

 

[maccavennie]

His head has morphed into a foreskin.

lol lol lol

 

[Brisan123]

I prefer to deal with mathematical certainty

They have 5 points from 19 games ,on course for 10 point
I would be amazed if they get more than 20 points this season
The players know they are down and their heads will have gone
They would need an average of 1.5 points a game to stay up ,ie win 9-10 of their remaining games

 

[Stephenlloyd]

No club will be letting their top players go for cheap
If we want to compete for the league then we need top players
Squad players will be available from some clubs ,but KDB and his ilk will still cost big money
While I agree the players in Bold are not good enough it will take time and a whole lot of money for us to be in a position to do without some of them
I would gladly sell 15-16 of our squad and replace them with better if possible ,but its not

James?

 

[Tipp blue]

Yes still smashing the realism
We need 4 -5 top quality first team players ,say 180-200m to compete at the very top
That will cost big money because Carlo will want the best available
Does not leave us with the option to spend half that again on squad players to fill the gaps left by Gomes ,Siggy etc leaving
In a perfect world with no FPP and Uzzy flexing his wallet . the ambition would be be to keep 6-7 of the current first team squad and buy 16-17 replacements
However realism says otherwise

Not long now till FFP is majorly relaxed or abolished, clubs will be skint, and the powers that be will be screaming out for the likes of Usmanov to plough money back into the game.

 

[matty1878]

Not long now till FFP is majorly relaxed or abolished, clubs will be skint, and the powers that be will be screaming out for the likes of Usmanov to plough money back into the game.

and we buy our way to the league

 

[jazzy]

And because there is no transfer fee, or agents fees etc associated to it, and the likelihood is Gylfis wages demands come down quite substantially. Depending on the market, you may get him to drop them by 25-30%. He knows the squad, there is no integration period.

If he falls off a cliff over the next 18 months, then you have another look. If he continues to play at the level he has been this season though, he may well get another season, and it gets reviewed on a year by year basis. Probably on an incentivised basis with gradually reducing basic wage.

I think that that is fair but all things considered there is absolutely no urgency in offering him a new deal.
I'd look at it again with 6 months to go to the end of his contract. If he is still useful to Carlo and performing at a reasonable level , then fine offer a short extension - say 18 months.
If that isn't acceptable to GS , then ay revoir.

 

[pablo315]

Even at 33-34 Siggy would be a useful squad player
He does not rely on pace (I think ) and has never had injury problems ,so maybe Carlo sees a place for him in the squad while money is spent on the first 11

Or

we could get rid and spend the 5m a year in wages he gets on a better younger faster player

just a thought