Everton January transfer window 2021

[TheBigIguana]

He's not coming here to do that. He's coming here to be a squad player and scoring a goal that matters for us this season will help with our long-term goals of improving the standing of this club.

We're clearly planning on getting rid of Bernard this summer and Carlo seems happy to see Gordon out on loan to develop and might do again for next season.

We can't afford to sign a starting XI player today but King signing today could help us move further up the table and help us afford them in the summer.

Which good players can we get in today with the money we're planning to spend on King? Clearly there's no alternative at this point so we either go through with it or we don't now. I'd rather have him in this squad than not as we clearly need some attacking options with Tosun and Gordon out of the squad.

I hate signing squad players. I don't think you can sign someone who you don't view as being at a starting level unless you've already got an elite squad. Otherwise you get stuck in mediocrity.

 

[Tree13]

All of you advocating for the nothing option better not moan in a match thread when we have nothing to bring on from the bench.

They'll double down by insisting that the club made a mistake letting Tosun go, despite the fact he has contributed nothing whatsoever for more than 15 months.

 

[MrGrumpy]

5 goals when?

This season

 

[BrendanGOT]

Tosun is one in 2.8

Irrelevant though, different types of players.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

doesn't look to be happening mate, what was the full story you heard?? Loan ??

When I asked my mate who gave him the info he sent me this...

 

[nsno-chris]

I hate signing squad players. I don't think you can sign someone who you don't view as being at a starting level unless you've already got an elite squad. Otherwise you get stuck in mediocrity.

 

[Efcjake]

I would have kept Tosun, Josh King has scored no goals or made any assists in the championship and we are bringing him in to help a push for Europe?? There’s a reason Fulham are the only other team wanting him, he’s not very good. It’s like Steve Walsh is still here.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Irrelevant though, different types of players.

yes one is crap and the other is pretty crap.

 

[Egil Olsen]

This isn't a new thing though. This forums been clamouring for King in the summer as well.

If he comes, I hope he does well, but come the summer, we will be stuck with another player we want to upgrade.

You think King is going to win us something?

You are asking the wrong question? King is not bought to lead as a star player, but to fill a hole in the squad. That way, he's an upgrade.

 

[trueblue84]

We could sign them both and the headline of the Echo would be 'Ferry 'Cross The Mersey' then we can guess who and what the rest of the article would be about.

The article would be something like...

Everton sign 2 local lads. They are so local they surely must have heard the screams for poor Virgil as Jordan Pickford cynically tried to end his career.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I would have kept Tosun, Josh King has scored no goals or made any assists in the championship and we are bringing him in to help a push for Europe?? There’s a reason Fulham are the only other team wanting him, he’s not very good. It’s like Steve Walsh is still here.

He scored more goals the Tosun, he also impact games far more

 

[marsh]

Where is the goalie signing that will never ever play for us! Lossl needs replacing.

 

[Neiler]

I hate signing squad players. I don't think you can sign someone who you don't view as being at a starting level unless you've already got an elite squad. Otherwise you get stuck in mediocrity.

Or end up loaning them to PSG or RBL.

 

[Efcjake]

I hate signing squad players. I don't think you can sign someone who you don't view as being at a starting level unless you've already got an elite squad. Otherwise you get stuck in mediocrity.

Well when we boot out 3 squad players on one day and have one winger for back up and sigurdsson as a back up striker I am willing to compromise.

 

[Tony1985]

Haha to be fair to me I’m not advocating Tosun either but I would have kept him instead of signing Josh King, the whole thing makes no sense.