Transfer Rumour Everton poised to make £25m bid for Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney

[bitter-no-better]

We don't know silva's thinking on this lads position. He has played centre half and right back. He could play wing back. I still see Baines getting game time.

Personally I would give Baines a trial as a defensive midfielder. Maybe see how looks in training or a pre season game. He can pass very well and we have missed the passing ability of Barry since he left.

 

[Bluewolf]

Considering we got Naismith for free and Jelavic for 5-6 million I don’t think we can complain about either of them.

We only ended up paying about 2.5-3 million for jelavic because rangers went into administration

 

[Nymzee]

Time article for anyone without a sub:

"Everton have made Kieran Tierney their main transfer target, but will have to pay Celtic more than £25 million to recruit the Scotland left back.
Tierney is understood to be interested in a move that would make him Marco Silva’s first signing, but the 21-year-old will not agitate to leave the Scottish champions, who have given him the platform to launch his burgeoning career.

Silva has made signing a left back and a central defender his priorities since succeeding Sam Allardyce this summer but Everton will have to come up with a bid that will double Celtic’s transfer record received of £13 million for Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in 2015.

There has been no contact between the clubs, but that is likely to change and Celtic will not stand in the player’s way if the money is right.
Tierney has won an army of admirers throughout Europe. Atletico Madrid were said to be monitoring him last season, and he would be the sort of eye-catching signing Silva wants. Everton spent last season without strong competition at left back for Leighton Baines, who missed several months of the campaign due to injury.

Baines has been linked with a move to Portland Timbers, following the MLS path of Wayne Rooney who moved to DC United this week. However, the 33-year-old is understood to be bemused by the speculation and has returned to training before pre-season officially begins to be in the best possible condition for the new campaign.

Everton have been looking to trim back a bloated squad and a hefty wage bill, with Marcel Brands, the director of football, overseeing the reshaping of a squad that underwhelmed last season.

Along with the departure of Rooney, Ramiro Funes Mori, the Argentina defender, has moved to Villarreal for an initial fee of £10 million.
Silva and Brands also want to resolve the futures of Morgan Schneiderlin and Davy Klaassen to name just two players with Everton’s squad due to report for pre-season training on Monday. Schneiderlin is looking to move on after becoming a target for fans’ unrest last season, but the Everton manager has not given up hope of persuading him to stay."

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Spot on mate, the whole pressing system with three at the back relies on two wing backs with a good engine, or the whole thing stalls. I'd be made up with this signing if it came off, proper future planning for a change.

It doesn't matter how good your wing backs are if one of your CBs is Keane, he is totally immobile and the equivalent of planting lamppost at the centre of your defence and hoping for the best.

 

[ToffeeTim]

The lad is worth more than 25m. That's a low fee tbh.

 

[Roachey11]

You got a link to this gif mate? Been trying to find it for something else

 

[DanB90]

Has he already been capped for Scotland, or is he going to pretend he’s Irish?

 

[Moomin]

We don't know silva's thinking on this lads position. He has played centre half and right back. He could play wing back. I still see Baines getting game time.

Personally I would give Baines a trial as a defensive midfielder. Maybe see how looks in training or a pre season game. He can pass very well and we have missed the passing ability of Barry since he left.

DING DING DING DING DING

We have a winner, the first person this summer to say Baines should play in the Lahm role.

 

[Moomin]

Has he already been capped for Scotland, or is he going to pretend he’s Irish?

Mate, don't go there. The faux Irish will go after you and call you racist for saying stuff like that.

 

[meagher94]

What’s all this “poised to make a bid”, “preparing a bid” because we “want to steal a march on rivals” about? If we want to steal a march then just BLOODY MAKE THE BID.

 

[Tin-Tin]

The lad is worth more than 25m. That's a low fee tbh.

Is it though? Apart from Celtic, the rest of the league isn't even Championship quality.

 

[Connor]

Time article for anyone without a sub:

"Everton have made Kieran Tierney their main transfer target, but will have to pay Celtic more than £25 million to recruit the Scotland left back.
Tierney is understood to be interested in a move that would make him Marco Silva’s first signing, but the 21-year-old will not agitate to leave the Scottish champions, who have given him the platform to launch his burgeoning career.

Silva has made signing a left back and a central defender his priorities since succeeding Sam Allardyce this summer but Everton will have to come up with a bid that will double Celtic’s transfer record received of £13 million for Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in 2015.

There has been no contact between the clubs, but that is likely to change and Celtic will not stand in the player’s way if the money is right.
Tierney has won an army of admirers throughout Europe. Atletico Madrid were said to be monitoring him last season, and he would be the sort of eye-catching signing Silva wants. Everton spent last season without strong competition at left back for Leighton Baines, who missed several months of the campaign due to injury.

Baines has been linked with a move to Portland Timbers, following the MLS path of Wayne Rooney who moved to DC United this week. However, the 33-year-old is understood to be bemused by the speculation and has returned to training before pre-season officially begins to be in the best possible condition for the new campaign.

Everton have been looking to trim back a bloated squad and a hefty wage bill, with Marcel Brands, the director of football, overseeing the reshaping of a squad that underwhelmed last season.

Along with the departure of Rooney, Ramiro Funes Mori, the Argentina defender, has moved to Villarreal for an initial fee of £10 million.
Silva and Brands also want to resolve the futures of Morgan Schneiderlin and Davy Klaassen to name just two players with Everton’s squad due to report for pre-season training on Monday. Schneiderlin is looking to move on after becoming a target for fans’ unrest last season, but the Everton manager has not given up hope of persuading him to stay."

Again it’s “Marco Silva’s first signing” and no mention of Brands having an input.

Interesting.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Is it though? Apart from Celtic, the rest of the league isn't even Championship quality.

Celtic aren't even Championship quality.

 

[meagher94]

Does anyone know if Rodgers comments were actually because of the Everton interest specifically? Because that’s what the papers are saying. Or was he just talking generally about the player and the papers are adding that bit in?

 

[Tin-Tin]

I can understand that he's a local lad and massive fan favourite, however they could replace him with a LB at a fraction of the cost and still not notice the difference as they will continue to win everything.