Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Why wouldn't Keane go. Generally speaking Everton's defence did well last year. It was up front and midfield where we were let down. Both Keane and Mina will have many suitors, the former in the Premier league and the latter around Europe too. Many were surprised when Keane didn't make the England quad of 33 and he's still only 28. Mina is just 26. Two good CBs in their prime.And the difficulty is obviously going to be which players can we sell. I struggle to see Keane going but Mina and James could be quite marketable.
It's also worth saying, 20m for Mina will probably be a pretty nice profit. I believe we signed for 28, but he's 3/5ths into a contract, so again that would show up a a 12m profit. That could allow you to buy the equivalent of a 50m player if you can spread the fees across 4 years.
I would love us to get Ben White for £50m because I think he's a terrific CB and would make a great partnership with Godfrey for both England and Everton, and price wise £50m is not his ceiling. But if we don't get him I'm happy with the central defenders we have. That position is not our problem.