Everton Summer transfers 2021

[danny147]

Our only competition for Tim Cahill was Crystal Palace

And that was nearly twenty years ago. Not saying the kid won’t turn out good but we have positions we are absolutely desperate for class players so that should be the focus.

 

[jazzy]

Damsgaard did look decent.

Good player but isn't he a 10 ?

Does Benitez play with a 10 - not so sure.

And if he does what about his new BFF , Gylfi ?

 

[danny147]

So, we lose interest in a deal that suggests that we may actually have some semblance of a scouting network and are instead now interested in a player that has had a great Euros??

Sounds about right. The evidence of the last few years suggest our scouting network is stealing a living.

More than likely journalists just making the majority of stuff up. That said our scouting system does seem to be absolutely awful.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

So, we lose interest in a deal that suggests that we may actually have some semblance of a scouting network and are instead now interested in a player that has had a great Euros??

Sounds about right. The evidence of the last few years suggest our scouting network is stealing a living.

You realise the Nunes deal was only suggested because NES taking over as manager was on the cards? Nothing remotely to do with any scouting having taken place.

 

[Zatara]

FFS.

I need to stop biting.

"Replace" Iwobi/Sigurdsson? Who buys them/takes on their wages?

"We could still sell him and not lose money"? - Far from guaranteed. We bring a player to the fringes of the first team at least and he does nothing at all. Maybe has a couple of loans and flops at Champo or lower PL level. Who gives us £8m+ for him? You're taking a fee that sounds like a "bargain" now and assuming it will still do so in a couple of years. Not guaranteed. See: Lewis Gibson.

"If we signed 2 or 3 U21 players like that a summer" - Assuming you can find 2 or 3 with similar clauses, that's £16m-£24m out of an already limited transfer pot, in the hope that one works out. Any other clubs operating similar transfer policies? I doubt it because it sounds like even more groping around in the dark than we have been doing the last few years.

I get it. Another team signed a potentially exciting young player. They simultaneously signed a potential flop who could be turning out in the conference in a few years. Schrodinger's bargain.

A: Who buys Iwobi = Brands signed him, he should be able to sell him. If not then how was Brands given a 3 year extension after signing him, Delph, Gomes,Bernard etc and extending Keanes contract?

As for Sigurdsson, i think there would be takers for him -- Brands however doesnt seem able to sell players.


B: Wasnt Olise the young player of the year? Im pretty confident we could sell that player for £8mil+ to a championship club or to a french team if he didnt perform as expected.

Even Brands was able to sell Vlasic and Lookman.

 

[riddick]

And that was nearly twenty years ago. Not saying the kid won’t turn out good but we have positions we are absolutely desperate for class players so that should be the focus.

I would say we need more hunger/desire than actual "class". Gylfi HAS class he just absolutely shirks responsibility and does as little as possible. Most of our players have class. Godfrey wasn't amazing regardless of what everyone wants to believe, he DID absolutely bust his butt in every single match which very very few of our players do.

 

[Zatara]

@Brett Angell Delight

If we used our budget on signing 3 players u21 (like the profiles Leicester went for with Ndidi, Fofana, Tielemans etc) then that would make alot of sense.

The only two reasons not to do this are:

1: A short term approach which fails every time.

2: A poor quality scouting network

We have enough 'experienced' players, we need to now focus on building a young side.

It strikes me though that Benitez isnt going to do that...we'll see this window.

 

[Runub]

Even Brands was able to sell Vlasic and Lookman

Bizarrely in my opinion these two now look half decent and certainly better than some of the current squad

 

[Zatara]

Damsgaard did look decent.

So, we lose interest in a deal that suggests that we may actually have some semblance of a scouting network and are instead now interested in a player that has had a great Euros??

Sounds about right. The evidence of the last few years suggest our scouting network is stealing a living.

Ive not watched a euros game.

Id find it very disappointing if we paid a higher fee for someone who has had a good tournament rather than a better player not at the euros or who didnt 'light it up'.

 

[Zatara]

Bizarrely in my opinion these two now look half decent and certainly better than some of the current squad

Vlasic or Sigurdsson
Lookman or Iwobi

Id prefer the younger two.

Big summer for Brands, it looks like he cant sell the players hes wasted so much money on.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Bizarrely in my opinion these two now look half decent and certainly better than some of the current squad

File under "Everton, that".

 

[davids]

Decided to have a glass-half full moment.

Mina continues the good work he was doing with Keane at the first half of last season.
Godfrey picks up where he left off at full-back, pushing both Digne and Coleman.
Digne fully recovers from injury ready for the earlier games of the season.
Gomes benefits from a new fitness regime, rediscovering some of his pre-injury sharpness and contributing to the squad.
Pickford embeds his maturity, having his most consistent season so far. Romero is signed for cover and keeps us in the cups.
Doucoure and Allan form a combative and energetic midfield barely interrupted by injury.
James stays and continues to assist in tight games.
Bernard cameos at both left wing and No.10, providing some assists for teams in the cups.
Iwobi also contributes later in games, full of running and stretching tired defences.
Nkounkou grows into the season at both left back and left winger.
Richarlison and DCL continue up front but Richy chips in with more goals in a settled side.
Sigurdsson rediscovers his set pieces and cameos in narrow games
Kean is sold for a decent amount, replaced by a pacy right-winger.
Davies, Kenny and Holgate start to lose their 'youth' tags and are pushed on by our latest academy prospects.
Gbamin doesn't get injured again.
Tosun reprises his target man role, giving DCL a break in the early cup games.
Simms moves ahead of Tosun.
Gordon moves ahead of Bernard.

..Delph is loaned to Brentford for his leadership qualities.

Half full ? Check your shoes aren't filling up.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Damsgaard did look decent.

Buying a player because he scored two bangers at a tourney would be very Everton

 

[riddick]

Buying a player because he scored two bangers at a tourney would be very Everton

Nah, buying a player because he scored two bangers at a tourney at a wildly inflated price when they were linked to him last year at a fraction of that price, now THAT'S very Everton.

 

[toffee66]

Stating the obvious judging transfer business before the window finishes is a fool’s game. We have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat (eg Fellaini, Godfrey) and vice versa (eg Iwobi not Zaha) deep into injury time before now.