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Everton Summer transfers 2021

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brieverton said:
If "sell to buy" results in an actual focus to get players out, for at least some fees, then we should have used that as a strategy years ago.

I'm skeptical though that very many of the undesirables will be leaving.

I don't know how Brands can justify his position, or isn't facing serious questions, on that alone.
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It's one of those phrases "sell to buy" that everyone sort of latches onto and hates. Football clubs have to sell and have to buy. Actually selling players generates cash flow, and also helps the balance sheet enormously. If you are selling players for cash, you're doing something correct.

In defence of Brands, it's very difficult to move players on for a multitude of reasons, but most notably that we have overpaid for players that haven't worked out. The complaint for Brands, is in certain instances he has compounded an existing problem. Iwobi, Delph, Bernard and Gomes come to mind, and yes I appreciate Gomes had a serious injury but it's a big problem. Delph should never have got a 3 year deal. If he had the same deal as James, a 2 year + 1 option then we could have just moved him on this summer. Iwobi should not have got a 5 year deal, absolutely no way. Bernard should probably have only been a 3 year deal, or really a 2 + 1 as well. We've got into contracts we just can't get away from.

At present, unless we sell "upwards" we are going to struggle to sell anyone.
 
APN_EFC said:
What do you all think about the potential Fire sale at Barcelona? Rumours are they need to offload and I know our Barcelona signings have been mixed - Digne, Gomes, Deulofeu, Mina - but they're usually high quality from the academy or from the squad. I don't really know much about the fringe players there currently.
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Unless we sell players or can work out a deal to loan players, it's irrelevant
 
Theoneandonly said:
As I've been saying. We're selling to buy.

We need to shift Bernard first before any real money players come in.
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As i've been sayinng. You are talking rubbish. Wouldnt you think Gray and/or Townsend are replacing Bernard ?
Same position hopefully 2 players for the same wage as Bernard on his own.
Seems clear to me.

And yes if Kean goes for 40m there is more possible if Kean is not sold. No rocket science
 



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