Everton Summer transfers 2021

[Goodison87]

That’s a terrible deal he somehow outdoes himself with every deal he does.

Indeed he does, hopefully we have a couple deals / incomings to benefit us off the back of it? Can but hope.

 

[nsno-chris]

Think we’re still waiting payment for Materazzi; should get the Kean money in abar 2040

 

[Eggs]

It's basically like games played etc mate

Barring injury, they're buying him.

My frustration would be if Brands has let it be two years, not one.

….might be the best we can get given he’s not exactly in demand, the window is about to close and he’s not been effective for us.

Another poor acquisition but hopefully (and eventually) clawing monies back. i suppose there’s also the possibility of future business with Juventus taking this money into account.

 

[Bluewolf]

He also said he wants to see out his contract with us. Seems to me you are selective in what you read.

At the same time he has been treated poorly by the club IMO. As soon as Benitez arrived James and the whole world were advised he wasn't wanted here. He was then excluded from training with the squad and even had his squad number from last season given to a youth player FFS.

But hey, he didn't know who we were playing when he hadn't been near the place for almost 2 weeks and it's OMG how can he disrespect the club like that. We'll respect works both ways.

Seems to me that you are so desperate to place blame on benitez for anything you're letting it cloud your judgement.

He wants to see out his contract but he doesn't want to play for us?

When has he been excluded from training? Hes strangely enough been self isolating for a while.

Whats more plausible, benitez has walked in on his first day and gone to our best footballer "james get too feck!" Or ancelotti left and benitez has told him he's got to work hard to get into the starting 11 and he's thrown his toys out of the pram.

The cloumbian press are always having a go about his attitude this is nothing new and he's a national hero over there. The lad doesn't like hard work.

But no its obviously all benitez fault isnt it. James is training in the car park and benitez won't let him in the training ground, hes took his locker off him, hes took his number off him, he won't let him in the senior cantine to be honest I think benitez only took the everton job just to ruin james career and sully his good name.

 

[Oasis1878]

Well that is actually laughable in that case - another Brands masterclass

“Total potential fee of €20m.”

Hopefully the loan fees are pretty decent and aren’t included in the fee above or it’s a shocker.

 

[Saint Domingo]

We don’t hold the cards because the player doesn’t want to play for us and we’re in an FFP hole. We can’t keep hold of him because he doesn’t want to be here, and we can’t improve unless we sell someone.

 

[TyphooToffee]

Camped out at the Alhambra having declared the return of the caliphate of Al-Ándalus.

Now you're just showing off

 

[ProZ]

What the hell is that deal, i genuinely got palpitations reading it?

An option to buy (under certain circumstances) WTF

 

[Bluewolf]

they went down the super star ronaldo route, and it didn't work.

They went down the spend big to win the champions league route and didn't improve the areas that needed improving. Thats why it didn't work, not because ronaldo held the team back.

 

[Barnfred 55]

He wore 19 and is still listed on the club's website as 19.

Sorry 19. My bad.

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[ProZ]

If that honestly is the crappy deal id rather have kept him as a backup striker

 

[BNE_Blue]

13 league goals. 3 UCL goals. 2 years into a 5 year deal. $20 million????

 

[CielosGrises]

Sounds basically like we get 20m - just not now. Obviously his value has gone down so it was a gamble lost. Accounting wise I expect it counts towards FFP and that is why it is attractive.

 

[jazzy]

Just remembered this is how Juve got Locatelli too.

On a two-year loan with obligation to buy.

Under certain conditions according to Fab.
Wonder what they are?
Does anyone trust Brands to get anything right?

 

[Kev The Rat]

We don’t hold the cards because the player doesn’t want to play for us and we’re in an FFP hole. We can’t keep hold of him because he doesn’t want to be here, and we can’t improve unless we sell someone.

well he hasnt been sold thats quite apparent.