Everton Transfer Thread 2016

[Thomasc]

He isn't crap - but he isn't the top level of keeper. Would he do a good job, yes, is there better out there we could look at first? definitely.

for a free transfer, its a no brainer though, even if he was the backup.

Sadly, we aren't a top level club yet mate.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Seems tons of clubs have a hard on for Michy, over £30m for him doesn't scream great value but then there doesn't seem to be much value anywhere. Would be no point at all in us selling Lukaku.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

seen enough from him to know he isn't good enough otherwise I wouldn't have said so.

Marseille were not that bothered about letting him go either.

He is on the decline and wasn't great anyway.

Its a game of opinions mate and at least you have seen enough of him to form an opinion but we are talking about that big black tank who played for Marseille right ? The one who IMO was only bettered than Hugo Lloris in French football ? Please bear in mind that whilst he is no longer 25 years old, he has been playing in a team that seems to be in massive turmoil on and off the pitch. Personally I think he would be a massive upgrade on Tim Howard and I would prefer him on a free transfer to Tim Krul.

If we are looking at freebies then I would give a chance to Tonny Vilhenha, not lived up to the hype so far but again, improvement on the likes of Osman.

 

[bluestevon]

He moved to Zenit when they were competing at a very high level and had signed Hulk. They meant business.

Russian football has deteriorated a lot since then - I believe it was 2012 he moved there.

He's a class act though. I wasn't sure he was the player we needed but watching him a bit more closely at the Euros -
Plus with info from @bluestevon , who knows his stuff on Russian footy, then I think he'd actually be a superb acquisition.

However, in equal measure if we don't get him I'd be confident we'd get somebody else in jus as good. Still
Think Schneiderlin could be the one, and I don't think he Sneijder story is over yet either.

Mandanda (had a tough few years in an underperforming Marseille side but is still a quality keeper. Would definitely be a good signing)

Witsel/Schneiderlin - can both play that box to box, 'dominating' midfield role that we need. RK likes to play 4-3-3, and I think with McCarthy having shown he can perform to his high standards when played in a holding role (in a relatively poor international side against both Italy and the tournament favourites) then he'll be given a chance in that role should that system be used. Barkley to one side and the box to box player to the other would be a superb way to set up, but also extremely flexible as well.

Sneijder - the benefits of this deal would be that we could bring in a player who has vast amounts of experience at the highest level and is still capable of running a game on his day. Barkley could learn loads from him, and he'd be ideal to have in the side if Barkley wasn't fit / in form, as long as he had the legs of the 'box to box' player (New signing / Besic) and the holding player behind him. We obviously then have Barry in reserve for that holding role as well.

To answer the comments about Witsel showing a lack of ambition etc when moving to Russia, when Zenit bought him they paid a Russian record transfer fee at the time - the same club broke that record when they signed Hulk during the same window, was a massive statement by Zenit at the time - who had been bought by Gazprom, nearest i can liken it too is similar things that happened at Monaco and PSG recently, new owner and a massive influx of cash to not only turn the team intot he dominant one in the country but to try to turn it into one that coyuld compete at the top of Europe. At the time that he moved to Russia though, a lot of 'experts' where predicting the Russian league to become a serious challenger to the big 4 leagues, subsequently the bubble burst but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Witsel to me anyway didn't show a lack of ambition, he moved from Liege to Benfica and then got sold after one season for an absolutely massive increase on what they paid, and he must have gotten an astronomical increase in wages to relect that and no other club at that time was going to match what Zenit paid - him and Hulk where their statement signings at that time - and they paid clearly 20-30% over the players real market values to get them, the blkes played in CL and EL every year since and won some trophies now wants to move at his peak to a better league.

Witsel for me is the better all round player (box to box) over Schneiderlin, but Schneiderlin may be the better pure defensive mid, if we signed either though i'd be delighted as i rate both massively, Witsel really is a player who the more you watch him the more you rate him though, and both of those would bring needed experience and a winning mentality to the side - and no shortage of ability either.

Still hope that whichever (and really hope it is one of those two) we sign, that we also do a deal for Strootman as well, he is the one that could turn into a Gray or Peter Reid type signing for us, or have the impact that keane arriving at United did for them (if he stays healthy)

As for Mandanda mate - have absolutely no idea about him myself, just seen a fair bit of negativity regarding him over the past 6 months + we have been getting linked

 

[bluestevon]

Seems tons of clubs have a hard on for Michy, over £30m for him doesn't scream great value but then there doesn't seem to be much value anywhere. Would be no point at all in us selling Lukaku.

I mentioned him over 2 years ago as a potential signing mate, my research in it's entirety was checking the current Belgium under 21 squad and seeing who started for them.

Boss scout me

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I mentioned him over 2 years ago as a potential signing mate, my research in it's entirety was checking the current Belgium under 21 squad and seeing who started for them.

Boss scout me

In that case, who is the 'new' Michy and can we get a £5m bargain?

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Its a game of opinions mate and at least you have seen enough of him to form an opinion but we are talking about that big black tank who played for Marseille right ? The one who IMO was only bettered than Hugo Lloris in French football ? Please bear in mind that whilst he is no longer 25 years old, he has been playing in a team that seems to be in massive turmoil on and off the pitch. Personally I think he would be a massive upgrade on Tim Howard and I would prefer him on a free transfer to Tim Krul.

If we are looking at freebies then I would give a chance to Tonny Vilhenha, not lived up to the hype so far but again, improvement on the likes of Osman.

He is no where near the level of lloris mandanda imo is a glorified shot stopper who is slightly better than Tim Howard was in his prime. He does not have the right attributes to be our number one and would seriously struggle in a top league because of how he palms balls back into danger and often cannot keep a hold of the ball it is okay in a less skilled league because it can be dealt with but when it comes to the pl it would cost many Many goals

 

[BlueToff]

To answer the comments about Witsel showing a lack of ambition etc when moving to Russia, when Zenit bought him they paid a Russian record transfer fee at the time - the same club broke that record when they signed Hulk during the same window, was a massive statement by Zenit at the time - who had been bought by Gazprom, nearest i can liken it too is similar things that happened at Monaco and PSG recently, new owner and a massive influx of cash to not only turn the team intot he dominant one in the country but to try to turn it into one that coyuld compete at the top of Europe. At the time that he moved to Russia though, a lot of 'experts' where predicting the Russian league to become a serious challenger to the big 4 leagues, subsequently the bubble burst but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Witsel to me anyway didn't show a lack of ambition, he moved from Liege to Benfica and then got sold after one season for an absolutely massive increase on what they paid, and he must have gotten an astronomical increase in wages to relect that and no other club at that time was going to match what Zenit paid - him and Hulk where their statement signings at that time - and they paid clearly 20-30% over the players real market values to get them, the blkes played in CL and EL every year since and won some trophies now wants to move at his peak to a better league.

Witsel for me is the better all round player (box to box) over Schneiderlin, but Schneiderlin may be the better pure defensive mid, if we signed either though i'd be delighted as i rate both massively, Witsel really is a player who the more you watch him the more you rate him though, and both of those would bring needed experience and a winning mentality to the side - and no shortage of ability either.

Still hope that whichever (and really hope it is one of those two) we sign, that we also do a deal for Strootman as well, he is the one that could turn into a Gray or Peter Reid type signing for us, or have the impact that keane arriving at United did for them (if he stays healthy)

As for Mandanda mate - have absolutely no idea about him myself, just seen a fair bit of negativity regarding him over the past 6 months + we have been getting linked

Agree with all that mate.

Mandanda has suffered a bit mate but still has what it takes, IMO.

I'm just not sure on Strootman, but only down to his injury record.

Great player who would certainly improve us if he could stay fit. But his knee has exploded with that cruciate injury and subsequent poor rehab of it

 

[MikeH72]

Robbie Brady to Leicester for 12million? excellent value.

Jesus Christ. Someone needs to tap them on the shoulder and remind them they're league champions

 

[Deleted member 24970]

He is no where near the level of lloris mandanda imo is a glorified shot stopper who is slightly better than Tim Howard was in his prime. He does not have the right attributes to be our number one and would seriously struggle in a top league because of how he palms balls back into danger and often cannot keep a hold of the ball it is okay in a less skilled league because it can be dealt with but when it comes to the pl it would cost many Many goals

Hugo Lloris is the better keeper I agree, Mandanda is a proven keeper in France and I understand that does not mean he will be great here, but I think unless we pull a Perin, Leno or Horn from Moshiri's bag of magic money, then I think Mandanda is a brilliant addition. I would prefer STEEVVVEEEEEEE to Stekelenburg or Krul.

 

[bluestevon]

In that case, who is the 'new' Michy and can we get a £5m bargain?

brb checking the belgium under 21 squad...

Siebe Schrivers mate, just turned 19 and prolific for the belgium under 17's and 19's teams, vault me on it in 3-4 years time when West Brom are buying him for 75m Euros

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Hugo Lloris is the better keeper I agree, Mandanda is a proven keeper in France and I understand that does not mean he will be great here, but I think unless we pull a Perin, Leno or Horn from Moshiri's bag of magic money, then I think Mandanda is a brilliant addition. I would prefer STEEVVVEEEEEEE to Stekelenburg or Krul.

Shhhhteeeeeve Mandanda

 

[blue to the bone]

Or maybe with the access to streaming, BT Sport, Sky sports and internet in general, people actually see foreign football being played on a regular basis ? Therefore opening up the options of where Everton could buy from, or who people would like to see us sign.

People who share the same opinion as you should just sit on the LFC transfer committee because it obvious you can only buy from one source for example Southampton or wigan.

I look forward to being on that ignore list with all the other FIFA lads

No mate . I know the lads that watch football and no what they are talking about. It's the ones who post up lists of 10 players we should buy and forget about the rules and regulations and all that I ignore. It's not too hard to spot em

 

[Deleted member 24970]

No mate . I know the lads that watch football and no what they are talking about. It's the ones who post up lists of 10 players we should buy and forget about the rules and regulations and all that I ignore. It's not too hard to spot em

You mean the like of James Rodriguez ?

 

[Manx Blue]

Amazing post. Cliches about a whole continent of keepers and assumption that a black guy is African.

Sorry, I'm yet to see any goalkeeper emerge from the African continent, whether he be Black or White, who would be capable of playing PL football in that position. Perhaps their coaching is sub-standard or the talent is not there.

There is no assumption regarding the birthplace of Steve Mandanda - he was born in Zaire, on the continent of Africa.

Now stop being so silly.