Everton Transfer Thread - Summer 2020

[jazzy]

Dortmund sells their best players year after year after year and remains a top team.

Admittedly that model is a lot easier to sustain when you're in the Champions League, but the point is that if you're not at the top of the food chain then you have to know when to cash in, and how to reload.

If we build from what we have and sign 3 quality players a season then we'll need 2 or 3 seasons to get up the table to where these players want to be.

By that time Digne would be 29/30 and Richarlison 25/26 and both will have handed in transfer requests. Dignes value will have dropped also.

If were going to sell Digne then the summer is now with 3 years on his deal.

Hopefully we keep him and find a way around FFP but if the money is good and we replace with 3 new signings its worth a gamble.

I understand the Dortmund model of selling for a profit and re-investing , it's not new and been around for ages.
In principle , if we have limited funds , it is a decent way to go , provided you don't waste your profit on crap.
However if you follow this philosophy and you get a bigger profit by selling say Holgate or Richarlison , why wouldn't you them instead?

 

[f.t.r.s]

Dortmund sells their best players year after year after year and remains a top team.

Admittedly that model is a lot easier to sustain when you're in the Champions League, but the point is that if you're not at the top of the food chain then you have to know when to cash in, and how to reload.

Athletico too, hell even city have to sell too and their minted

 

[Jayhow15]

Athletico too, hell even city have to sell too and their minted

And Watford. Buy to sell model. Look at them.

 

[Zatara]

I understand the Dortmund model of selling for a profit and re-investing , it's not new and been around for ages.
In principle , if we have limited funds , it is a decent way to go , provided you don't waste your profit on crap.
However if you follow this philosophy and you get a bigger profit by selling say Holgate or Richarlison , why wouldn't you them instead?

Well a couple of things;

Richarlison: His importance to the team and attracting new signings is enormous. Hes also only 23 so his value should rise considerably.

Holgate: Defensive leader, just had a breakthrough season and his value should also increase with International honours soon, also 23.

Digne: 27 and top class. If we are able to spend money and get up to top 6 next season then top 4 he would be a great player to keep. However in 2 seasons he will be 29/30 and his value would likely be alot less than it is now. His value is probably at its peak and City and Chelsea both need left backs so he could fetch a premium.

 

[Lanolin]

Dortmund sells their best players year after year after year and remains a top team.

Admittedly that model is a lot easier to sustain when you're in the Champions League, but the point is that if you're not at the top of the food chain then you have to know when to cash in, and how to reload.

The model itself isn’t a problem I don’t think, and we all believed that was the route we were going down 2 years ago. The problem is, in order for the model to work, you have to make hay while the sun shines. You have to take advantage of having the good players before you sell them; if you finish 12th and then sell your best players to replace them with less established players who inevitably need 8 years in the league before we can judge them as is always the case, then you just find yourself in a never ending ‘building’ phase in which you never actually go anywhere. Apart from down.

 

[Nymzee]

Every club in the world is sell to buy.

 

[Zatara]

The model itself isn’t a problem I don’t think, and we all believed that was the route we were going down 2 years ago. The problem is, in order for the model to work, you have to make hay while the sun shines. You have to take advantage of having the good players before you sell them; if you finish 12th and then sell your best players to replace them with less established players who inevitably need 8 years in the league before we can judge them as is always the case, then you just find yourself in a never ending ‘building’ phase in which you never actually go anywhere. Apart from down.

8 years?

 

[GP_Monty]

Every club in the world is sell to buy.

Absolutely nothing wrong with the model, it just puts a lot of onus on good recruitment. Uh-oh.

 

[Bluewolf]

Mendy gets spinned by everyone or is injured and Zinchenko is just absolute muck.

Yeah, I know. They need a LB I was just pointing out that city are more then willing to pay whatever we want for digne.

 

[Vortexgaz]

It's appeared consistently from a lot of good sources

People on here are not good sources they should be put to sleep with the stuff that they come out with

 

[Toast]

People on here are not good sources they should be put to sleep with the stuff that they come out with

Bit harsh Gaz ?

 

[Vortexgaz]

But true anyone that thinks we’re getting foden needs to go back to bed and have a long hard think about themselves and what there doing with there lives because the drugs there on just isn’t working

 

[little elfin]

Can we lock down this thread and come back with more ambition and more motivation when pre- season begins?

 

[Toast]

But true anyone that thinks we’re getting foden needs to go back to bed and have a long hard think about themselves and what there doing with there lives because the drugs there on just isn’t working

He will have his own 150 page thread on here soon enough Gaz, probably with a Poll attached.

 

[TheSecondComing]

Selling players for profit is o and it does work... not sure our squad is ready for that just yet maybe next summer.