January 2018 transfer window thread.

[Deckard2049]

Virgil Van Dyke.

No matter what it costs.

Apparently de Vrij at Lazio has a £25 million release clause. That’s who we should be all over. No point getting into a bidding war for a player who really isn’t worth more than £50 million- if that.

 

[irishgoose]

I have a feeling in my water that we'll be going for Benteke.

I hope you are wrong

 

[PhilM]

I hope you are wrong

Don't get me wrong he's not the player that I want, however he's played under Sam at Palace and offers the physicality and height that he likes.

 

[Agent Blue]

We haven't signed a good defender who has improved the defence instantly in 10 years , how are we going to sign 2 in one window.

Thought Distin did OK

 

[Agent Blue]

them lot should RETIRE. who the hell is gunna pay any sort of money for any of therm?

David Moyes when he gets West Ham relegated!

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

Apparently de Vrij at Lazio has a £25 million release clause. That’s who we should be all over. No point getting into a bidding war for a player who really isn’t worth more than £50 million- if that.

Just about to say the same. Well, not the de Vrij bit (never seen him), but I don’t want to see us go down the “whatever the cost” route again, like we did with Koeman, Bolasie, Sigurdsson. It smacks of desperation & a lack of options.

Everything has a price. Set your limit & always have options.


And is VVD even that good???

 

[tommytowne]

I think people are being a little complacent after wins against two of the worst away sides in the league.

Priority signings (in order)

Centre back - ideally one who can be a mainstay for 5 years + alongside Keane in an organised defence
Attacker - ideally fast and strong in the air
Left back - long term replacement for Baines
Passing midfielder (although Rooney has slotted in there really well) - proper playmaker

My issue with this club is short termism. Do you trust a manager with a remit to survive this season with long term team building? Does Allardyce recruit players who best suit him or the long term direction of the club? He has already said he is in charge of transfers in which case what is the point of Walsh?

You go on about short termism.
Evertonians don't do long termism. Sick and tired of RK cheese head going on about projects and so on. Let's have an instant impact hopefully the positive kind.

 

[Petit]

Tory Deeney very underwhelming. I thought middling signings like that was a thing of the past. Smacks of David Moyes that.

Tell you what though, wouldn´t mind Lanzini off West Ham. Put him in a better side and he could be a real gem I think.

 

[Stephenlloyd]

Just about to say the same. Well, not the de Vrij bit (never seen him), but I don’t want to see us go down the “whatever the cost” route again, like we did with Koeman, Bolasie, Sigurdsson. It smacks of desperation & a lack of options.

Everything has a price. Set your limit & always have options.


And is VVD even that good???

Good player de vrij, really thought koeman would go after him, I’m sure he gave him his debut.

Out of contract in the summer so can sign a pre-contract in jan. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s already got a deal lined up. Chelsea’s maybe With them loosing luiz and Conte would have seen him in Italy.

 

[applecrumble]

We will no doubt keep all the dead wood and buy a pile of more dead wood come Jan.

 

[Frang]

Antonio from west ham will be a target I reckons

 

[Goat]

Antonio from west ham will be a target I reckons

Really hope not hes complete rubbish.

 

[Goat]

People think getting in yoots is looking to the future, we dont need to look to the future, we need to look to the present, buy players ready to go, we have more than enough inconsistent young lads stinking the gaff out.

 

[mccole]

Our best bet is signing out of favour players who will add quality and value for money but strength and height.

Centre back - MANGALA of Man City
Right age (26), Premiership experience and not used this season at City plus Palace got close to signing him last window.

Midfield - N’ZONZI of Seville.
Signed by Allardyce while Blackburn manager, vastly improved and £20-30m.

Forward - SLIMANI of Leicester.
Bought by Steve Walsh and worked with Shakespeare. Never played to his strengths at Leicester as target man.

Also register Garbutt for left back cover

 

[Goat]

Our best bet is signing out of favour players who will add quality and value for money but strength and height.

Centre back - MANGALA of Man City
Right age (26), Premiership experience and not used this season at City plus Palace got close to signing him last window.

Midfield - N’ZONZI of Seville.
Signed by Allardyce while Blackburn manager, vastly improved and £20-30m.

Forward - SLIMANI of Leicester.
Bought by Steve Walsh and worked with Shakespeare. Never played to his strengths at Leicester as target man.

Also register Garbutt for left back cover

Mangala is playing atm fam, hes regarded as 1 of the worst CBs in the league.

The other arent terrible like, but with regards Nzonzi, a very fine player, but we have DMs falling out the cupboards, unless we can shift 2 or 3 the last we need is another DM.