January Transfer Thread 2017

davids · January 31, 2017

Doesn't matter how much money we have to spend,we don't have European football to offer,and until we do our options will be limited.See Perez.

Saint Domingo · January 31, 2017

Harry Gray said:
bit bored of this as an evertonian

Things are on the up. No need to waste money. Schneiderlin Bolasie Lookman are all big money buys in successive windows. Williams wasn't cheap either. It shows we are willing to pay the fees if Koeman believes the player is worth it.

mkrudden · January 31, 2017

BlueToff said:
But Bolasie, Schneiderlin, Lookman, Gueye, Williams, Stek, Valencia are surely better than what has gone out?

Cleverley, Niasse, Gibson, Oviedo, Deulofeu (questionable but his application lets him down)?

Add into that the emergence of youngsters such as Holgate and Davies into fully-fledged first-teamers, plus Calvert-Lewin when he returns, and Besic.

Schneiderlin and Lookman represent two players that fill in between them about four or five positions, which is the way to go.

Yeah I think generally you're right.

I don't rate Stek, I must admit. I think he's so average it hurts. I need to get over it but i'm still baffled by that Burnley game.

everton2004 · January 31, 2017

Nymzee said:
Can't wait for this thread to get locked at 11.01pm

Closely followed by the "Summer Transfer Thread 2017" being opened lol

SerenityNigh · January 31, 2017

Hogwild said:
You are right of course mate. Hard to argue that those we have brought in are not well better than what we sent out. There will be more to come this summer for certain (we can't go into next season with this thin a squad).

I think that those who are not just losing their minds have concerns as to whether or not the players we bring in when we do get some in will be up to the standard we have been led to believe we are after.

I think there is genuine reason to be concerned that we will be able to get the Mata's, Carvalho's and Van Dijk's of the world to buy into our project and that we will need to operate at a level below that (think Keane).

I don't have a problem with it because that is how the real world works - I just wish they would be up front about it rather than going with the "we bid 60M for Koulibaly" tactic.

The fear for me is have we done enough to a) get us into Europe and b) keep Rom? As i think both of those will be key for us to continue in the right direction.

You'e got to learn to run before you can walk

TheAlmightyFloater · January 31, 2017

Burnley have signed Ashley Westwood and are working on another deal, freeing up Keane to sign for us 10 minutes before deadline enabling Mr Yellow Tie to show off his massive ITKwang on live telly.

Freiburg have just signed a midfielder to replace the midfielder they're selling us. Even got a similar name (Vincent/Vincenzo) so he should fit right in and save their kitman a bit of bother as he can just use the same shirt.

Georgios Samaras could be available because the American team he plays for won't let him use both shampoo and conditioner in the showers after matches.

BlueToff · January 31, 2017

bicycleheader said:
These arguments go round in circle when you use an argument such as "better than what's gone out".

Before typing that you already know that being better than Cleverly or Niasse or Gibson shouldn't be any kind of bench mark for our signings.

well of course not but it's a fact that we've improved the squad mate...

SerenityNigh · January 31, 2017

Nymzee said:
Can't wait for this thread to get locked at 11.01pm

and then the Summer Transfer thread can open!!!!!!

Warlordperforming · January 31, 2017

'NUFC boss Rafael wants to sign a midfielder before tonight's deadline'

There we go McCarthy is off and we've sold to buy again

DO THE MATHS

Moomin · January 31, 2017

Nymzee said:
Lukaku and Barkley new contracts.

Let's say they both get a 50K per week increase. Overall increase of say 5 million, the transfers of Oviedo and Gibson would cover that.

Won't be able to use that profit in the summer according to STCC rules, needs to be this window to take advantage of it.

Nymzee · January 31, 2017

Warlordperforming said:
Just come up now 'NUFC boss Rafael wants to sign a midfielder before tonight's deadline'

There we go McCarthy is off and we've sold to buy again

DO THE MATHS

But we bought before we might have sold? Kinda logic is that?

mkrudden · January 31, 2017

Warlordperforming said:
Just come up now 'NUFC boss Rafael wants to sign a midfielder before tonight's deadline'

There we go McCarthy is off and we've sold to buy again

DO THE MATHS

Eh?!

They are after Andros Townsend by all accounts...........who's a midfielder mate.

Chill.