I don't know why anyone is naive enough to believe that Van Dijk, or anyone of such a stellar nature will be signing for us in January.
If you think players of his stature - and transfer value - will be featuring in a Finch Farm photograph, you are as deluded as Koeman.
As was the case in Summer with John Stones , the only way we will have anything meaningful to spend is if we sell one of our better players to provide the funds.
That means Lukaku.
And that means one massive step back before we even think about a debatable step forward.
Also, if anyone thinks there will be a much-vaunted clear out at the same time, they are equally as misguided.
We could only shift McGeady on loan (again), before the start of the season and couldn't even do that with Niasse.
So the likes of Cleverly, McCarthy, Lennon, Kone and that useless waster, Gibson, will all still be drawing a salary until the end of the season and probably beyond.
God knows who we will bring in. But be warned against raising your expectations. This is Everton, remember. We've had quarter of a century of these feverishly over-hyped false dawns.
Pinning all your hopes to Walsh might be ill-advised too. He has still to prove he was the guru that facilitated the Leicester miracle last season.
Worst of all, it looks likely we shall have to entrust anything we spend to our [Poor language removed] of a Dutch manager, who apart from Gueye has so far acquired us a dodgy keeper who he dropped at his previous club, an ageing defender to play alongside our other ageing defenders, an over-priced runner who's now out for the season and a no-mark loanee forward who never gets off the bench.
If you know your history, you will know that transfer windows at Everton are the biggest piece of fan-pleasing PR bullshit in the so-called Premier League.
But why worry? Koeman will probably tell anyone worth his salt that he could do better elsewhere anyway...
