January Transfer Thread 2017

jinkyali · December 14, 2016

Falcao said:

Lovely signing.

Milk · December 14, 2016

windymiller said:
Agreed. Hopefully we can get him for a bit less than £24M though. Seems pricey for a lad who has hardly played recently but then prices have gone crazy.

Think of him as a direct replacement for Gareth Barry (without the yellow cards & a bit more pace) and then he looks cheap ..... perhaps

macst · December 14, 2016

Good signing if it comes off, but matching his £120K a week ages according to the Telegraph. Surely not.

hetion · December 14, 2016

windymiller said:
Agreed. Hopefully we can get him for a bit less than £24M though. Seems pricey for a lad who has hardly played recently but then prices have gone crazy.

Says it would only be rising to 24 with all addons. If you look at prices at the moment, I genuinely think that's a great deal for a player who was one of the top in his position in the league only one and a half years ago, still in his prime and hasn't been injured or anything, and will be hungry to get back to that level AND is in a position we desperately need. I'd be buzzing if it came off.

He's basically a much better McCarthy and we saw last night how well Gueye and Barkley work with another energetic midfielder.

Darth Toffeeman · December 14, 2016

hetion said:
Says it would only be rising to 24 with all addons. If you look at prices at the moment, I genuinely think that's a great deal for a player who was one of the top in his position in the league only one and a half years ago, still in his prime and hasn't been injured or anything, and will be hungry to get back to that level AND is in a position we desperately need. I'd be buzzing if it came off.

He's basically a much better McCarthy and we saw last night how well Gueye and Barkley work with another energetic midfielder.

I would be happy enough to keep McCarthy. Cleverley is the one who I would be looking to shift as he offers nothing in high stakes games.
Schneiderlin would be an excellent signing.

evertonarntwe · December 14, 2016

24mill, made up with that me, think he was quality at Southampton, and was quality under koeman aswell, and we finally have a direct replacement for barry ( if the deal comes off )

BlueToff · December 14, 2016

Goes on to state in the Telegraph that it will be staggered payements with add ons (e.g. similar to Bolasie deal).

JustOpp · December 14, 2016

Schneiderlin would be a helpful addition, but Everton are playing a dangerous game if they continue to focus their spending on players over the age of 26/27.

MartSlinger · December 14, 2016

JustOpp said:
Schneiderlin would be a helpful addition, but Everton are playing a dangerous game if they continue to focus their spending on players over the age of 26/27.

Why laaa. Theres no reason why he cant play until 35 like Barry. That means 9yrs left at the top level.

Connor · December 14, 2016

Welcome Morgan.

Darth Toffeeman · December 14, 2016

JustOpp said:
Schneiderlin would be a helpful addition, but Everton are playing a dangerous game if they continue to focus their spending on players over the age of 26/27.

I guess it gives time for the academy players to try and force their way in.
We don't need to be buying potential, we need ready made 1st teamers currently.

EFCccc · December 14, 2016

This actually true like or is it another Witsel saga.

JustOpp · December 14, 2016

MartSlinger said:
Why laaa. Theres no reason why he cant play until 35 like Barry. That means 9yrs left at the top level.

1. That's true, but there's also no way of knowing he won't age like Schweinsteiger. Studies are clear that performances decline after the age of 27.
2. We know, of course, that players past that age don't have much sell-on value.

So you're investing in depreciating assets, and if you don't have someone likes Stones to sell for £40+ million, it gets difficult to balance your finances.

nsno-chris · December 14, 2016

JustOpp said:
1. That's true, but there's also no way of knowing he won't age like Schweinsteiger. Studies are clear that performances decline after the age of 27.
2. We know, of course, that players past that age don't have much sell-on value.

So you're investing in depreciating assets, and if you don't have someone likes Stones to sell for £40+ million, it gets difficult to balance your finances.

Then you're in a situation where you by over priced kids who may not develop or are just not good enough when under pressure.

Nothing wrong with buying people in their prime