We let Graveson go mid season mate, nearly derailed our season and we only got a relatively minor fee to do so as well
Newcastle let Cabaye go mid season to PSG when they where flying in the league and they had a terrible second half of the season afterwards
yeah does it negatively impact a team when they let someone go whos a mainstay mid season - no doubt, does it happen, yes and thats my point, it does happen and teams will do because frankly mney talks to a lot of owners and teams
as for none of the ones i mention being at mid table sides
VVD is at Saints - currently 10th
Heaton at Burnley - currently 9th
Peresic at Inter - currently 10th
Schneiderlin you say is realistic
and Sturridge you say is unrealsitic and wouldnt want him anyway, yeah is he injury prone, for sure, is he a million miles better than anythign we have besides Lukaku - yup, or would you rather have a 38 game available Kone or Valencia or Naisee or Sturridge available for 20-25 games?
Rooney not a doable deal - why? Mourinho wouldn't let him go as he is to important to the team or something?
btw Ramsay won't start for a fully fit Arsenal side anymore - he's a squad player for them now
We let Graveson go as he had 6 months left on his deal and it was Real Madrid coming for him.
Newcastle weren't flying mate - they were 10th/11th at the time - though yes they did have a crap season after that.
But, okay, let's look at those players you name:
VVD - Saints - 10th: Their best player. They are 10th but 2 points behind us in 7th. They know they are in with a shout for top 7. They aren't going to sell unless it's a huge money offer and, from the players view, he'd be much more likely to hold on for a move to a club already in the CL come the summer than jump early in January.
Heaton - Let's face it, they're unlikely to be 9th for long. They'll still be in a relegation scrap and Heaton could be the difference between them going down and staying up (which is worth approx 100mil per-season). So the choice is, sell their goalkeeper (and best player) for what, £15mil, and risk going down. Or, keep him... It's a pretty simple choice mate... Same goes for Pickford IMO.
Perisic - Yep, he's one you could see moving on in January. That being said, he left Wolfsburg (at that stage in the CL) because he wanted to move to Inter as it was/is such a huge club.
Schneiderlin - yes, it's a good shout (and one that I see as being very likely). As you say, not getting a look-in, but a proven player and one that fits Koeman's style perfectly. No brainer, for me - and I'd like to think that if he's a realistic option (there could well be other factors in play here) that we'd be in for him.
Rooney - oh, definitely doable... But, and I suppose the same goes for Schneiderlin here, would Mourinho let him go to us should we both be level on points (As we are now) come January?
Oh yeh, agree on Sturridge. But he's a tit and a kopite and we wouldn't go near him. West Ham written all over him. We don't buy players from Liverpool and they don't buy players from us...
And Ramsey may 'just' be a squad player, but given how much Cazorla is injured, he's probably very likely to play. In fact, he'll play at least 30 times for Arsenal, recently signed a new deal, and has been handed their No.8 shirt as a sign of his importance in the squad...
I respect you Stevon. You're a great poster, and it's good that you're back (on Everton forum).
