Tommy.
Player Valuation: £25m
We aren't a top team
Which surely reinforces his point?
We aren't a top team
For an example of that see our pursuit of Gylfi from Swansea.If they leave they leave for a valuation that makes the clubs taking them wince when they get their way. £29M for Gueye in today's market was a shambles.
He had 3 years on his contract. Everton could and should have said "You want to go? Fair enough, but the buying club will need to compensate us at the going rate - if they dont, you're staying."
.....I know you won’t accept this, but power is very much in the hands of players these days and when they want to move it inevitably happens. I suspect we kept Gueye last summer with an agreement he could leave this time around if the right offer came in.
Interesting point re Moshiri facilitating our biggest sales. That suggests to me that we have bought some value. Ultimately it would be good if our best players want to stay but we seem some way off being in that position at the moment. Generally speaking, players will leave when they want to leave.
And then not a single player with any talent will join us.
We run a football club, not a prison.
Well if that were true, how stupid is this DoF?...that’s a fair point, Dave. I dare say the fee might have been agreed as part of the discussion that he stayed last season. We don’t know what truly goes on, but I suppose we benefit in the same way with some purchases.
What? A football club cant make sure it's properly compensated for and allows a player with years left on their contract to go because they want to? Is that really a part of the negotiations when Everton seek to bring a player in - that their agent turns down better wages than about 15 other PL clubs because they wont "box in" their clients to a deal?
Yes, defo.For an example of that see our pursuit of Gylfi from Swansea.
You sadly dont understand how modern football works dave.
If you want to PM and I can go through it with you over the next 5 years or so.
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Well if that were true, how stupid is this DoF?
Brands and his scumbag mate Raiola: that is one dodgy relationship. I do wonder if he had any say in Gueye finding his way to PSG. Raiola was all over the attempt to get Pogba out of United to PSG.
You just want to justify Jug Head and his Raiola deals.PM me dave, 2 many snakes
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Time will tell. But as things stand he's sold Gueye on the cheap and not found any replacement. The midfield is weak; the CB position is weak; the forward line is dysfunctional.....I don’t think he’s stupid at all getting another season out of a player and then bringing in a number of replacements for the same amount.
The thing with Gbamin is that he might fit better the way Brands/Silva want to play. Gueye’s departure and Gbamin’s acquisition might be a very smart piece of business, we simply don’t know yet.
You just want to justify Jug Head and his Raiola deals.
Time will tell. But as things stand he's sold Gueye on the cheap and not found any replacement. The midfield is weak; the CB position is weak; the forward line is dysfunctional.
That's all down to Brands and his dealings...or lack of them in some cases.