Ramiro Funes Mori

[toffeejack]

They can't just pretend.

That said, they've gone for the headline figure on purpose. They could have done the old "undisclosed" trick, but haven't, so it tells you what the reasoning behind this is.

Got to assume it's to cover their arses on the basis nothing but a loan at best is following this.

this board can do anything. ah well, not my money. but as blue gibbon says, we normally put transfers as undisclosed, people just presume the fee region.

i initially thought it was a BBC error and they got the 5 and the 9 the wrong way around. it's suddenly become more of a risk as a signing now. good to know we can afford to pay nearly £10m for squad players though.

 

[WA Toffee]

just got in and seen the story, could anyone shed some light on the fee please? does anyone think we did actually pay £6m, but this is the board pretending to add an extra £3m due to the banner and the fact we're not making the big money signing?

It's because so many people on here complain that we haven't spent enough money. Martinez obviously decided that spending 9m is better than spending 6m.

 

[Mark Pembridge]

9 million? Big figure that. Let's hope he does the business

 

[Azza]

I look forward to Martinez coming out saying we never meant to pay that much for him, like the Stones transfer request. lol

 

[toffeejack]

It's because so many people on here complain that we haven't spent enough money. Martinez obviously decided that spending 9m is better than spending 6m.

exactly my thought when i read it haha.

ah well, good to have it done early, let's hope we can get another couple - not expecting anything exciting mind.

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

I look forward to Martinez coming out saying we never meant to pay that much for him, like the Stones transfer request. lol

Thank God the decimal place wasn't mistakenly moved over a bit to the right... Could have ended up paying £95m!

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

Since when did we have enough money to spend £9.5m on a back-up CB?

Either someone is leaving or Bobby is planning to use 3 at the back.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Damn he looks boss in blue

 

[Tubey]

Maybe they wanted other clubs to know the fee, for later transfer dealings. "Skint Everton just paid 9.5m on a defender, which means now they cannot meet the 16m demands for yarmolenko, so we'll have to accept the 12m they've offered."

Possibly. Doubt it personally.

 

[Jags..class]

Since when did we have enough money to spend £9.5m on a back-up CB?

Either someone is leaving or Bobby is planning to use 3 at the back.

I would rather have a good back up then a crap back up

 

[Bobbys Shoe Polish]

Possibly. Doubt it personally.

Yeah, me too

 

[Bobbys Shoe Polish]

I would rather have a good back up then a crap back up

Post of the year, somebody get this man a beer lol

 

[macst]

Everton have completed their first signing of what might prove a hectic final day with Ramiro Funes Mori sealing his move from River Plate. Everton have stated the final fee is £9.5m (a sum that includes a necessary percentage to the Argentinian football federation) - a £3.5m increase on what was supposedly agreed for the 24-year-old central defender only 10 days ago. Seems it may not have been international clearance that was the cause of the hold-up after all. The Argentina defender was called up for forthcoming internationals having impressed in his previous club’s Copa Liberatores’ triumph this summer and is competition, not a replacement, for John Stones and Phil Jagielka.

EH?

 

[faddy the blue]

£9.5M? Are you kidding me?! I was of the the view we had around 20M to spend. This means any deal for Yarmolenko or a boss no 10 is off.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

Put the Board paranoia and conspiracy theories to one side and let's enjoy the fact that we have bought an Argentine international defender to add the squad, rather than selling an English international defender to a Russian gangster.