2017/18 Ross Barkley

[longers]

Why would Everton refuse to enter negotiations with us?

Maybe because they think you've been trying to tap him up for ages ? Maybe you low balled them with offers earlier in the window ?

Maybe Matt Laws just chatting wham ?

 

[GwladysBlue]

Ronald Koeman “Everyone knows, the board knows the importance of those two signings.”

Koeman after the Chelsea game.

Be interesting when he has his pre-match interview.

 

[stretford blue]

Jesus Christ some people STILL think he's going to sign a new contract..

Listen to what Moshiri said, you barely have to read between the lines. Ross has no future at Everton. He'll be moving (almost certainly to Spurs) in January.

He will never play for everton is my guess

 

[Tubey]

So basically he'll go on a free to Spurs in the summer. Or mega cheap in Jan.

Why would we refuse to deal with Spurs?

 

[peteblue]

Why would Everton refuse to enter negotiations with us?

Because you are a bunch of scavengers who've tapped up our player.........

 

[LinekersLegs]

Why would Everton refuse to enter negotiations with us?

It is Matt Law, I'd take his explanation with a very large bucket of salt.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Yeah, it's not like he's had any time to think about it.......

Sometimes the reality doesn't hit until the brink is reached, just ask Me La

 

[Khalekan]

More BS from Farhard?

Sadly though Matt, some of our friends want to take Farhad's version of events as Gospel

 

[bicycleheader]

It doesn't explain the timing. If Spurs had intimated to him that they'll sign him in January, it wouldn't have been halfway through a Chelsea medical with one hour to go on deadline day and, even if they had done that, his agent wouldn't risk his clients' entire future on a frantic last gasp verbal exchange with little time to consider the implications.

It is very unlikely in my view that that is what has happened. If Spurs had tapped him up, they did it a long time before now and it would have meant no medical at Chelsea this evening. Because there'd be no point - there's nothing to gain from having discussions with Chelsea to that extent in that scenario, because 'tapping up' means arranging an outcome well in advance of time and that would have meant Barkley and his agent rejecting a move to Chelsea out of hand.

But he could have known before today that Spurs might go in for him in Jan....then the Chelsea thing happens and its a great offer/opportunity....everton want it/his agent want it....but the possibility of the Spurs option is just another thing making him doubt he should sign right now. I only put this forward as I don't see logically that the explanations are only either Wants to stay/wants big signing on fee.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

I say hold off on the gats lads until we know more. I doubt he is staying, but we always seem to jump to conclusions when we don't know the whole story.

 

[Tubey]

Because you are a bunch of scavengers who've tapped up our player.........

OK.... but if he was tapped up.... why has he agreed terms with Chelsea?

Surely if Everton wouldn't deal with Spurs and he'd been tapped up, he'd just... not go to Chelsea?

 

[peteblue]

Sometimes the reality doesn't hit until the brink is reached, just ask Me La

So we wait. If tomorrow he says what happened, fair enough. But my money says that he says nothing........

 

[MACCA75]

Ronald Koeman “Everyone knows, the board knows the importance of those two signings.”

Koeman after the Chelsea game.

Be interesting when he has his pre-match interview.

He'll change his tune like he did last summer after we made a mess of deadline day.
'We have a good squad, maybe we would prefer another striker, but ok, that is football'.
He won't mention the top 6 again though.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

So basically he'll go on a free to Spurs in the summer. Or mega cheap in Jan.

Matt Law in full on Chelsea PR mode

Why would we refuse to deal with Spurs?

 

[Efcjake]

Why would Everton refuse to enter negotiations with us?

Probably because your chairman rinses us every time.