Summer Transfer Window 2017

[Eggs]

Don't know why everybody is complaining about Okaka. Hes tall and would be slotting them in from Sigurdssons set pieces. I assume hed come in alongside somebody like Costa. Heres hoping we get both

..his record suggests he doesn't do much 'slotting' for anybody. He's played for more Italian clubs than goals he's scored in the Premier League.

 

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Ronald Koeman 2022 " But ok, we are still looking for a striker and a left sided center back. This is what i want to bring to Everton"

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Strike another off the list..

 

[bluestevon]

......not long left now guys, just 1 day and 16 hours to complete our transfer business. Here's Wednesday morning's rumour round-up;

- The Times claims Everton have rejected a £25m bid from Chelsea for Ross Barkley and are holding out for nearer £40m.

- According to The Guardian, Everton are close to their ninth signing of this window with Nikola Vlasic due to complete his £9.26m move from Croatian outfit, Hadjuk Split.

- The Mirror are linking Everton with a loan approach for Watford reject Stefano Okaka, claiming Ronald Koeman is a fan of the one time Italian international. Okaka has played for more Serie A sides than he has scored Premiership goals. The 28 year old has notched 5 in 21 appearances for the Hornets which includes 2 against Everton last season and 1 this season against Liverpool.

- According to the Daily Mail, Everton have expressed an interest in Porto defender, Ivan Marcono. The 30 year old Spaniard meets Koeman's criteria for a left footed centre back.

- FootballLondon reports Everton are expected to seal a shock loan deal for Chelsea striker, Diego Costa.

- ESPN say Everton are rivalling Chelsea for the signature of Swansea striker, Fernando Llorente.

- 4th Official suggest Everton face a fight to land Cardiff striker, Kenneth Zohore. The Toffees have already had a bid turned down for the player who has 2 years left on his contract. Cardiff will only let the player leave for the right price.

- RMC Sport claim Valencia defender, Aymen Abdennour, is still a target for Everton and West Ham. The player has apparently passed a fitness test with Zenit but is holding out for a move elsewhere. His preference is thought to be a transfer to France where he has spent much of his career.

Pretty much this is gonna go one of two ways now mate, very very well - out of the blue and knock our socks off, or very very badly and it will be very much a kick in the nuts to everyone who thought things had been markedly changed.

Fore me if it's the latter of the two it will show us as financially not really backing words with actions, unlike last season we have attracted a certain profile we failed to last time, Klassen, Sandro show we can attract a good level of foreign player to join, so if we bust out on bringing in a centre back and a striker - both of quality, then it's not because we cant sell them the project.

rather it will show we weren't willing to pay the prices or wages needed, and that very very much will show that ultimately the club is happy where we are in the pecking order of the league.

Moshiri talked about a very small window of opportunity we have to bridge the gap before the chance is gone, this is the window and the next two days are the chance.

The Evertonian in me thinks we are gonna mess this up absolutely spectacularly.

 

[garyw]

Sky Sports

Ok thank you went to bed last night & thought he'd signed for Chelsea .Very overrated IMO

 

[ImKoneKoneKoneKone]

Here's the thing mate. As a top 7 team and hoping to improve on that, signing a striker on loan from relegation candidates Watford (who would be happy to let him go) isn't the way the club needs to be looking. 10 years ago maybe but as west ham reject on loan proved last season he just isn't very good.

So loaning someone in that scenario is us pretty much acting like a small time club especially when the player he is replacing in the team is 90 million pound international striker lukaku.

I'm not asking for a 90 million pound striker by any means and understand the striker type I want would never join us anyway. But we have to be aiming higher than a Watford loan surely? Otherwise what is the point?

But you were ok signing relegated Sunderlands Pickford, relegated Aston Villas Idrissa Gueye and relegation battling Swanseas Sigurdsson and Burnleys Michael Keane? All of whom have been our best players really this season bar Sigurdsson who is still to settle in, but still scored a crucial goal in Europe.

Your not looking at where they come from, you should be looking at their attributes and what they will bring to the team. A tall strong forward will score from set pieces and be the hold up target man that we are clearly lacking

 

[Eggs]

Pretty much this is gonna go one of two ways now mate, very very well - out of the blue and knock our socks off, or very very badly and it will be very much a kick in the nuts to everyone who thought things had been markedly changed.

Fore me if it's the latter of the two it will show us as financially not really backing words with actions, unlike last season we have attracted a certain profile we failed to last time, Klassen, Sandro show we can attract a good level of foreign player to join, so if we bust out on bringing in a centre back and a striker - both of quality, then it's not because we cant sell them the project.

rather it will show we weren't willing to pay the prices or wages needed, and that very very much will show that ultimately the club is happy where we are in the pecking order of the league.

Moshiri talked about a very small window of opportunity we have to bridge the gap before the chance is gone, this is the window and the next two days are the chance.

The Evertonian in me thinks we are gonna mess this up absolutely spectacularly.

..I suppose the other consideration is clubs unwilling to sell their best players at this stage in the window.

 

[royalblue66]

..I suppose the other consideration is clubs unwilling to sell their best players at this stage in the window.

No news on Troy Ffs.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Strike another off the list..

Would've been perfect for us for a season or two, and for that price. What are we actually doing...

 

[Thomasc]

But you were ok signing relegated Sunderlands Pickford, relegated Aston Villas Idrissa Gueye and relegation battling Swanseas Sigurdsson and Burnleys Michael Keane? All of whom have been our best players really this season bar Sigurdsson who is still to settle in, but still scored a crucial goal in Europe.

Your not looking at where they come from, you should be looking at their attributes and what they will bring to the team. A tall strong forward will score from set pieces and be the hold up target man that we are clearly lacking

Of course this is a totally different scenario as these were all established and first XI choices for their respective clubs.

This biff cannot even get a game for Watford and has had more clubs than Rory Mcilroy, his goalscoring record is laughable and he is a consummate journeyman looking at his CV.

I can see you are trying to put a positive viewpoint on it, but it doesn't really work in this case.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

..I suppose the other consideration is clubs unwilling to sell their best players at this stage in the window.

This is a problem. To convince anyone to sell us a decent striker we would need to offer astronomical fees to even consider it.
If Chelsea want Barkley (reports this morning suggest we turned down a bid of 25m) and Cheslea are close to bringing in Llorente i'd see if we can get Michy Batshuayi in return. Proper football manager i know but I can't see the likes of Palace letting their No 1 striker go and Giroud appears to be happy warming Arsenal's bench. Batshuayi is very much a 2nd/3rd choice at Cheslea and might be available - especially if they want Ross

 

[jackyboy]

Gonna be a hellish two days.

 

[Kenshin]

But you were ok signing relegated Sunderlands Pickford, relegated Aston Villas Idrissa Gueye and relegation battling Swanseas Sigurdsson and Burnleys Michael Keane? All of whom have been our best players really this season bar Sigurdsson who is still to settle in, but still scored a crucial goal in Europe.

Your not looking at where they come from, you should be looking at their attributes and what they will bring to the team. A tall strong forward will score from set pieces and be the hold up target man that we are clearly lacking

To be honest I wasn't happy to some extent no.

Keane and pickford are both young players though for the future and long term, so hardly comparable. Siggurdson I did question in here why no-one else has gone for him and whether he would be worth so much money. Gueye was an unknown to everyone at the time so hard to form a previous opinion there.

The comparison here is that benteke at a similar level scores goals, this Watford lad doesn't. What is the point in signing a player not good enough for Watford? Because the players you mentioned were all among or the best players at their club when we signed them. None of them were cast offs and unwanted at that level , they were key. That's the difference here, never mind where they come from, it's whether their club actually want them or not.

 

[EFCccc]

Strike another off the list..

Booooo

 

[ToffeeTim]

You'd have hoped they'd had learned from the debacle last August. Why on earth is this not sorted???