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Transfer Rumour Theo Walcott

Would you like him?

  • Yes

    Votes: 690 66.2%

  • No

    Votes: 241 23.1%

  • Cheese on toast

    Votes: 112 10.7%
  • Total voters
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Jack29 said:
Alike to any potential transfer dealing any Club ever makes - there is a risk.

And by the way, if you were to purchase any £20m player from world football and they 'do not fit in, pull up injured' the chances are their valuation will depreciate anyway. See: Davy Klaassen, not that I think we should sell him in any way shape or form but if we were we would be looking at a price depreciation.

Realistically, to take the next step in progressing we need to a) narrow the quality gap between ourselves and the teams above, and b) change this losers mentality that is running through the squad.

As an individual Theo Walcott achieves both a & b. He is better than what we have and his head is more experienced and potentially more driven than some of the players we have here at the moment. He's got a World Cup place to fight for so he won't be filling the numbers.

We don't need someone who could take 2 years to settle into the English game or someone we have to bide our time with, that is Vlasic and Lookman - ready made and in the waiting. We need someone to set the example for those individuals, and at £20m Theo Walcott is an absolute economical steal.
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Walcott is low lying fruit in terms of adding quality. He's coming here because no top team will buy him or play him at this price and the type of player he is...which is basically cameo performances each game for a few minutes.
 
GrandOldTeam said:
When Moshiri come in I was saying a true indication will be how much onus Everton put on resale value.

Sure, it's useful and something to be mindful of but being a nursery and feeder club for others will only get you so far - you have to sign players for the now.
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Honestly, anyone who has a problem with this signing is just finding excuses to hate on the current manager/board. Imagine not being excited by a winger who nearly bagged 20 goals last season when our current wingers are Lennon and Bolasie.
The ONLY reason this signing could be a problem is if we don’t spend money on a left back because of it.
 
jceverton said:
I’ll give him 12-18 months.
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That might be all we need?

If Theo settles in over the next 6 months and bangs in 20 next season with Cenk doing the same and midfield chipping in with 10-15 goals we might be looking at a run for a CL place.

A CL place will allow us to step up and buy better quality than Theo Walcott.
 

I think something we should consider also, is impact off the bench. Sure 4m a year plus wages is a lot, but it should pay itself. I'd be pretty okay with Walcott coming off the bench in a couple of years, as opposed to what we've been doing lately.
 

Jack29 said:
That might be all we need?

If Theo settles in over the next 6 months and bangs in 20 next season with Cenk doing the same and midfield chipping in with 10-15 goals we might be looking at a run for a CL place.

A CL place will allow us to step up and buy better quality than Theo Walcott.
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Got to be deluded if you think we're challenging for the top 4 with this squad plus walcott
 
Jack29 said:
That might be all we need?

If Theo settles in over the next 6 months and bangs in 20 next season with Cenk doing the same and midfield chipping in with 10-15 goals we might be looking at a run for a CL place.

A CL place will allow us to step up and buy better quality than Theo Walcott.
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Pure comedy. Do you not yet understand Jack were in with the likes of Stoke, West Ham, Bournmouth? Everton are going nowhere mate.
 

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