Transfer Window Thread

[Coffee and TV]

Everton offer trial to highly-rated River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade
SIMON JONES: Everton are taking a look at River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade.

Sportsmail revealed talks were ongoing last month and the 19-year-old has arrived to train with Everton ahead of a prospective move from the Argentine club.

Andrade is a left-footed playmaker, who models his game on former Villarreal and Argentina midfielder Joan Riquelme.

A former star of the World U17 Championships, he has been watched by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid but Everton hope to beat off competition should he continue to impress.

Riquelme part II

 

[Woolly Blue]

Oh FFS, Kenwright Out

Not really relevant to Everton though ?

 

[GwladysBlue]

I think the fans are willing to give the benefit of the doubt until the end of the window and the year to here about the stadium since planning permission was scheduled by then. If however nothing changes then things could turn sour very quickly especially if the on field performances aren't great.

Could it though? It has been like listening to a repeat record for the past 16 years.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Not really relevant to Everton though ?

We can dream.

 

[Eggs]

......another ex-target in the news, Sky reporting that Leroy Fer has failed a medical at Sunderland. Surely not on our radar.

 

[Connor]

Continued to be linked with that Halilovic today. Here's a bit of an update, apparently.

Read he was going to West Ham for 7 Million, with a Barca buy back clause included in the deal ?

Would be interesting but rather have a Samper or Roberto.

 

[marty mcfly]

Could it though? It has been like listening to a repeat record for the past 16 years.

I think seeing teams like West Ham moving ahead of us might be the final straw. I would never have believed the atmosphere at Goodison would have been so toxic last season either.

 

[Jayhow15]

Could it though? It has been like listening to a repeat record for the past 16 years.

Say again your last.

 

[Jayhow15]

......another ex-target in the news, Sky reporting that Leroy Fer has failed a medical at Sunderland. Surely not on our radar.

Wouldn't surprise me. Not really the playmaker we desire though. Poor mans Fellaini.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Palace signed Sako. Weren't we supposedly in for him?

I put him in the same bracket as Elmohamody. Could never understand why we were considering either.

 

[Huyton Layne]

......another ex-target in the news, Sky reporting that Leroy Fer has failed a medical at Sunderland. Surely not on our radar.

Fella's collecting relegations. Wouldn't tempt fate by signing him.

 

[Saint Domingo]

And so a new cycle begins....

There is no transfer rumour like a Riquelme based rumour. If a rumour doesn't involve Juan Roman in some way then it's just not the same.

 

[Jayhow15]

I put him in the same bracket as Elmohamody. Could never understand why we were considering either.

Amen to that.

 

[Eggs]

Everton offer trial to highly-rated River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade
SIMON JONES: Everton are taking a look at River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade.

Sportsmail revealed talks were ongoing last month and the 19-year-old has arrived to train with Everton ahead of a prospective move from the Argentine club.

Andrade is a left-footed playmaker, who models his game on former Villarreal and Argentina midfielder Joan Riquelme.

A former star of the World U17 Championships, he has been watched by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid but Everton hope to beat off competition should he continue to impress.

...skilful left footer from You Tube clip.

 

[marty mcfly]

Someone posted this -- https://defendingwiththeball.wordpr...cal-analysis-of-sergi-robertos-style-of-play/ -- and after reading it I'm as convinced as a person can be from just piecing incomplete information together and making wild assumptions that he is Martinez's main target. Sergi sounds like the player Martinez described when he was describing why Nolito wasn't the right fit. It's likely an uphill battle though of course but that's what I like about RM is he's willing to try for the moon. So that's my official NITK guesstimate. Vault me! I'M INVINCIBLE!

I hope you are wrong and he's not Martinez's main target because if he is we have a major problem.

He has played practically every minute of pre-season for them and been one of their best players and covers a multitude of positions including now right back which is a big weakness of their's.

There's absolutely no chance we will get him before January and even then it would be unlikely. If he was our main target it's time to go to our plan B, hopefully we have one.

btw - It looks like Pep was right when he said Roberto is so good he can play anywhere.