Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[SoccerHQ]

Everton spent £50m+ on a player about 5 years ago. We're nowhere near that level of spending, we seems to like the mid range gamble and lots of them. Hence, for me, why we never progress, we neither have the quality of managers or go full on with higher quality signings. We're in limbo, throwing loads at going nowhere.

We seem to do that thinking we can sell these players on for double if they don't work out. Reality is we can't flog likes of AEG, Traore and Sanson so have to loan them out or sell them for very low fees. Targett was player of year in 20/21 and yet we sell him for pretty much what we paid despite him being a regular starter here compared to squad player at Southampton. Konsa value decreasing as it stands Luiz is walking out on a free in 12 months.

We need to become more self sufficient. I'd prefer to do that not cashing on our best academy player every summer as happened with last two.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Looks like we can shift AEG for €2.5m to PSV if we're prepared to pay part of his salary. As he only has less than 12 months left on his contract I'd imagine that's all we'd contribute towards. After that they're hopefully on their own. From memory he's on £38k a week.

[Matt C]

Deal with PSV agreed apparently, good luck to him. Assuming it goes through that’s the fourth senior player out in a week, time to see some come in now.

[ChicagoLion]

If you were the owners, would you let him spend any more in the transfer market?
I wouldn’t.

[VinnieChase84]

If you were the owners, would you let him spend any more in the transfer market?
I wouldn’t.

This is why (or should be anyway) we have a sporting director. I’d hope that this week he (can see himself) we must get a CM and CB minimum regardless of what’s going on with SG.
The major major issue we have now is the players we try to get. Are they going to want to come knowing SG prob gets sacked soon unless things improve?

Unfortunately I see a world where we don’t recruit this week and we will just have to make do with what we have till Jan (but under a new manager very shortly)

[OzVilla]

That's my fear too.  If our new targets have been paying attention then they'll know SG could already be on borrowed time. Hardly an attractive proposition is it when they'll undoubtedly have other options.

Plus agents will take the piss, we've already seen one transfer target take a look at us, realise we're desperate and up the anti on his wages. We've put ourselves in a terrible negotiating position thanks to this clusterfuck of a start.

[richtheholtender]

£2 million john mcginn running round catching £40 million midfielders. Like asking Drayton Manor to compete with Disney world

[Mister E]

I have said it before. We have spent a fortune on players over the last 25 odd years. Aside from Little and MON, we have never gone out and poached/spent on a top class elite manager.

This^
Time to stop talking about it and start acting like a club that is serious about European qualification.

We need a manager that can actually make this a reality first, though.

[Delboy Villan]

If you were the owners, would you let him spend any more in the transfer market?
I wouldn’t.

No chance!

[PaulWinch again]

If you were the owners, would you let him spend any more in the transfer market?
I wouldn’t.

Again that really comes down to whether they believe he’s the right man for the job. If they don’t then they should sack him and get someone else in. But if they want him to continue as manager they have to back him. There can’t be a halfway house on this side.

Also with the structure at the club the players who are bought shouldn’t just be down to the manager.

[ozzjim]

I'd give Lange what he needs to get a defender, midfielder and forward with pace in. Even if 2 are on loan. The next manager needs the tools to turn it round and won't have the chance to buy anyone until Jan.

[andyh]

If you were the owners, would you let him spend any more in the transfer market?
I wouldn’t.

No chance!

If everything was going in the right direction and two more players were seen as the ones to push us on, then absolutely….give him £80m for those players.
The fact he can’t get half a tune out of what he already got shows that its not players that’s the problem.

[richtheholtender]

Dean Saunders on Villa "They're aren't exactly shopping in Marks and Spencer are they? They are signing Jesus from city"


Even a guy who thinks its a good idea to drink and drive knows its the investment to go higher that's an issue....that's how obvious it is

[Delboy Villan]

If everything was going in the right direction and two more players were seen as the ones to push us on, then absolutely….give him £80m for those players.
The fact he can’t get half a tune out of what he already got shows that its not players that’s the problem.
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But didn't you hear Gerrard, it's the players they are not trying??

[PaulWinch again]

Dean Saunders on Villa "They're aren't exactly shopping in Marks and Spencer are they? They are signing Jesus from city"


Even a guy who thinks its a good idea to drink and drive knows its the investment to go higher that's an issue....that's how obvious it is

I’m not sure what he means.