Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Sexual Ealing]

He'd be out with his loading injury for at least half the season. Everton's the best place for him.

[eamonn]

True, he can't load for shit. Jack will probably start 20-25 games a season max for the rest of his life.

[KevinGage]

If priced accordingly - and the salary is bumped up with appearance fees and bonuses etc - I wouldn't be dead set against it.

The homegrown rule still needs to form part of our thinking.

But like SE, think he'll be allowed to more leeway at Everton.  Prob a better fit for him at this stage of his career.

[enigma]

If he hadn't played well for us 5 years ago no one would be talking about wanting him here. He's not the player that left, he hasn't played more than 20 league games in a season for 4 seasons. He's at an age where even if was highly professional decline would be starting, and he isn't highly professional.

Not sure i agree. People were perfectly happy to have Barkley back who had achieved even less in the preceding few years.

[PeterWithesShin]

Probably because he'd just had 2 good seasons and was on 60k a week. If he wasn't having good seasons, was often injured and was on 300k a week there'd have been a lot less happiness.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Barkley had looked really good in a poor Luton side. I still think he's been a decent signing for the price.

[eamonn]

Yep, he's been solid. Still has the technique. If we can keep him fit, he'll continue to contribute. Having sat out the European games, hopefully he'll get some gametime in the CL next season.