DownUnderToff

Don't really get this one.  Why would we pay through the nose (premier league mark-up) for a player whose coach has deemed not good enough, strengthening a competitor in the process (via a profit).
Would much rather we went hard for Jonathan Tah or Issa Diop, for similar or less £.  

(Curious) where are you getting that stat from and what are the parameters?  I've seen a few, and they can be confusing without context.  One was that only 0.5% make it from u9's through to that clubs first team.  This particular stat "considers" the likes of Pogba, Fabregas, etc. as "failures".
On the other hand, the latest CIES monthly report has club-trained players (at least 3 years, between 15 - 21, in team/club of employment) at 14.1% in England (only guessing that's top division).  Interesting read (brief enough), talks about correlations with roster age and success.  These findings all depend on that definition of "club-trained" player though.
Link for any interested: http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr33/en/phone/index.html

HAHAHAHAHA

Let's hope this becomes a reality.

You forget, Sam is a twat.
Glad Lookman is getting out and playing football, hopefully come back next season with more experience and ready to fight for a place at Everton under a manager who knows what he is doing!!

Fuck off Sam

Any chance of us breakings the bank for Sessegnon, 10 goals already from a 17 year old full back. Last time I saw a player as good as him at his age was Gareth Bale and he's turned out ok.
Going to be one of the best FBs in the world, 50 games for Fulham already and he's not 18 until May.

Don't really know chilwell, but like all the others on the list.  Reckon Sessegnon ends up a left winger, still love to get him.
I'd add Philipp Max (Augsburg) to the top of that list.  10 assists in 17 Bundesliga games, a wand of a left foot, good crosser, lots of key passes and a decent defender.

I agree for the most part (particularly Mirallas), but Lozano hardly offers a guaranteed solution.
Also, Onyekuru has run at something like 1 in 2 over the last 2 years in Belgium.  His 10 in 27 this year (while being criticised by his coach), is nothing to sniff at and not a gulf away from Lozano's 11 in 18.
Would just be wary of dropping £40m on eredivisie form, in an area with ok cover.

Bolasie, Onyekuru, and Lookman are all predominantly left wingers aren't they?  And that's ignoring Mirallas.
Not against getting him, but I rate those 3 as pretty decent prospects and £40m is a truck load for an eredivisie goal scorer. 
Would rather we focus money and attention on another CF, LB, and a CB first. 

If they're going to stupidly low ball us (for even this length of contract) and he's going to try and force the clubs hand, I'd banish him to the 18's/train alone and not play him again.  Let him wallow and miss out on world cup.
If he wants to go now, sign an extension with a fair (for both) purchase price and get a deal done.
Then again...I'm a prick.

Know mate he's the prick. Said in my best Aussie accent

Attention obviously needs to be on Liverpool and protecting the likely starters for that.  Given Apollon have nothing to play for either, this seems a really good opportunity to get games/form into certain players and to see what options we've got. 
I'd like to see something like this, all of these players should be keen to impress.   
                    Robles
Besic   Keane   Jags   Martina
        Beni          Schneiderlin
                Klaassen
  Vlasic                   Lookman
                Sandro
 
Injuries depending, I'd look at playing Mirallas, Feeney, and DCL off of the bench.  Expecting DCL to be a starter against Liverpool, but getting as much confidence as possible into him can only be good for the team.

Fair point...I do think the pressure would be greater on Unsworth as an Evertonian though.  Plus Nagelsman already has runs on the board in the top flight.  Doing well again this year, despite losing 2 of his best players from last year.
I pretty much just really like the idea of him.  His man/player management is supposed to be outstanding, his tactics sound enjoyable and aren't too much of a change (aside from fast wingers) from existing for the players.
http://outsideoftheboot.com/2016/11/26/tactical-philosophy-julian-nagelsmann/
 
 

Really?? Got a bit of the ball, but was almost always stationary and playing the ball sideways or back. Passes were poor as well, underhit or just off target. Saw a lot of turnovers coming from him.
Not writing him off, just wasn't impressed today. Although I can say that about whole team today...

Would rather Mata, but would be happy with Gylfi. Quality player I reckon.