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Not exactly what I said but shows more than £3.5m guaranteed.

1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said:

£8m is what we may eventually get for him (unlikely), £3.5m is guaranteed.

£3.5m up-front then more in instalments so about £6m-6.5 guaranteed - I think Bobble put an initial post out saying this which then got lost in translation and put as only £3.5m.

Decent scouting thread on him:

I don’t really have an opinion on this one… doesn’t really excite me but it’s not one that I’m dead against either.

2 minutes ago, Gwlad said:

He was 7 years younger then, unless my maths let me down.

Yep, your maths have let you down.

I’d love us to get Bilal and Ballo Toure just so we can recreate the Yaya and Kolo Toure song.

We all want young and hungry players; unfortunately our decision makers interpret that as Ashley Young… but what about the Hungary part? Next up Gabor Kiraly!

On 08/07/2023 at 13:39, Romey 1878 said:

Could be on his way to Atalanta.

For half the price we (didn’t) bid… so many non-stories about. I hate it but it’s so moreish!!!

Change the thread title please.

Too old in 2016 according to this thread!!!

In isolation this is very uninspiring but I’ll hold judgement until the end of the window… I’ve said that before - far too many times!!!

48 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

It's been nice knowing you all.

Go on - if you had to have 1 on a 1 year contract, who are you taking (reluctantly)?

Barkley, Walcott and Young are all being rumoured today… it could just be a big wind up but this is Everton!

I wonder what this is about…

Ishe Samuels Smith is off to Chelsea for near £4m. 17 year old left back and supposedly a top prospect but that could be an important £4m in the short term I suppose. Warrington and Simms also available to raise funds according to The Bobble. This is the reality of the state we’re in.

2 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Yeah. We simply don’t have the money to buy 25/26 year old quality players.  Rodrigo will give us a decent level of output and for 2 years hopefully give a decent return on investment 

I’ve seen a few comments (on Twitter) saying we never learn - this isn’t overpaying on Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bolasie, Tosun etc - it’s not even paying too much for a Delph or Williams type. This is smart business at a nominal fee - by modern day standards anyway.

38 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Seen that Rodrigo seems to be pretty close 

We all want to plan long-term but Our short-term future in the Premier League is integral - a low price, top quality player like this is exactly what we need now. I personally thought a top Spanish team would snap him up but if we’ve got a chance, he must be a priority.

5 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

Baz from ToffeeTV thinks we'll make a signing in the coming week.

If we do I could only see it being a free agent and even then we are more than capable of dragging that out until no one even cares anymore.

Rodrigo and Maitland-Niles will be our first 2 signings. One to make you happy, one to wind you up.

Before Twitter went silly today, Alan Myers tweeted that he thinks (no evidence just personal opinion) we’ll sign Rodrigo and we’ll be exploring the loan and free market. Signing Rodrigo and maybe Dembele (free) or cheapish option e.g. Piroe or some unknown from foreign league on non-PL wages would be top business in my opinion.

I love our club…

Not disputing that he’d improve us but this is just another EFC soap opera!

https://planetswans.co.uk/2023/06/30/everton-and-nottingham-forest-in-prioe-chase/
 

Keep seeing us linked to the Swansea striker - I’m aware of him but not going to pretend to know much about him. His goal scoring (and assists) record in the Championship is very impressive.

No Piroe, no party?

https://www.goodisonnews.com/2023/06/29/everton-transfer-news-as-towering-striker-keisuke-goto-wanted/
 

Not sure if he’d be a first team option but we could certainly do with a goto option when DCL is injured.