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Would rather Gomes and Davies on the bench to be honest, don't think either of them really cutting the mustard as top Premiership midfeilder. Think we look at Gomes through rose tinted glasses a little bit, he has been part of the problem of us being 'weak' in the middle. He doesn't weight in with goals, he doesn't regularly rip defences apart with slide rule passes, he doesn't bully the opposition when they are in possession. I know we had the new manager affect in Dec, Jan and Feb, but that was our best period this year, we where shocking before and shocking afterward - so played our best football during the period he was out injured, and played poorly when he has played. Are we a much better of a team when he plays? 

He can finish for sure. Stick him in a top 4 team who create chance after chance and he will probably score loads of goals, stick him at the front of the current Everton team and his goal rates simply going to drop. A strikers goal rate is a function of both his finishing ability and chances created for him. In that respect you have to feel a bit for DCL and Kean. Strikers judged on goals scored, but is not like either one is spurring chance after chance, clear chances are a bit thin on the ground. DCL and kean have a lot going for them, lets concentrate on spending to get a solid team behind them over the next couple of years. They are both plenty young enough for this.

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

Not as much as we need some midfielders who can create chances and tackle - 😂. Joking to one side - we definitely need some more players who are willing to roll up there sleeves and put a tackle in when its needed. Massive bonus if same player they can also create chances - Buendia sounds just what we need to get more out of the wingers we have already paid decent money for.  

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

I think this is definitely a market we should be trying to cherry pick two or three signings from most seasons. Always some decent players who shine in poor teams. So good chance they will will play equally as well in better teams and they are premier league proven.  
If we bought two players from this year relegated teams what would your picks be and how much do you think we should pay? 
I think we would definitely benefit from somebody like Buendia , creative player, but still puts in a good shift off the ball - and how we need players who will put a foot in!! - should walk in to our team. (£25M-£30 has to be going rate for a 23yr old first team player). potentially has a good sell on value, so a pretty low risk signing.
https://footballwhispers.com/blog/emi-buendia-premier-league-scout-report/

 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

think best leave him where he is - apparently couldn't hack the faster pace in Germany and then did even worst in Spain - as good as he is in Italy it doesn't sounds like he travels well. As a current challenger for this seasons European golden boot we would have to be paying significant transfer fee and big wages for him this summer - if he did flop on his travels again, next summer we would be stuck with a 31 year old on massive wages. Even though we have been offloading some, we still have too many dead weight players on massive wages that nobody is going to buy from us. Do we really want to risk adding another. 
The problem with a lot of the signings we have been making since Moshiri has arrived is that we want to run before we can actually walk. Do we really have the basics of a team to make best use of a prolific goal scorer in the later part of his career? Our current strikers have lived on scrapes and in some games see very little of the ball. How would Immobile perform in our current team . We need to have a team capable of consistently creating to before we spend a load of money and wages on a player looking for his last big contract!!! money would have be the only motivation for him to come to us, the 12th placed team in the Premier league. 
 

The time to have bought Zaha was when he left Man U. He is just too much money now. High transfer fee, high wages, maybe last move of career, not quite good enough for the very top teams - sounds familiar!!! We are stuck with enough players in this mould. 
He would do a OK job as a winger and IS better than what we have - but that sort of money desperately needs spending at the heart of the time first. (A decent midfield enforcer and unfortunate it pains me to say - a steady and reliable keeper).
If you have money to burn, then to me Zaha is the type of player you might bring in as a finishing touch, to add that extra bit of quality to an already decent backbone of a team. We finished 12th - we need to get to the decent backbone part first. 
I think somebody like Dwight McNeil might be the better option for us as an attacking option if we must spend in this area of the pitch. A move to Everton would also be a good move for the lad. 
 

sounds like we are on the same page here, concentrate of getting the spine of the team in to a decent shape - and maybe then even the attaching players we already have now might be able to do a more respectable job - we are not ready to waste more money upgrade the attacking players to continually feed of scraps or spend the best part of the games defending!!
for Dwight McNeil, I kind of mean if we do bring in attacking players let it be players that are young, talented, hungry to play,  reasonably priced, on a more modest wage, who would feel coming to Everton is a decent step up, but are also easy to offload or load out if they don't cut the mustard after a few year. A bit like we have done in the past with the likes of Lookman, Del boy or Vlasic. Admitted none of these have turned out as regular first teamers, but do this enough, and by the law of average some will end up staying longer and making a name for themselves at the club. It is also pretty difficult to lose massive amounts of money buys of this type of buy (Iwobi may prove me wrong  ) - but generally close to braking even on these types of buys.

sounds like we are on the same page here, concentrate of getting the spine of the team in to a decent shape - and maybe then even the attaching players we already have now might be able to do a more respectable job - we are not ready to waste more money upgrade the attacking players to continually feed of scraps or spend the best part of the games defending!!
for Dwight McNeil, I kind of mean if we do bring in attacking players let it be players that are young, talented, hungry to play,  reasonably priced, on a more modest wage, who would feel coming to Everton is a decent step up, but are also easy to offload or load out if they don't cut the mustard after a few year. A bit like we have done in the past with the likes of Lookman, Del boy or Vlasic. Admitted none of these have turned out as regular first teamers, but do this enough, and by the law of average some will end up staying longer and making a name for themselves at the club. It is also pretty difficult to lose massive amounts of money buys of this type of buy (Iwobi may prove me wrong  ) - but generally close to braking even on these types of buys.

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

I have not posted on here for ages - had to stop as took up to much of my time!!  (still read post though), but find myself with a bit of time on my hands and stuck in front of a laptop. 
I remember in 2003 Chelsea paying around £16M for a certain Makélélé, that was a significant sum of money in those days. Makélélé was 30 at the time and had never played in the Premiership. The rest is history, as he was without doubt a key signing in the emergence of a money spending Chelsea. An experienced player in his prime who knew his position and exactly what he was being brought to the club for. 
Now I am not going to try and argue that Allan is the next Makélélé (as he basically invented the modern defensive midfielder position!!), but they are players of a similar ilk. experienced in a top league, strong and dogged in the tackle, but has that air of quality and can get away a quality pass  or dribble and with good movement so thus rapidly changing defence in to an offence.  
Every transfer is a gamble - If the signing's of Allan for £35M can have anywhere the kind of impact a 30 year old Makélélé did at Chelsea, then has to be a gamble worth taking - even if it only lasts 3 or 4 seasons and helps change the mentally of Everton's midfield - these are the type of key decisions and gambles we are paying a top manager like Ancelloti to make. 
Allan can only improve the soft nature of the midfield Ancelloti has inherited, so the only gamble being is Allen of sufficient quality to help take us to the next level over the next two or three seasons.  
Allan is not a player for the future, he is very much for the now and god how we need that - Hopefully, he is a player that would massively benefit those players in front of him - he could be the player that becomes a catalyst to actually start seeing the best of those other players we have already shelled out massive transfer fees on. That's what Makelele's biggest impact was at Chelsea - he instantly gave a platform for other to shine. How much value can you actually put on that? 
It should also helps that his most likely midfield partner will be Portuguese speaking Gomes.
Finger crossed, as I would like to see him in a blue shirt. 

all but Lukaku gone, then Rooney must be in line to be our number one striker this season - perhaps the main man in league games, with others used in cups. We also seem looking to be far more creative - So we should be reasonably optimistic that Rooney could well be best placed to be our top scorer this season - will have far more game time in his best position along with fire in his belly.
 
A Roy of the Rover return to Everton - being give the freedom again to be the main striker once again - Premier league top scorer - 1/100
 
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/top-goalscorer
 
when you look at the players ahead of him in this list - this price is very tempting as an outsider bet