28 Dec 2017 21:55:52
If we sign Tosun are we likely to go after another forward like Dembele. Are we still after a player who can play left back and left side centre back or purely a left back. Any info on targets.
{Ed025's Note - sam apparently wants a forward, centre mid, and a left back BB, i expect him to get tosun and possibly nzonzi but im unsure about the left back mate..
29 Dec 2017 01:15:20
The lad Joe Bryan from Bristol seems to be getting talked about.
28 Dec 2017 23:11:14
Van Aanholt most likely ed.
{Ed025's Note - sam is a big fan of his swan, i have to say im not but what do i know mate..
28 Dec 2017 23:18:18
Two nice signings there ED025 if we get them.
{Ed025's Note - very much so grumpy..
29 Dec 2017 15:27:13
Nzonzi looked really good for Sevilla and I know nothing about Tosun but all the reports are that he is a really good player.
Nzonzi, Gana, Schneiderlein (the version from last year) , Davies, Sigurdsson (if he plays deeper) , Rooney (if he continues to play deeper) , Baningime, McCarthy (if he ever gets fit) and Klaasen (if he adapts to the Premier League) , - there are some really good options of differing types and a basis for a strong central midfield there.
Likewise Tosun (if he turns out to be as good as it sounds like he could be) , Calvert-Lewin and Sandro (if he adapts to the Premier League) provide some varied options which could form the basis of a promising attack.
Some "ifs" attached to a few of the players but we have a good coaching setup at the club at the moment with Allardyce, Lee, Shakespear and the personnel that were there before they arrived so I am hopeful and confident that quite a few of those ifs can be overcome.
I still believe that while we have a poorly constructed squad that is making Allardyce's job difficult (and cost Koeman his) we still have plenty of good players within it. A few quality additions to address the inbalance and glaring gaps (a young left back being the most obvious) could make a huge difference.
29 Dec 2017 15:54:11
Is there any connection between N'zonzi going off and Seville coming back from 0-3 down?
29 Dec 2017 16:12:53
Interesting quotes about N'zonzi from Allardyce:
“I would take Steven N’Zonzi tomorrow. He is one of my better buys in my lifetime, only €650,000 from France to Blackburn Rovers. He became young player of the year and player of the year in his first season at Blackburn Rovers when we finished tenth. He was a terrific pinch out of the French leagues and has gone on to do terrific things in his career. For me, knowing him from that age and knowing him now, yes I would like him but with the amount of midfield players I have at the moment I’d have to move some player out to bring a player like Steven in. ”
I wonder if that translates to he won't be coming or that someone will be moving on (assuming N'zonzi wants to come to Everton) ? McCarthy, Besic, Schneiderlein, Gana are the obvious like for like to be potentially improved upon by N'zonzi's arrival with the first 2 the more likely to leave I would think. Perhaps Barkley's (likely) exit is the one out but that would be losing a predominantly attacking midfield option for a more defensive option.
{Ed002's Note - Everton has submitted a couple of offers the second of which is likely to be enough to agree a move for the player but is short of the number discussed in London the week before last. I think you can feel reasonably comfortable with this going ahead - beating two other English sides to him.}