10 Jul 2026 11:55:02
Alexander Sorloth transfer. We are being linked with this guy again. What do you reckon bluenose and optimum shots?
10 Jul 2026 12:34:01
Last few seasons in Spain have been his most productive and he's been used plenty at Athletico Madrid. Did not do particularly well in the Prem for Palace. Suits the Moyes type striker, strong and powerful. Better than what we have perhaps, would hope we'd be signing two strikers if we go for him.
10 Jul 2026 15:08:05
Just feel like we are going round in circles and looking desperate again, we've only really signed Hackney. We've lost Gueye and Grealish, so technically we are down.
10 Jul 2026 17:24:02
Tbf Blue Dev, eve the mega rich sides like City and Arsenal take stock after buying players the club needs to access which players they can let go to not only get some cash flow going but also to free up the wage bill also.
10 Jul 2026 19:30:55
Everton's interest in Alexander Sørloth is real. We've made enquiries, and there's been talk of a £25m+ move. But let's also be honest, the only reason we're even still in the conversation is because Juventus haven't agreed a fee with Atlético yet, even though Sørloth has already agreed personal terms with them. If Juve sort the fee, he's gone. If they don't, we're basically the backup option. But he also wasn't initially open to a move back to the Premier League.
And that's exactly why I'm not sold on this transfer.
Yes, Sørloth has improved massively since his failed Crystal Palace spell (1 goal in 20 games) . He's stronger, more experienced, and he's become a proper goalscorer in Spain. Fair play to him. But the reasons it didn't work for him at Palace are the same reasons it won't work for him at Everton.
Palace played slow transitions, left him isolated, gave him minimal support, and expected him to win duels and create chances on his own.
That is literally our system.
We don't have runners off the striker.
We don't play quick combinations.
We don't give the No.9 consistent service.
We boot the ball forward and hope the striker wins a header with someone arriving late for the second ball.
That's why Beto and Barry are struggling, they're being asked to do everything alone. And Sørloth would be asked to do the exact same job. He might do it slightly better, but we'd still be watching the same patterns, isolated striker, scraps of service, long balls, slow support, and a forward expected to make miracles out of chaos.
So £25m+ for a striker who'll probably score around 10–12 goals in this system?
I'm sorry, but that feels like another expensive sideways move.
Especially when Beto scored 9 last season in the same setup.
We'd basically be paying big money for a more polished version of what we already have, not someone who transforms our attack or gives us the 20+ goals we desperately need.
If we're spending £25–30m, let's spend it on someone who actually solves the problem, not just survives in it.
That's why I'd rather we go for Ayase Ueda instead.
He's a genuine goalscorer.
He's hit 20+ goals.
His movement is elite.
He finishes chances Beto and Barry never will.
He's the type of striker who adds goals, not just structure.
If we're putting big money down, let's put it on someone who can actually change games, not another striker who'll be isolated, overworked, and expected to do everything alone.
For me, Sørloth is a good player in Spain just not the right one for Everton.
10 Jul 2026 19:36:53
Our recruitment team, could not receute monkey's to swing through tree's, they are stealing their wages.
10 Jul 2026 22:38:20
AB, it's the first week in July, in the middle of a World Cup, and we have brought in 3 players already. It's a different recruitment team than we've had previously. Let's see how they do over the next few weeks before jumping to conclusions.