26 Aug 2026 10:47:23
Everton have not given up on Daniel Munoz and remain in talks over a move for the Crystal Palace player. Meanwhile Tottenham are watching the developments closely, but with a different plan in mind.
I know not many transfers are straight forward, but you would have thought this would have possibly been one of the easier ones to get across the line.
I guess it must be haggling about the transfer fee and the schedule of payments; that's what normally seems to hold us up. But if this is the pace of transfer dealings, we have no chance of completing many deals before the deadline.
26 Aug 2026 11:18:00
Is he better than what we have, even though our best pair are not specialists? Ruhl is growing into it, and Garner has international experience. £25 mill, given the previous paragraph, is in my view too steep. Why are a team as 'bad' (some say) as Palace willing to sell?
26 Aug 2026 11:28:37
With Hackney, Armstrong, KDH, Alcaraz and Norgaard being able to play in the middle three, you could argue that Rohl and Garner are good right back options. I'm honestly more concerned about a striker and a left back. If Aznou isn't fancied, Myk can be understudy, but an upgrade is required. Hopefully we get all three.
26 Aug 2026 11:43:10
I think we could have got Munoz quite quickly but as I see it, I don't think he's our top target and that's why we haven't signed him yet. I believe Doue and Baku are ahead of him on our right back priority list, and both still available, so will have to wait and see.
As I mentioned previously, I would be happy with any of them 3. I think Doue is holding out for a Champions League club.
26 Aug 2026 12:33:05
I would have Doue as my preferred, and I do rate Ridle Baku. I am not as sold on Munoz as a long term solution.
I also agree that there are good options in the squad in Garner and Rohl, if they are keen to do their part for the squad.
Signing Bard for left back would allow Aznou to gain experience on loan.
If Moyes moves on at the end of his contract, whoever comes in would have a better player.
Seeing Brentford are tying up a deal for Diouf for £40m, it might be time to suck it up and just make the fee work for Doue.
26 Aug 2026 12:52:41
Doue is, I think, our preference, but alas we are looking for loans or loan to buy.
26 Aug 2026 13:20:17
Striker Franculino being mentioned again.
26 Aug 2026 13:35:58
So we should be interested in Franculino Dju. He's not just better than what we have, he's streets ahead.
Problem is, we couldn't just hoof the ball up to him and hope for the best. Plus, would Moyes want a season to integrate him when he's good enough now?
26 Aug 2026 14:31:27
Moyes handed Barry his debut in August last year, so no is the answer.
26 Aug 2026 14:32:44
I don't see us being a hoff it up team this season, our midfield and wingers are so much better with the ball than in recent seasons.
26 Aug 2026 15:09:52
Really like Dju, I wrote a bit on him the other day, different profile to Barry and Beto, he is still physical, but despite being 6'1, is not prolific in the air, but what he does well is accurate shooting and high chance conversion.
Sharp turn of pace and acceleration, and very good at exploiting spaces.
Can also, and has, played as second striker, right wing, as well as Centre Forward.
I know it's a low bar, but so much better than Beto with the ball played into him.
26 Aug 2026 15:21:09
People need to stop saying Rohl is "growing" into the RB role.
You're giving Moyes the "ok" to keep messing up players' careers.
He's forced O'Brien to walk away, as the lad knows he's not a RB, he's a CH who has looked fantastic in his natural position (I think 1 goal conceded.) when he plays there.
Now Merlin Rohl is an attacking midfielder, and he so rightly needs to be nurtured into becoming the complete midfielder he will surely become.
Moyes, on the other hand, is ready to hamper his development and push him into an unnatural RB position just so we don't have to spend money getting adequate players in for the RB position, and therefore risks the same scenario he has right now with O'Brien.
Many players will leave or want to leave due to Moyes' decisions regarding where these players play.
Getting really sick of this man now, I really am, and a few good results to start the season with won't stop the inevitable mid season rot that will come due to injuries/suspensions.
26 Aug 2026 16:41:41
Do you think Moyes is making decisions based on what fans on here say or write? DM can make a terrible decision all on his own. I doubt he knows this forum exists.
26 Aug 2026 19:14:11
Bleeds Blue. Spot on. Our!! Expert knowledge, fact! Mixed in with guesswork and media crap, all scoured from hours and hours of search engines mean F all. Makes not one difference to Moyes decision making.
What I do believe is days, weeks, months are taken up scouting, observing players, lists are made and narrowed down, then the couches are searched with anything found put at the negotiators disposal.
26 Aug 2026 19:45:40
Neither Rohl nor Garner should be playing RB. Just sign a RB ffs.
Garner is comfortably the best CM we have, and Rohl, given the chance to play there, is a brilliant midfielder, which is why I was very pleased when we brought the lad in.
Everyone asks for strength in depth like the top teams, but then, when we have it, we want them to play in a completely different position.