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60m is a huge fee for him, somewhere around 40m would seem about right. I wonder about the number of instalments/years we have offered on this deal to try and lessen the dent in our FFP, perhaps that is a sticking point with Everton. As a player I see him as a ready made perfect winger to play in this system, physically he’s not only quick but from what I’ve seen has a great engine.. he will work up and down that side defensively as much being very active in the press. Going forward he’s very direct, I can imagine scenarios of him breaking forward with the ball quickly and coming inside centrally to play in Isak, Wilson or whoever. Him being labelled a speed merchant is wide of the mark because he seems technically good, we can’t really judge him fairly from his time in a shit Everton side either way. I get he’s hated for being a ugly scouse shithouse, I dislike his personality on the pitch to.. but I won’t if he’s our ugly scouse shithouse.

I’ve not seen him linked away but it would seem possible, we currently have 4 keepers in our first team squad with Dubravka called back from Man United (who I expected might have been sold abroad this window but hasn’t).

I used to think he was only suited to a back 5, how wrong I was. Pure consistency at the moment.

They don’t even play the same positions man, totally different players. Why does it have to be one or the other?

Yeah, the midfield and forwards fitness in particular atm is really getting stretched. The high output style is so effective but takes its toll after this many games, squad isn’t deep enough to cope.

Beautiful

Unreal

Isak rinsed him so easily

ISAKKK

Beast Pope

The amount of chances we are consistently creating is impressive, how have none of them gone in is another matter One will go in before this is over.

LOL

I know it’s a semi final but everyone needs to calm the fuck down

Sloppy start, we’ll settle into it

A big point is he doesn’t need to adapt to another league/country like Diaby would, so obviously homegrown and better yet he’s a great fit for our current system.. is Diaby even available? How does he fit into this side/league? Im not saying he can’t I just don’t know that much about the player.

No denying he is absolutely fucking minging but he does have perfect attributes and physical ability to fit into Howes (4-3-3 especially) system as a winger.

If signed and he gives his all, scores a few goals with some assists thrown in then by the end of the season everyone that’s doubting will have warmed up to him anyway (regardless of whatever the price may be). It’s unreal to me people will question the targets management identify as players who will improve the squad, if what Howe and co have done so far doesn’t win you over enough to accept that they know better then what will?

You really think the reports on price will be 100% accurate?

Wasn’t he ill before he went to the WC as well?

Imagine being fragile and paranoid enough to get that butthurt over the commentary on highlights of a game man. Forget emotional maturity, some of their fans are actual lunatics.

Until he signed for PSG and instantly became an idiot ruled by his agent, shit and we didn’t want him anyway

Let’s be honest though, the circumstances now to then are entirely opposite. I get the point though, transfers will come out of the blue more often than not for us going forward.

Apparently there was a bit of handbags in the dressing room after they lost to Southampton, think Doucoure has been training with the kids since. Might have something to do with that.

Yeah, being this ahead of schedule is without doubt potentially a double edged sword in terms of building the squad to the point it’s capable of a European run AND sustaining good PL form. I just don’t feel it’s this managements style to get drastic and change the initial layout for transfer windows on current position though. Perhaps we might move for one more than planned in summer or something but Howe has been meticulously building this squad ability and personality wise.. just can’t see the plans being changed far enough to have to bed in 2/3 potential starters this window. Imo that’s a big risk and could harm as much as help in the short term, this squad are where they are on merit and I’d like to let them carry on. Summer is different, much more time on our hands to ease new players in and shift players out.