Summer Transfer Wish List - 2017

[Bus-Conductor]

See there are still people saying whose place would x or y take if we sign them, in 2017 it don't work like that.

Trying to compete at a high level twice a week as we didn't this season, requires competition all over the pitch. Winks looks like he could well be good enough, but I've not seen anything at all in the other academy prospects suggesting they are ready for the big time. so we do need to bring 2 or 3 in. Good enough to start without a dip in performance or confidence. And good enough to make a difference if coming off the bench. Any or all of the front men last night deserved the hook, but we didn't have anyone who could come on and make a difference.

Don't want Berkley but given his contract situation he's a Levy signing all right. Perhaps Poch could make something of him.
Maybe we could send Sissoko the other way, ha.

I'm still Maguire and Gray, but think Janssen will be given another season.

The point is, someone like Lacazette will only go where he isn't guaranteed to start in his favourite position if he's being paid a shitload. So that might not be us,

Top quality players want to be starting or paying well to compensate them (or both) and we can't necessarily offer either for some.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

I think that's Keita Balde

Franck Kessie.

 

[tiger666]

Has it not been pointed out by one or two of our more reputable posters that that guy's attitude is odious?

EDIT:just Googled him. I am confusing Keita with someone else. Some African kid at an Italian club.

Balde keita from lazio. Billy big bollocks who turns up late for training and likes punching his team mates. These guys are on about Naby Keita from Leipzig. Also, if you think i'm a "reputable poster", you have problems.

 

[spuradik]

Levy agreeing to buy who Pochettino wants is all lovely and harmonious, but he did that last year with Sissoko. And if it's Zaha and Barkley Poch wants then it could be another harmonious waste of money.

This. I cannot reiterate this enough. Poch loves the hardworking (preferably English) player, which is well and good, but what you need in addition to that is technical ability and a brain to go with it. Players that can produce magic out of nothing. Last season, aside from Wanyama, was a huge debacle in terms of incomings and a good bit of the blame lies with Poch. Since this is Janssen's first season, I'd like to give him another chance. This one was always going to be hit or miss. However, Sissoko was a known quantity even before we got him, then why we went for him was an absolute mystery. I can only imagine Levy taking punt putting his trust in his Manager.

I really wished for us to have dodged the Sissoko bullet when he was set for Everton, and saved that money for another season. It'll be interesting to see what happens with this one. At the very least Levy would've learned his lesson and is a bit more cautious this time.

We don't need many signings, just a couple in the right positions and the league could be ours. Barkley, Zaha, Gray or King are not going to help us get to the next level. No offense to their abilities but we're no longer fighting for a Europa league/5th position.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Balde keita from lazio. Billy big bollocks who turns up late for training and likes punching his team mates. These guys are on about Naby Keita from Leipzig. Also, if you think i'm a "reputable poster", you have problems.

You come across as being 15 years younger than you actually are, a bit excitable with the red crosses, not without a sense of humour and borderline reputable, I suppose, yes.

 

[felmani26]

Minimum of 4, but probably 5. Midfielder, central defender, at least 2 pacey attacking players and a surprise from Santa. Janssen is toast, IMO.

Are you presuming there will be squad casualties?

Janssen leaving would surprise me although granted, he'll be under severe scrutiny even pre-season to gauge his fitness and sharpness.

 

[dondo]

He's clearly got talent, imo anyway.

Whether he realiszes it properly remains to be seen. All down to Poch's coaching and man managing skills.

I could be wrong about Barkley but he's already 23 and he has been in Everton's 1st team for at least 3 full seasons and from what I've seen (probably 15/20 matches) I don't think he is anywhere near good enough for us.
Compare him to winks, who imo has already show more than Barkley in a handful of starts

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Are you presuming there will be squad casualties?

Janssen leaving would surprise me although granted, he'll be under severe scrutiny even pre-season to gauge his fitness and sharpness.

I am expecting to see outward movement, yes. Maybe 6-7 players, including Bentaleb. I will be scandalised if we don't move Janssen on. I also expect to see Sissoko, Wimmer, probably N'Koudou, possibly Walker and one or two surprises, with Lamela being my hunch.

 

[spursfan77]

I am expecting to see outward movement, yes. Maybe 6-7 players, including Bentaleb. I will be scandalised if we don't move Janssen on. I also expect to see Sissoko, Wimmer, probably N'Koudou, possibly Walker and one or two surprises, with Lamela being my hunch.

I don't agree with you on your out but I do agree I think we will have a busy summer.

I'm not entirely convinced we will get who we want and improve the squad though.

 

[Mr Pink]

I could be wrong about Barkley but he's already 23 and he has been in Everton's 1st team for at least 3 full seasons and from what I've seen (probably 15/20 matches) I don't think he is anywhere near good enough for us.
Compare him to winks, who imo has already show more than Barkley in a handful of starts

Think Winks has a big future, but Barkley has produced some moments of magic, albeit not much this season.

But it doesn't really matter what I think, if Poch thinks he has the ingredients to work with, develop and mould into our team that's good enough for me.

 

[ljinko888]

The Barkley link doesn't go away so there must be something strong in it.

Perhaps Poch believes he's young enough to mould into a Dembele style midfielder. I say this as a month or so ago Poch said if he had Dembele in his early twenties he could have turned him into one of the best in the world. Dembele has that unique blend of technical excellence and physicality. Barkley has a similar blend but obviously very raw and inconsistent.

However Poch and his coaching staff are brilliant at developing players. It's really a double-edged sword as I personally think Onomah can be moulded into that type and save us the money but I don't know where the kid stands. At the start of the season I expected Onomah to become a more prominent member of the squad and Winks to be phased in through the cups but it's been the other way around. Winks has overtaken him in the ranks.

 

[felmani26]

I am expecting to see outward movement, yes. Maybe 6-7 players, including Bentaleb. I will be scandalised if we don't move Janssen on. I also expect to see Sissoko, Wimmer, probably N'Koudou, possibly Walker and one or two surprises, with Lamela being my hunch.

Wimmer there will be no shortage of suitors and I can see him being transferred permanently which is unfortunate as he's shown promise but clearly at a stage in his career where he needs to be a first team regular.

Sissoko, arguably surplus to requirements but will be a sod to offload permanently you feel - a likely transfer rumour fest abound leading to a season long loan at Galatasaray or similar ilk come end of August. N'koudou, who knows what he's displaying in training but he's shown glimpses of potential although if Lamela does indeed come back into the fold, his chances diminish again and so I can see a loan move transpiring for him also.

They are the only three for me I can see leaving for various reasons that we wouldn't necessarily miss.

 

[JAYSTAR]

We need to bring in as top quality as we can. Lamela and Sissoko will no doubt be on their way and maybe Walker, which will free up resources to bring in a more expensive addition. Honestly, I feel we need to push the boat out for the likes of someone like Ousmane Dembele. The guy is top drawer imo. He can play wide and down the middle.

Alternatively, or additionally, we need to consider playing two up top sometimes to counter 3 at the back when opposition teams set up that way.
Although Alli and Eriksen are great generally, against three big centre backs they don't get as much space or time on the ball and struggle.

Maybe we should consider Bas Dost? (27 years old) His tally is a total of 31 goals from 80 shots, 42 on target, in 28 league games... pretty impressive! We need to utilise our ability to overlap and get the ball in the box - Dost is 1.96m tall.

 

[dondo]

Think Winks has a big future, but Barkley has produced some moments of magic, albeit not much this season.

But it doesn't really matter what I think, if Poch thinks he has the ingredients to work with, develop and mould into our team that's good enough for me.

I thought this has been barkleys best season tbh (still not the level we need imo).
I agree about trusting pochs judgement but personally I think we could do better for less than the 20m+ it would cost us

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

What is the general feeling on Barkley? Everton fans seem to think he's leaving to join Spurs.

Personally, i'd prefer Zaha over him. Barkley looks the most likely of the two but i'm worried he'll stunt Dele Alli's development as he's very similar.

But with that said, I think the idea behind signing Ross Barkley is to replace Dele Alli when he does eventually leave us.

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Did i say something funny @tiger666 ?

 

[Spinders]

If I was to bet on it:

In - Zaha, Barkley, Maguire.
Out - Sissoko, Wimmer, Walker.

If we can win the battle for Sessegnon, maybe him in and NKoudou out.

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

If I was to bet on it:

In - Zaha, Barkley, Maguire.
Out - Sissoko, Wimmer, Walker.

If we can win the battle for Sessegnon, maybe him in and NKoudou out.

I cant see where Zaha and Barkley fit into our squad. We'd have Son, Eriksen, Alli, Lamela, Barkley and Zaha competing for 2/3 positions.

 

[WiganSpur]

I cant see where Zaha and Barkley fit into our squad. We'd have Son, Eriksen, Alli, Lamela, Barkley and Zaha competing for 2/3 positions.

Agree on Barkley, good player but we've got enough of his type. What I will say I suppose is that our strength in depth has been questionable this season.

 

[Spinders]

I cant see where Zaha and Barkley fit into our squad. We'd have Son, Eriksen, Alli, Lamela, Barkley and Zaha competing for 2/3 positions.

I think positionally Barkley might be thought of as Alli once was (before he started scoring for fun). Somebody that is flexible enough to be an attacking mid, but also do a job deeper. Agree it's a lot for those positions, but Son can also play up front and they are the positions that most often get used as subs. We might have two players each position for defence but how often do you bring one on, compared to an attacking mid / striker.

I also wouldn't rule out Lamela going, but really hope to see him back to where he was at the end of last season.