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Transfermarket showing Mykolenko’s contract, as now ending in June 2027. Has it been extended ?

A LB on a Free in July 26, is Souffian El Karouani, Morocco International, Age 25, He is an attacking LB with 24 assists across last two season for Utrecht. Aznou could go the opposite way on loan and come back with more experience. After all, playing in the Netherlands didn’t do Branthwaite any harm did it ?

No for me – not unless he will take a massive pay cut and guarantee us he will do a calvert lewin !

No. Wages x injury record = no

Quality is required.
We were left in a dire position by the previous regime and had a depleted squad before we started the search for numbers under the new ownership.
Even then and in typical Everton fashion, not all of the recruitment team were in place.
With avoiding relegation by a whisker for successive season after season after season, and the bare bones of a squad it was (and always has been) imperative to buy wisely and assured quality.
Typically with Everton (again) this never happened.
Parting with serious money for some seriously poor choices in both fees and wages has been (typically) Everton for decades.
The new regime faired no better.
The club struggled to catch the required numbers limping into the new season with some dreadful and mainly unheard of names. With the manager, Moyesosaurus complaining that most of them were not good enough. Nor fit enough for varying reasons. The manager has proved his point, refusing to play to any degree a majority of the new recruits. Those who have played have rarely played again, except the abject Barry.
Everton wont qualify for Europe.
Therefore that selling point to prospective new comers wont be pulling them in.
Moyesosaurus’ history with new players and youngsters is chequered. Most line the bench, because most are poor or worse.
The New Regime has failed to recruit numbers and quality. Is so far no better than the rubbish useless kenwright / moshiri yes men of recent decades.
Something dynamic and rare has to occur. Everton at the window being in from the off and pooling in recognised, quality players with the ability to endure the Moyesosaurus way.
My predictions (and with the world cup adding interference) Meet the New Recruitment Team. Same as all the other ineffectual RT’s

Óscar Mingueza £18m, Age 26, RB/LB ( equally adept ), 4 caps for Spain, came though Barca Youth system before signing for Celta Vigo. Has also played CB 80 times. Played 78 games last two seasons. Career, 263 games, 9 goals and 24 assists. No mug and on a free come July 2026. Just what we need. Would release Jake to play as a permanent CB.
Stones is a no from me. If he was up to playing Pep would play him but he’s hardly ever 100% fit. Hes’ quality but we need that quality on the pitch not the treatment table. There are a lot of other international defenders, on a free transfer this summer, we need to look further than John Stones.