Danjuma set to join Everton despite January volte-face

When we don't have much spare change it's a short term solution,however if he's on fire for us will he just jump ship again end of season ?
I thought the plan would be to spend on players who would develop and show a return on investment.

Hopefully the latter. Loan looks a good deal for a player with ability, track record, good physical characteristics and goal threat.

He's versatile too and can play across the front line as a modern forward, rather than a conventional / traditional striker like DCL. Opens up up more tactical options for Dyche.

What antics was that?

Really?

No grudges here on his change of mind in January... when the manager who recruited you is sacked right before you sign, you've got every right to step back.

Gary I very much doubt anyone on here is a snow flake as you call them. I certainly am not, and I'll be damned if I alter my opinions just to not have some tit calling me a snowflake, not that I'm calling you a tit Gary, but isn't one of the terms relating to a snowflake, unable to deal with opposing opinions?

So you are in fact a snowflake yoursel.

£3.5m is a touch steep for a loan fee but not that unusual for a player of this ability. He will be a really useful player for us. He is quicky, tricky, feisty and crucially can find the back of the next with either feet. I think on a good day he is actually similar in respects to Richarlison. Though not so good in the air.

His versatility makes him an especially sensible addition and he has performed well as striker in the past though i'd expect him to be mainly playing of the left or right. Or possibly as a second striker off DCL is Dyche fancies 442.

I think Everton fans will like him. Decent chance he gets 8-10 goals for us this season. I wonder if there's a purchase price.

Its a bit worrying that he couldnt get game time at Spurs despite a stuttering Richy and an out of sorts Son at the time.

However if we are set to lose Gray we need someone like Danjuma.

Ive also read conflicting reports on Gnonto that we've agreed terms and his agent is in London finalizing the deal with the opposing report saying now we've got Danjuma subject him not making a last-minute change of mind that we have pulled out of the Gnonto deal.

Personally, I won't be happy until Maupay goes, and we get a decent goalscorer in.

DCL played against Brighton and played well and even set up the first goal

He was a focal point for the wingers

Look I'm not being negative about him as a player. A decent attacking option that can play a few positions up front. It's obviously a means to get a player for this year for 3.5m who would cost considerably more to get permanently.

You only have to see the comments on here to know the guy is not coming with a clean slate, if he struggles to hit the ground running his history will be a stick some will beat him with.

On the other hand, he could have a point to prove and a bit of extra incentive to prove people wrong.

An option to buy for the right price would be good as if we getting him firing and in top form we don't have to let him go, for villareal to reap the benefits.

We've spent £3.5m on a player who, when in the championship, scored just less than a goal every 2 games, and failed to score in the premiership - and we only have him for a year.

And we've just sold a player for £3.5m (initial payment) who, when in the championship, scored just less than a goal every 2 games and even managed to score in the premiership.

Forgive me if I'm not ecstatic about this one…

From what others have said, Danjuma appears to check both the striker and wing boxes, which is good in one sense, but makes me fear that we won't sign a true striker, which leaves us with Cannon as our only clear back-up up top if DCL gets injured.

I sure hope that there's a reasonable option to buy if he has a strong season for us.

His loan fee (reported £3.5) is relatively insignificant IF we are planning to use the money saved to buy the striker we need. I don't know this but I hope and pray this means we now can go all out and get Bilal-Toure, Brobbey from Ajax (that is a bit of a dream signing) or perhaps Beto.

This is a no brainer signing, he was excellent two seasons ago for Villareal and did OK for Spurs last year, for those judging him because he didn't get in above Kuleveski, Richy & Son, give yer head a wobble. He also comes in with some PL experience. Maybe he will feel he has a point to prove.

Danjuma can play anywhere across the line. He prefers to drift in from the left but can also play as a main striker or on the right. He is more like Richy if anyone. He isn't a target man but is very mobile. For these reasons I still think we will bring in a bigger striker who gives us something to aim for.

I honestly can't fault this business if my above prediction is correct. Let's welcome him with open arms. Now for one of the above strikers and Wharton from Blackburn. Shift a bit more deadwood and I will be pretty happy with that.

Woah damn, that was a run of Steves. Steve Shave is the preferred

My concern with it being a loan and seeing Burnley in all the Dyche years is that Sean not only subs late he rarely uses his loan signings.

Right, I'll try my best to see this as an improvement both administratively and on the pitch or bench, or maybe just a lie down for 5 minutes to see if any other signings make me see the light. Did I ever mention that as a teenager I used to go spud picking down around Finch Farm, true, 12/6d a day.

Still, the cricket's going well.

His stats from the previous season at Villarreal were pretty good 10 goals, three assists in 23 league games.

Six goals from 11 Champions League matches. Last season was a disjointed one so maybe that's why he didn't perform so well.

Those 21/22 stats prove that he is not shy in sticking the ball into the onion bag, in a decent standard league too. Dyche will have him fit as a fiddle by the season's start so it's possible that his good form from a year ago could return.

Based on that I think it's a no-brainer to get the player in and give us the much needed forward threat and some goals. They are all risks to a degree but this is one that looks worth taking.

Is there any information yet about us having an option/obligation to buy ? If Dyche gets him banging 10 goals this season we will want to keep him.

This may keep our investment price on Gnonto low by showing we have some cover for that position. Getting Danjuma over the line may ward off any last minute moves by Dirty Leeds after Gnonto has said he approves. Thelwell may know how to do the business in proper sequence which would obviously bode well for our future. Just speculation.

Just my own personal opinion. It's the same with Mahrez (among others) refusing to play for Leicester when City were after him. If I had been in charge of City it would've been interest over the minute he refused to play for Leicester.

Finally, cut the guy some slack. He agreed a deal when Lampard was manager. Between that deal and the signing the manager was sacked. He then got another offer. Simple choice. Go to a club in turmoil or to a seemingly settled club. Would anyone have done anything different?

We've never really done a bad deal for someone who goes and scores loads of goals.
Then we can say if it was worth it or not !

Everton have to adapt, improvise and overcome now, more than ever before, by self inflicted neglect by the Chairman and Board, over decades running the club to the brink.

But this could be a good signing and I hope he has a point to prove.

He must be better than Biley, Mick Ferguson and Ainscough, in those days.👍

Seriously right now, any squad addition is a boost, and it gives Sean Dyche more options, and more scope to find some reliable and hopefully potent striking formations.

I'm quietly confident this season, Sean Dyche will get good consistent form, from his squad.

UTFTs!

From my perspective it is just about defending the good parts of Everton from attacks deserved by others upstairs.

Please let David Peate know that we can work it out just fine without gallery drama. It happens, David.

Yes he was at Finch Farm and had photos but then Everton sacked Lampard.

We were in complete turmoil. I don't blame him for going somewhere else, it's his decision not to play for a club who suddenly sacks the manager who wanted him and all the negativity that when on.

Yes, it's all about opinions with all of us, but I just think the club had a lot to answer for and it wasn't all his fault why he suddenly went someone else.

Clerk: "What kind of work are you looking for, Mr Davies?"
Tom: "Footballer."
Clerk: "Are you taking the piss?"
Tom: "Skateboarding?"

As for Danjuma, personally, I'd tell him to bugger off… but if he joins us, I'll back him and hope he's a success.

Tom has been paid up to the middle of July by Everton so he isn't eligible for unemployment benefit until round about now, and as he refused to sign a new contract, meaning work I doubt he will get any money at all from that Avenue, I hope he isn't left homeless!

Keep the real funds for the lad from Leeds... a quality player and young too, who will only improve us, I believe.

Danjuma has mostly operated from the left but I can't see him playing there for us. My guess is that he will be used as the third strike option with a top young striker to follow but primarily as a first choice right winger.

Even though Danjuma over the last few seasons has barely played in that role, Dyche always seems to prefer conventional wide men with the likes of Lennon and Gudmonssen on the right and McNeil and Cornet predominantly on the left when in charge of Burnley.

If our squad was in a much stronger position, I wouldn't mind seeing two left-wingers come through the door as I have always viewed Dwight McNeil like a Bastian Schweinsteiger type player in that, at 24 or so, he converted from a wide player to more centrally.

I don't think McNeil has the pace or trickery to be a top wide player but I think he has become a much better footballer over the last 6 months. I would like to see him on the left of a midfield three long term.

Interesting to see if he plays both new signings as right-wingers considering they are both right-footed and McNeil looks our only decent wideman.

Everton have had more than their fair share of injuries and the players who missed many games last season no doubt contributed to the position they were in.

We are still unsure about the likes of DCL and dare I say Dele Alli and Gbamin but certainly we cannot afford to have no replacements for Iwobi, Onana and Doucoure based on their contributions last season.

We have to take what we can get and like most fans at most clubs this time of year hope that it is sufficient to keep the club competitive.

Fair enough he moved Elsewhere, but a bit shitty imo. Some fans won't forgive him until he's banging goals left, right and centre was my point.

I'll judge on performance.

This could well be the very snarl that we've lacked since Dogs of War days. Maybe, just maybe, some backbone, cohesion, give the referees something to mull over instead of utter contempt and disdain usually reserved for the mighty, if slightly dazed blues comeback to the respectable end of the table.

Or not...

Smooth-talking Frank convinced him to come to us, and in the process turn down far better teams. Then we rather comically sacked Frank before the boy had signed. At the same time we had fans chasing player's cars down the street and a load of protests. Plus we were shit and looked destined for relegation.

He changed his mind, and who could bloody blame him? He had no idea who would replace Frank. How could he know if the new manager would even want him?

He made the sane decision. Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply unreasonable.

As soon as he pulls on the blue shirt, all must be forgotten. He did nothing wrong.

I hope Snr Danjuma can eradicate that stereotype when and if he's playing for us.

I think I would have realised that my actions made me look extremely unprofessional and would have taken to social media to offer up some sort of explanation and an apology.

You never know, at some stage that club that you completely disrespected may end up being your only option. It may not be so embarrassing having the photoshoot in full kit and the standard ''It's great to be here'' interview if you have at least acknowledged your prior decisions.

And I don't think he has anything to apologize for.

All he owes us is his very best effort from Day 1.

Obviously we are not behind the scenes but it never seems like we have a plan.
With Billy Liar still pulling the strings, I don't believe our transfer strategy will amount to much anyway.

We need goalscorers first and foremost.

Yes, maybe, I suppose none of us knows what goes on behind closed doors as they say.

I think he will be a good signing, it's up to him now to win the fans over.

Maybe it's time Dyche got a bit more credit for his achievements in keeping Everton in the Premier League. If we hadn't comically sacked Lampard, then I think we would be preparing to play in the Championship right now.

I heard people slagging this decision yesterday, and my initial thought's were that we are very desperate, but to be fair to the player, if he was coming to Everton because of the previous manager, who was then suddenly sacked, then I agree with everything else you said, Chris!!

I saw that last night, Marc, and if there is any truth in this then they must be getting paid a right few quid to keep their fuckn mouths shut.🤫

They must be, its disgraceful though.

Agree - I thought that was a very odd comment from Chris #100…

I'm so glad ‘we comically sacked Lampard' as we would be down by now.

Dyche saved us under ridiculously difficult circumstances and deserves credit.

I often wonder how good a judge some of our fan base is.

We very nearly signed Danjuma back in January, with him saying he would do everything he can to help us stay up. No doubt a loan fee to Villarreal would still have had to been paid, as well as wages to the player.

So, he snubs us, due to lampard getting the boot and chooses “Big Club my Arse” Spurs instead.

So, we save on the loan fee, players wages, and most importantly, stay up, whilst all the time, Danjuma is picking up splinters in his arse, watching and learning how games in the premier league are played, the speed, intensity etc etc etc.

Ok, we've still got to pay the loan fee and wages, but we've got him for twelve months, not six, and there won't be as much pressure on him to hit the ground running like it would have been back in January, plus he will also have the benefit of a few weeks pre season training. Win win!!

Warped logic, I know! 😁😁😁

He was going to come to play for Lampard, who was then sacked. He then went to a better club. Most of us would have done the same in his situation.

Welcome aboard.

Yes your completely right. Lets hope MSP will be on board and sort out the whole mess we are in

A lot still to do but there is still time to improve the situation.

This time next year a lot of the deadwood will have departed, things will get better

He runs down too many blind corridors and doesn't get his head up. He's very much a highlights player but his unreliability is why Dyche doesn't fancy him.

We are potentially swapping a player that the manager doesn't like for one that he does, one who could also make an effective CF option (unlike Gray); and also making £10m or so profit as well.

I think Danjuma will prove popular. And getting him in with minimal expense (£3.5m loan fee for someone who scored 6 champions league goals in his last proper season is pretty standard) means we can spend what money there is on a striker and maybe another forward option (Gnonto and Iheanacho?)

That is what it is, hush money. They were all willing scapegoats.

Actually it will make little difference that they are gone. Bill called all the shots, they just wrapped them up. There are still people at Everton doing the same thing.

If it is true that Elanga was identified as a priority signing, and if the Daily Mail's article is accurate, then clearly someone has not done due diligence on Elanga, and precious time has been wasted?

I have a feeling that the Danjuma loan will turn out well, provided the player responds well to playing across the front line when needed.

Probably right.

The thing that worries me is Danjuma looks massively one-footed the direction he starts out on he stays on.

My concern is he'll be worked out pretty quick by defenders and howls of derision will cascade from the stands resulting in another going through the motions player.

But that's the market we operate in to fulfil our present ambition of avoiding the drop. Grim stuff.

Correct but please don't overthink it. He can run and in this wooden team that's a bonus. The next George Best is not going to sign for Everton.

I've realised I'll be nearly 60 when Everton can hopefully find their feet again. Decades lost, thanks to Kenwright. That twat had better not turn up at the new stadium opening. 😈

Also, pointing out his poor return for Spurs? Have a look at Richarlison's stats for Spurs. But we'd all have him back?!

This signing makes sense and is clever like the Young signing in that we've signed two players but now have cover in virtually every outfield position.

A couple more in, ideally Iheanacho, and I'd be delighted.

Factor in Branthwaite, Patterson, Onana and McNeil also a year more experienced and we're starting to resemble a football team.

It's just getting that striker in that we struggle with. Fingers crossed.

Apparently Man Utd upped their valuation of Elanga when more clubs became interested alongside us, so that's the hold-up with that one. He was basically signing for us on deadline day in January with Dyche in charge so I can't see him now moaning about playing under Dyche – Daily Mail with another nothing article, most likely.

Surely the club just use January's signing announcement videos for a laugh...

I couldn't agree more.

I'll throw in Rod Belfit and Joe Harper, beat that!

Re Danjuma, let's see what he can do before we start the sledging, forget what did or didn't happen at Finch Farm.

''He made the sane decision. Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply unreasonable.''

How ironic.

I'd just like to thank the board, in particular Kenwright and Moshiri for putting us in this position for some time to come.

I only hope they stick with Sean Dyche, and the manager merry-go-round stops, and Kenwright gets shown the door asap. 🤞🤞🤞

G/K : Tomas Vaclik Age 34 and current Czechia International 54 Caps so far. Was on loan at Hudderfield last season.

Defender: Samuel Umtiti Age 29. CB and left footed. Freed by Barcelona and spent last season at FC Utrecht. A real upgrade on Holgate, Keane and Godfrey. He has also played at Left Back.

Midfield: Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Age 26 in August. Freed by Arsenal. Played on loan at Southampton last season - 27 games. Career totals - RM 87, CM 50, DM 28, RB 48, LB 23, LM 22 and CB 2. From RM has scored 8 goals and 12 assists. An upgrade on Tom Davies. His versatility could prove a godsend, given the lack of depth in the squad.

Midfield: João Moutinho, Age 36, Freed by Wolves. Played 36 games last season. During the second half of the season, mainly used as a sub, to steady things down in the second half of games. Even as a 45 minute sub he could do a job. Very rarely gives the ball away. A one year contract as per Ashley Young.

Forwards: The list provided by Transfer Market for Centre Forwards is short of players, who have a decent record over last season. For example Moussa Dembele played 28 games last season scoring 3, with 1 assist. He played 90 minutes 3 times. I assume that is why we are desperate to buy someone as getting a freebie is not really on. My money is still on Wieghorst coming in, especially as Dyche seems to rate him.

Demari gray at his best is an asset.
At worse a luxury liability.
The problem with him is inconsistentacy, wastefull possession, to little end product for his efforts.
I'd say he's at a stage where we are at his peak valuation and we need to capitalise more on players at their peak valuation. Rather than letting their values slump and taking the wages and transfer hits.

Dyche didn't play him for a good portion when he took over.
If danjuma is to be his replacement this year and the profits are put towards more reinforcements I'd take that.

If this is really the route that Thelwell and dyche are taking, I personally like the ruthlessness of it.
Deadwood being cleared, high earning non contributing players leaving, academy players pulling in fees & players at their peak valuation that are not irreplaceable moving on is a sign of progress.

Like to see if Thelwell can get 1 or 2 Onana esk players through the door. Hopefully, a stiker & winger/wide forward.

Gray isn't going to sign a new deal, so him going with £15m added to the kitty is decent business for me.

A striker signed, and I think Maupay will be next out through the door - along with Cannon on loan.

Bilal Toure supposedly chased by Atlanta, Boniface to Leverkusen, would leave Dia, Iheanacho, Brobbey and Dembele. Whoever we get needs to he able to handle being an Everton starter with Dcl still not fit.

I think Gnoto will be a long chase, and may be we don't get him. I think he's Villa's back up option to Diaby.

Holgate, Gbamin, and maybe Iwobi to be heading out?

Still see Mina is free. I'd still have him a head of Michael Keane.

Nah !!!

Jack #133, interesting list. Perhaps not realistic salary-wise, however. This time last year Moutinho signed a one-year deal with Wolves for £100,000/week, and I doubt he'd take less. And Umtiti, who just passed a medical for Lille, was being paid even more.

Ah, I see how that looks...what I meant was, Danjuma had agreed to join and play for Lampard, and then we sacked Lampard 24hrs before Danjuma was due to sign. The timing was comical, not the decision to sack him.

What do you mean?

What I meant was, the likes of Elanga favours Forest rather than us, whereas in years gone by he would have jumped at the chance to join us.
Whilst on the subject of signing players, it's reported Danjuma will have his medical ‘soon', what does that mean?
Get him signed before another club come along and highjack the deal again!!!
I'm guessing, but I see a house of cards which will fall when a certain signing somewhere else hinges on sever transfers going through!

Danjuma, not you.

If it's in the bag don't be surprised to see us agree a fee for a striker in the coming days. El Bilal Touré please.

Nothing unusual about that you may think, but the first words out of Eddie Howe's mouth is that the transfer should satisfy the Premier League, who may have concerns about the fee being over-inflated.

As we all know, the Skunks are owned by Saudi's Public Investment Fund, who also run the Saudi Pro League. So what's to stop Al-Ahli paying an over-inflated price for Saint-Maximin? After all, they would in effect, be giving the money back to their own country.

So, in today's market, what would he be worth? I reckon anything between £20M to £25M. Eddie Howe must have concerns if the fee is going to be way north of that amount to even mention the fee should satisfy the Premier League. Plus it also helps the Skunks massively with FFP.

Allan Saint-Maximin: Eddie Howe says Newcastle winger's move to Saudi Arabia will satisfy Premier League

But he hasn't favoured Forest over us, from Alan Myers he was one of many Everton were interested in but that was it. We never offered a loan, buy or anything.

What's the hold up now if medical was yesterday??

"Oh it's 5 o'clock, it's Friday, sorry son, come back on Monday when the office reopens, have a nice weekend."

Leave us poor supporters sweating - but we don't matter.

The spirit of Evertonians cannot be dampened and this signing provides Sean Dyche with attacking options across the front line.

UTFTs!

Don'y worry mate I fall for it sometimes on Twitter, think we all do. There are a couple of good sources that I only listen to now thats Alan Myers and Fabrizio.

But as you say unless we see them wearing the shirt best not to get to excited!