Plenty of work left for Everton this summer - key areas that need new signings

I had expected us to use the free transfer market, given Roma have done so in recent years, but this seems not to be happening. You’re allowed to loan four players but I think it’s imprudent to loan more than two. So two loans, probably scope for two serious signings - this leaves us looking for a couple of bargains or unexpected youth promotions.

I’ve given up guessing what we’ll do. I’ve said before: I think there are fans on this website who were better prepared for this transfer window than the club were. Let’s see if they can get it all in place. After all, 6 players needed, 6 weeks of the window left. It should be doable, but at what cost to future PSR considerations?

Moyes will then have to juggle a small core squad and use versatile players like McNeil, Garner and O’Brien to cover injury gaps.

It will probably take two more summer windows before we have 2 players of decent quality for each position.

A less aspirational but perhaps pragmatic window looks like: Soucek at CM, Fellowes at RW, Maitland-Niles at RB with a couple more squad players to fill.

Reality will probably be somewhere in the middle. But I'd be surprised if we don't get at least 4 more players including loans.

Incoming:

1. LB - Tagliafico. From an offensive pov we will be better on left.
2. RB - Wesley Franca or the Greek lad. We have good cover in that position
3. Douglas Luiz on loan with an option to buy. OR Neil Aynaoui from RC Lens
4. RW - James Mcatee and Tom Fellows both to sign.

Isaac Heath & Baiden Graham from reserves with few cameos on the wing for depth.

Outgoing -

Chermiti (loan) - Loan to a good club in championship or other leagues
Patterson - 6-7 million if anybody wants him
Armstrong - Loan to a good club in championship
Martin Sheriff and Omari Benjamin can be sent out on loan

Dixies's Dock surely?

Why can't we scout players in the way that the likes of Brentford or Brighton seem to do?

I know it's July and we shouldn't get too down but Moyes' teams traditionally started slowly during his first tenure. We used to think we didn't do our business early so Bill could save on the wages.

Pace work rate and quality on the right flank.

Coufal (what's his dead ball like?) and Soucek (could be useful with the other big lads for a corner or free kick).

Questions have to be asked if that happens. Especially with these players being linked.

It'll be lack of funds, or we're simply not attractive. Despite the new stadium.

Please prove me wrong.

All 4 of these players pictured would transform the first team.

That's just the way the market works unless you're prepared to pay over the odds.

I don't think he'd come cheaply.

Seems to me we're doing more business than most but still being destroyed on TW.

Brentford are about to lose Wissa, Mbeumo and have lost Noorgard who they've replaced with Henderson. They've also lost their manager.

Remind me why we are doing so much worse than these teams in this window?

Can anyone explain why, once identified, it takes so ridiculously long to sign a player?

Just target those who want to come without having to waste time persuading them.

Man City star tops Everton’s ambitious £150M summer transfer plans

Si, considering Brighron and Brentford finished so far above us maybe they just don't need to improve their squad as much as we do? And by so many signings?

Sadly, I doubt he'd be available but a conversation worth having. Garnacho is more likely to leave.

But then, if he knew what he was talking about why is he quoting Travers as our only signing?

Doesn't he read the papers he writes for?

Charlie Adam was always a weird one. He looks like he's been to Greggs and downed 15 pints.

Surely it was his job to train the likes of Garner and Mykolenko?
He was a waste of time. And he's a RS.

Maybe it's an instinct thing but surely something a professional footballer can learn the mechanics of and execute without the flair?

Do you have to buy the sausage roll each time?

We had 12 players at one point. Our objective is to have a squad at all and without 5 more incomings we'll have failed.

This is why I can't understand those calling for Harrison and Chermiti to go on loan – unless we sign replacements in addition to the 5-6 we already need then we can't afford to lose them and should be looking to use them.

Wetherspoons next door.

I thought I read, before he came here, that Alcaraz could take a tidy free kick but, apart from the very good one he took v Bournemouth that hit the post from about 30 yards in the FA Cup game, I don't think he was used in that department.

The one which has me worried is Harrison, after his performance last season, let's hope Moyes leaves him at Leeds.

Bramley-Moore for me all day long, the only ones I've heard calling it Dick's Dock are the redshite supporters trying to take the piss out of us.

What with Tarby, Stan Boardman and the not unfunny John Bishop, they have a fine pedigree. Such wags.

Firstly, John Bishop isn't funny. He makes me cringe.

I don't know what it is with them, but for some reason, we really get under their skin.

Despite their recent success, there seems to be an increasing sense of jealousy and resentment. Wait until we win something.

Apparently, they say, he has 'scored more goals than Jack Harrison in fewer games'.

Apart from their comedians who are side splitting (honestly).

Just can't ever see him in an Everton shirt.

I hope this isn't Angus getting his retaliation in if we end up not spending much.

I even heard Moyes has bought a bottle of window cleaner so he doesn't miss anything when the window is closing. Must be the smallest squad size in the Premier League.

I just point out how well the walls have been built and that no one is pushing them over. Has the desired effect.

"I keep seeing Grealish connected to us on loan. Just can't ever see him in an Everton shirt."

I can see him in an Everton blanket, sitting on his arse on the bench after he's fallen over so many times he's had to come off before he really hurts himself. I can see him doing another con man act as Alli did, and picking up a big wage for doing fuck-all.

You know what we should do?

Ban all and every red bastard from BMD. Don't let the fuckers in ever, not even for a piss, now that would really fuck them up.

Can we do that?

Let's see what happens this month. And being in the US won't stop negotiations.

I won't use the derogatory "D" word, as I know that offends a few. But what most of us know is that Moyes is careful, cautious and considerate when he looks at potential signings.

I'm not getting over-excited by other clubs' signings. Who knows how they will work out? I'm more concerned by what Everton bring in.

There isn't one player that you would say "wow" too.

Maybe we will suddenly have the new signings stacked up and have one revealed each day for a week.

Okay, I fantasize… but we all know we have to get the business done asap as, to hit the ground running for when the season starts, we don't want to be playing catch up.

He's from London. Grew up in London. The moment a London club was in for him, it would probably have swayed his decision and undoubtedly been a factor.

The top clubs just mop up all the talent which leaves clubs like us picking up the scraps. Hence we need a much better youth policy and then we can hopefully hang onto the Rooneys of this world.

With Forest, Newcastle, and to some extent Bournemouth, threatening the top positions in the Premier League, there are more teams considering ambitious transfer plans. Germany and Spain also have packs of smaller clubs chasing top positions, while Italy have largely shuffled the top except for Bologna.

This, along with our need to not bring troubled talent into a small squad, means we will not be quick to pen and paper unless the long term interests line up well, as with Barry.

In my unlearned opinion on transfers, it is actually a good approach to rebuilding the core of a competitive squad. Players who need to reestablish themselves or push on to the next level will see us as a reliable station. The troubled stars and payday players will gamble on London clubs and the like.

John Bishop is about as funny as having a red hot poker rammed up your japs eye!

Dithering is probably less the reason than the stats.

He isn't getting ahead of Bissaka or new left-back Diouf, or Emerson.

A behind-closed-doors friendly is to take place against Port Vale at the club's new Hill Dickinson Stadium.”

As long as Ian Bogie isn't playing.

Obviously no Evertonian cares about what West Ham do: it's only in relation to Everton and if it affects us.

Surely that's 100% obvious??

Last-minute deals is what we do to save wages for 2 months. Whether it's Dithering Davey or the ghost of the sly one, who knows… but there will be disappointment.

Dream on, fellow Evertonians; we apparently have the dosh but those with it have deep pockets and short arms.

Seems to me they're reaching for that dosh just fine.

Some people are still amused by the standard boring old troupes.

We need to get a move on to get the players up to speed and not be starting the season with players missing a pre-season and only getting up to speed by October.

Roy Keane's “Fail to prepare; prepare to fail” comes to mind.

The 3 clubs you mention are offering Champions League football and will be challenging for the title next season.

They naturally can do business quicker.

We will take more time convincing a player that Everton is a good move and it will require negotiation.

Tony @55, Mykolenko really improved in the second half of last season, especially going forward, which had been lacking from his game previously.

The lobbed cross in the derby that led to Tarkowski's equaliser. His goal from inside the box against Fulham and his cross for Alcaraz to nod home against Newcastle.

What could we get with that?

Hutchinson - £35m ish
McAtee - £25m ish
Wesley - £22m ish
Soucek - £12m ish
Coufal - free

That sort of spending would give us a hell of a lift - with 5 players of real youth / quality who could form the basis of a really good team for the next 10 years. In addition, Premier League experience in Travers, Soucek and Coufal to provide cover at low cost.

We still wouldn't have two players for every position, but we'd just about have enough. Other positions could be addressed in future windows.

If we have a £150m budget and have spent £45m so far, we could do that and would be transformed into a top half side.

Not for me.

Getting rid or letting them go was the right thing to do. Included in that list was two keepers that barely played and the likes of holgate who was on loan anyway.

The only players getting regular minutes were Doucoure and young. Both of whom were much maligned.

There’s a month left of the window. So far our business has been the best outside the champions leagues clubs. We will sign more players don’t worry about that.

Letting absolute dross on high wages go is what we absolutely should be doing.

Doing due diligence and taking our time on who we sign to make us a better team is also what we should be doing. Damned if you do damned if you don’t.

You can’t have the argument both ways. You say They've already got a squad and their objective is to maintain or improve it.

Well Brentford are in the process of gutting their club. Not maintaining and certainly not improving it. But you’re still using them as a stick to beat us with.

Spend £500m signing the best 5-6 achieveable talents in the world and take a 9 point hit in a few years.

We took a points deduction when we were down and out and for signing utter dross.

Sign some big hitters now and if we start qualifying for champions league we may not even breach PSR.

Or do what Newcastle intend on doing. Sign someone for ridiculous money (Isak) and then sell him on for almost double that ridiculous money.

Put it this way. If you sign Soucek for £10m. That’s a cast iron £10m loss.

If you sign a midfielder for £60m and are forced to sell him in 18 months time because he’s so good for £70m. That’s £10m profit

I'll only say it once we'll take the "hit" pretty much immediately.

Oh, and that commitment only applies to Everton by the way.