Everton land long-time target Ndiaye in £15m deal

For those who like good diction, Ndiaye is pronounced as N-dia-ye.

Hopefully Dyche can get a tune out of him.

Perhaps we might win a game in August.

He plays on a position that we have used Doucouré in, and will be more natural than Doucouré supporting the striker. For me, a good signing.

Sean doesn't play a second striker, so interested to see where he plays. He may step into the role Doucouré had last season with the aim of retaining possession better when we break. He could also be an alternative to Harrison on the right.

If anything, he's the Number 10 we've been craving for ages.

I don't know too much about this lad, but I do know we were desperately in need of some flair and invention last season. Maybe he'll take Doucoure's place in the No 10 position?

Slightly higher than average pace, average shooting ability, average passing. He does certainly seem to have great balance and quick feet so good in tight/tricky situations.

Never seen him play but happy hes with us and looking forward to watching him.

I hope Thelwell now pours all efforts into Calvert-Lewin's contract.

Come on, Iliman!

So a central 4 maybe of Garner, Onana, Gana and Guile!

Chermiti hasn't exactly had many minutes game time, has he?

It's actually pronounced … Enjai. 😛

Reports of our death may have been greatly exaggerated.

Good luck, lad.

It's not, maybe in the one-eyed bleedin' city but not over here mate. How are you? Good and well I hope.

In the last 50 games, he has played as an attacking midfielder 10 times and he has played wide 9 times.

He has played the majority of those games as a central forward 26 times. Dyche will not play him there.

He's cost at lot less than Tosun, Walcott or Bolasie so at least we're being more sensible on the cash front.

Good luck to him — he'll have a decent pre-season as well.

He's maybe not the out-and-out goalscorer we need and I question if we could have spent the money more wisely but, if he fits in well and contributes to a successful season, then great.

From the little I have seen of Chermiti, I rate him. Certainly appears to understand the game, makes better decisions, and is a more natural striker than Beto.

With this change in recruitment tactics, hopefully we also get a change in luck and don't get our new recrutis being seriously injured in pre-season — and never really recovering well enough to play for us again.

That proves he's durable — it's a very tough league, and he's getting a goal or assist every other game in the Doucoure role — that's very decent.

He played wide left and central at Sheffield United, but got pushed out wide right at Marseille and lost form.

We are paying what we couldn't afford last season. And we are paying it each season on the drip. This is a good deal.

The Chermiti comment is just plain stupid. He's a kid with some promise, and judging his Sheffield United game has the attributes to be a good player in time - pace, skill, size and work rate.

Given what I've heard and seen on YouTube, he's exactly what we need, and Richard (9), he seems a much more adept dribbler than Demarai Gray, more able to beat a defender with his first touch, far more creative and with more end product, even if he had a down year at Marseille.

Obviously highlights can be deceiving, but I recall a post on here a few days ago saying a Sheffield supporter recalled him as the most exciting player he'd seen in a long time, or something to that effect.

Our squad has been crying out for pace, creativity and guile since we lost James and Gylfi, and at his age and this price, Ndiaye seems the best we can hope for right now. Still could use a Philomene type out wide, and some support at left back, but it might be that Seamus and Young are our full-back cover, assuming Mykolenko is healthy and Patterson gets his shot.

Still many unknowns to come, especially whether we hold on to Calvert-Lewin, Onana and Branthwaite, but nice to be hopeful this time of year.

I've had a look on a Sheffield Utd fan site and (whilst a few are pissed off with him for leaving them on the eve of the new season last year) the overiding tone is that he is one of the best players they've had in recent memory. Many credit him with getting them promoted in the first place.

When Doucoure got injured last season around Christmas, our form dropped off a cliff so hopefully this further strengthens that area.

Exactly the type of player we should be looking to get - good age, lots of potential, in an area that needs more players and we can afford him.

For me, an excellent signing.

"But I don't score many either."

That's okay son, you will fit right in, they don't score many, any, at all either. NEXT!!!

We've had nowhere near enough goals from midfield, let's be honest. Apart from Doucoure early season, the middle of the park and wide areas have been non-existent in terms of goals or even many creations.

I'm not sitting here saying Ndiaye is going to get 10 goals but I don't really base his Marseilles record on what happens at Everton; sometimes a change of club changes a player's fortune.

We've signed rather good goal-scorers over the years and they've come here and struggled and then left and started scoring again, and likewise, we have had players look immense here then struggling after leaving Everton.

It's a clean slate for Ndiaye, if he scores 7 goals then there's 7 goals that weren't there last season.

Hopefully more to come.

I see there is the usual negative folk writing him off before he's even kicked a ball.

His close control, dribbling and composure are high quality. And he has good vision as well. Plus he's a very hard worker.

He has the potential to be the best ‘10' we've had in a while but could also be a Pienaar-esque winger if needed.

I'd say a steal at £15M. I'm very happy with this signing and hope he hits the ground running. He definitely has the potential to link our midfield and attack in a way Doucoure never quite could.

My mate, who is a Sheffield Utd supporter, said he played as a striker or an advanced midfielder. I think Dyche will play him in the latter position.

That comment about Chermiti isn't just harsh — it's nonsensical.

When the lad has had any minutes, he has looked okay with some promise. Personally I'm hoping he gets more time this season as I would imagine Beto will be shipped out.

Not a bad thing that he has tasted football in the lower realms as such players tend to appreciate the opportunities they have when they "hit the big time."

Unbelievable.

Who knows how he, along with the others we have, manage to make an impact next season.

I have ceased to have high expectancy of any new blood after all the abject failures we have had in the past so here's hoping for a positive change.

And have we run out of blue shirts?

However, roughly half Ndiaye's starts last season in France were on the wing, a position he never played before.

It certainly seems possible that was a big reason for his drop-off in productivity.

No of Career Games - 134
Goals - 26
Assists - 19

Of the above games, 76 were played in the Championship, with 21 goals and 13 assists.

Anyway he's one of us now. Let's get behind him. COYBs.

Thought I would say it before anyone else does. :)

Great to get some players in early in the transfer window.

Keep it up, Brian.

In this scenario, Chermiti maybe goes out on loan and gets the game time needed. Ideally that should have happened last season. Unless Beto departs of course.

We still need a pacy winger who can beat a man and add a few goals. I had hoped that would be Minteh but it appears Calvert-Lewin's wage demands scuppered that one.

There will be more twists and turns yet. I can't see anybody coughing up the £70M for Branthwaite (I would be delighted to see him stay) and I'm not sure anybody is knocking our door down to give us £50M for Onana, though he did have a decent Euro showing.

Lots of transfer window left; it is good to see us trying to get some business done early.

The important thing is that he has room and time to get better and fulfil his potential. Another positive is that he has joined early in the transfer window giving the management and coaching staff time to get him doing the things they want him to do.

I see no negatives in this signing at all and I hope it works out to be a success.

We need to encourage him.

Why aren't we going for Yamal and Williams! Oh... I think I know the reason.

I would be happy with McAtee on loan or O'Hare on a free next up.

We have to bring another full-back in and centre-midfielder if Onana leaves.

Hopefully there's more to come in as I can't take another season with these full-backs!

Whether Calvert-Lewin signs a new contract or not, I reckon we will get around £30 million max for him, we could lose him for nothing next year, but I reckon his goals will earn us additional placing up the league, so will not be that much of a hit, if he runs his contract out.

It gives us another season to get this new guy up to speed and an extra season for Chermiti to step up, so if we get another season out of Dom, be worth the small hit of losing him on a free.

For £15M this is a good transfer for Everton. It's up to him and the gaffer to see if he succeeds.

Give this lad a chance, for fuck's sake.

Hopefully you are able to add a spark of creativity to midfield and up top which has been sorely lacking since Gylfi and James departed the scene.

We simply can not spend big. Our financial situation must become robustly healthy under Friedkin. Buy potential. Buy young.

I'm now hoping we improve our books by selling Beto and Onana. Keep Calvert-Lewin and Branthwaite.

If that happens, this window is an A+, best since we brought in Barry, McCarthy and Lukaku.

This is TW. No one gets a pass. Vicious posters may have to deal with vicious responses this season. Unless, of course, some decide to apologize to Thelwell and Dyche for the unjustified abuse hurled at them.

Well done for all concerned, more of the same please.

COYB

Thank god you're not on the scouting team.

Chermiti looks a great prospect. Quick, skillfull and improving every game. Only young, but probably one of the best prospects we've had in a long time.

We should all be rallying around the guys keeping this club afloat in the absence of any direction from the very top.

From what I've been told, he is a left-sided attacker who is creative, can score or make a goal, and enjoys a mazy run.

Definitely worth a punt at the price.

The new blue home kit has not been made public yet; sometime this month, the club reckon.

Did Thelwell bring it back from his hols in Marmaris?

I wondered where Ian Edwards had been and hoped all was well. Then post #3 appears.

I still hope all is well, Ian, but will now have to take, once more, the default position of finding your posts to be attention-seeking, unsubstantiated, "look at me" nonsense.

Still, Ian Edwards knows best........... NOT!!

I think yours is post of the day

We are not going to be in for big name, big money signings but I'm down with that. I'd rather we got some to develop. Belgium are out so I'm expecting the Onana noise to ramp up now.

Thelwell's done good for incoming signings, can he get the best deal on outgoings?

It's vital we get every possible penny out of the outgoings, be that Onana, Calvert-Lewin or Branthwaite.

Quite tricky player though. Could add something but probably not goals.

Some posters just want to go back to the days of spunking £30M on a Bolasie. They need their heads tested. Fuck big names!!!

Buy big talent, big effort, big desire! Buy players wanting to prove a point! Not more players wanting to make a pound!!

I'm excited by the targets we've been linked with; if we keep Branthwaite and add some pace, with the defence we have, we will have a side no one will take lightly.

A real (non PSR motivated) transfer, nice and early in the summer and in a position we need strengthening. What's not to like?

The fucking slagging you gave him at the start of your post maybe? 🤣

He would be great beside Calvert-Lewin if we can get him to stay. A right full-back, winger with pace, and a midfielder next please.

Can we also offload Keane and Holgate, and bring in John Egan on a free, a centre-back with height, and pace, and a great backup for Tarkowski and Branthwaite.

Ian #3, Chermiti is young and I have more hope for him than Beto, and considering you have constantly berated Gueye and didn't want him in the team, he had a pretty good season in the team last season,

Their target-man was Aubameyang, of all players. He still banging them in at 35.

He scored 16 (or 17) times in the league. Our new player was second highest scorer in the league, tied with 6 others at 3 goals.

Ndiaye needs to be fit and ready to go, so Dyche can slot him in behind Calvert-Lewin. We really need Doucoure out of there.

Should enjoy playing in the Doucoure position in a 4-4-1-1 — and will exploit the space which Calvert-Lewin creates. He has much more to his attacking game than Doucoure. Whether he is better than a player like Demarai Gray remains to be seen. But he's good value and the sort of player we need.

The injury thing scares me. We've bought our fair share of players made of glass recently.

Also, if the guy were that good, why wouldn't his manager start him / play him in more than 19 league games? That really concerns me.

It appears he can finish with the stats he has. And Lord knows we desperately need that! But if he can finish well enough, why isn't he chosen to play more?

Doesn't seem to make sense to me and just immediately revs up the sirens of caution in my head.

I'm all for it, can see him becoming a fan favorite like Pienaar. Agent Gana strikes again.

What's the point of getting behind a young player and, ya know, being an actual fan and rooting for the kid to succeed when you can just crucify the poor fucker out of the gates?

Fits in with the "life is miserable, nothing good happens or pans out, and we'll all die" approach and mentality.

What a wonderful outlook on, and way to live, life!

Cheers ya cheery fuck! 😂

[** People really need to know the above is thick, thick sarcasm. Just in case....]

Hopefully these days are behind us, but there's always the worry that, with this Club in our circumstances, we will sell a hard-to-replace somebody at 10 to midnight — with no replacement on the books.

Liam #62, agree on the shirt, when I saw it on Omari Benjamin I thought it must be an U-21s kit but now it's appeared on Ndiaye.

A training kit perhaps?

Regarding Calvert-Lewin, I don't think he would risk running down his contract. Either way, I can see Everton benefiting:

Scenario 1: We sell him and that give us some money to gamble on a new player.

Scenario 2: He negotiates a bit more and finally signs on a long contract- this is the perfect scenario for us.

Scenario 3: He is not sold nor does he sign a contract. This obviously puts greater pressure on him to perform, and if he scores 15+ goals, that means we would be comfortably in the top half of the table, which is worth losing him on a free.

Be nice to him. Be patient with him. He is one of us now.
Good luck young man.

I was arguing with my brother last night who insisted it was white, so I told him he was colour blind!

Good luck to him. He spoke well in his interview. Just go and do it on the pitch lad. If you perform, this support will be right behind you.

If he plays for Everton, he gets my support when he's on the pitch just like any player.

I don't know how much many have seen of him. I haven'y, but he's ours now, so lets get behind him and judge him as an Everton player.

Reminds me of Bernard for his small size, hope hes much better.