Patrick Boyland 19/03/2025 2comments  |  Jump to last

With 15 first-team players, including loanees, set to be out of contract at the end of this season, the task before manager David Moyes and new chief executive Angus Kinnear, who will join the club from the same job at Leeds United of the Championship in June, is considerable. Daunting, even, if you look at the scale of what needs to be done.

But Everton will look at the 2025 off-season as an opportunity to fashion their squad in a new image. For the first time in a while — perhaps since the early days of Farhad Moshiri’s tenure — they will be in a position to invest under the new ownership of The Friedkin Group.

This is a much-needed chance to capitalise and push on. But to do so, Everton will need to be smart.

There is one obvious point to make: even with a much bigger budget, it would be impossible to replace all 15 of those players who could leave in the looming summer window. As such, it would be prudent to at least retain some of those whose deals are due to expire.

Here is The Athletic’s go at mapping out the state of play and what should come next.

» Read the full article at The Athletic [£]

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Michael Kenrick
Editorial Team
1 Posted 19/03/2025 at 10:48:58
Robert Tressell has already flagged up this issue with his own analysis last month (Everton's 2025-26 Squad – Looking up) but this piece provides another perspective.

I know many don't have access to this story at The Athletic but I'd rather promote intelligent writing like this than the utter garbage spouted by the likes of Everton News and Goodison News.

Dennis Stevens
2 Posted 19/03/2025 at 11:14:43
"... a much bigger budget ... ", eh? I'll believe it when they've spent it!

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