Grealish is a key part of £100M Moyes masterplan

Ben White?

6 foot three full back,not getting a game, right up David's street.

£100m doesn’t go far these days, shopping in the £20- £30m bracket and less.

Loans, quality loans, will be important again.

If the Club can reduce both costs then then need to spend the savings on an overlapping left back unless Aznou / Alcaraz both step up.

£100 million is fuck all these days if that is all the Saint Daniel the Absent is prepared to cough up. Wonder how much he has in mind for Roma? Bless, his mind is probably on the Padres these days.

Not sure that level of investment is going to change things dramatically.

Unless of course TFG plan to cash in on one of our assets, like Ndiaye and Branthwaite.

Eric @5, I don't think it matters how good you think a left back is at overlapping if we keep playing as we do with Grealish feeding Dewsbury-Hall and/or Garner either moving wide or taking the inside run and Gana another 10 yards further right/inside.

Then add to that Beto and Barry never taking the same position or run in the box.

Mykolenko takes up position on the touchline about 10 yards behind Grealish so as not to get in the way. He got beyond that far more often against Chelsea plus he is more than adequate defending.

Also, we have Aznou in reserve... but is Mykolenko's contract up for renewal next year?

The starting 11 against Chelsea had only Dewsbury-Hall from the players they brought in.

I just think we need some crosses in from the left byline to change things around a bit... if we keep Grealish.

What about a 1-year loan?

We haven't got George -- he's on loan; and the way he's being treated, I would be very surprised to see him agree to sign for us next season.

McNeil was on the verge of a move -- that will happen in the summer.

Alcaraz isn't a wide player... and Dibling doesn't actually exist.

I can still see us bringing him on loan, and paying the £10m or so in wages. He's happy here, lives locally, so I'd be surprised if he doesn't re-sign.

He might be nearly 31, but the lad created 8 goal involvements in 20 games, and is still 2nd in the Premier League with key passes per 90.

His chances created on average: 2.1 chances per 90. That might sound rubbish, but it is seriously good. Ndiaye in comparison had 0.6 last season.

And the lad can play. He keeps possession, wins fouls, and can run the clock down, which could be vital for 3 points or, heaven forbid, a cup final.! He must be incredibly frustrating to play against as an opposition player.

I do prefer Ndiaye on the left, but Grealish could easily come in for him, and play hopefully a European campaign, cup games, Christmas period games, and give Ndiaye the rest without a drop off in quality.

Everton need a squad, and that includes players that can deliver in the here and now -- not in 4 years time.

My point being that Ndiaye and Garner were massively underpaid considering the amount of quality they bring to the team.

I assume we'll take him on loan again, but if we were paying 100% of his wages this season, that should be significantly reduced next season.

All that said, if Man City are wanting too much, then we'd be just as well to move on and give game time to players (like Dibling) who are actually on our books.

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His transfer fee and wages wont be an issue, because he wants to stay and City want to get shut so a deal will be done.

Forget the £50m transfer and £300,000 per week that is mentioned, both will come down, and wages will have incentives I am sure.

Jacks family have a box at Everton and they didnt have a deal for him not too be seen.

One thing I am certain of is that TFG will make funds available that David Moyes has probably not had in his Managerial career before. I expect him to use it wisely, hence not diving in during the winter window.

I don't think it's a certainty he will be with us next season but I think he probably will be, I hope so.

The negative Dave mentions above is paying Grealish £300k a week, some players are bound to ask: "Why am I only getting x amount?"

Grealish has got another year at City guareanteed £300,000 for that year; will Everton offer him a contract for 2 or 3 years?

If they do, I think it would be more than foolish to offer him more than £100,000 a week. Being honest, if it was up to me, I wouldn't be offering him another contract.

Anyway, if he got offered a 3-year deal off Everton at £100,000 a week why would he take it when he could earn the same money in 1 year with Man City?

The fee for those two players will be spread over whatever lengths of contract are agreed for both players, so it shouldn't be an unduly significant cost for next season.

I saw something recently that Everton were going to pass on the option to sign George.

It can't be based on the 20 minutes George has played for us.

It was a clickbait site as far as I recall.

Perhaps it's a negotiating ploy straight out of the TFG playbook.

We need to get as snide as other clubs -- sharpish.

That should leave quite a few pounds to offer him a good signing-on fee and a wage to convince him to come nearer home, to his family.

In all the pre-season polls, most people believed that a top 10 finish would represent progress and another summer to build. Now we've had our appetite whetted, anything less than European football would feel like a let-down and the knives will be out for Moyes.

We will also risk losing players to clubs who qualify for Europe. Realistically, we face two scenarios:

Qualify for Europe, we need to add strength in depth. This will mean keeping everyone, or replacing ageing players with match ready, younger options (Stones for Keane?). Whilst adding to the squad in all the usually mentioned areas. Full backs, both sides, central striker, and a bit of quality here and there. If we are not in Europe, we will need to ensure that the squad improves by replacing the ageing, and not good enoughs, with marginal gains.

On the "glass half-full" side, despite the much-reported high average age of the side, this is bloated by having Keane, Tarkowski and Gana. Bring in Branthwaite and O'Brien at centre-back, and play Rohl or Iroegbunam in midfield and we are much younger and leaner without buying anything more than a right-back (and we already have Garner!).

Harrison Armstrong looks ready to be a fully fledged Premier League squad player. It's not that bad a situation to start from, compared to where we have been.

And finally, back on thread. Of course I want to see Jack in an Everton shirt again!

Outside of the Top 4, look at the impact playing in Europe has had this season on a number of teams and their Premier League performances. We need to be able to rotate a lot more next season and almost have 2 starting elevens.

Minimise outgoings -- apart from McNeil, and maybe Barry max as he will be worth a bob or 2 -- and, with the noise around him, I'd rather keep Beto. Then start to add numbers for each position.

Ben White plus an actual out-and-out right-back gives us plenty of options at right-back and centre-back. Then we need a left-back to play instead of Mykolenko, and then suddenly our defensive depth looks really good.

A midfielder, the likes of Harry Wilson on a free and Grealish (on loan), and then a central midfielder who can be first choice alongside Jimmy Garner and Dewsbury-Hall. Then we start to look like a quality squad with the blend of youth and experienced players.

Then it's just saving the cash for a proven out-and-out striker to take us to the next level.