Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted August 25, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted August 25, 2020 Everton are stepping up their efforts to sign Napoli midfielder Allan, according to reports - but the Brazilian will cost the Merseysiders upwards of £30m. Carlo Ancelotti is keen to bolster his midfield this summer, having identified a number of targets. The Toffees missed out on Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg after Tottenham Hotspur sealed the signing first - but that hasn't stopped Everton looking further afield. (FOUR FOUR TWO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted August 25, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2020 Maybe he'll be the key to any success they have in future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Why do Everton love players with old man names? Alan, Bernard, Jo...just need to sign Fred and you've got the locals at a rural pub in East Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 25, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted August 25, 2020 5 hours ago, The Artful Dodger said: Why do Everton love players with old man names? Alan, Bernard, Jo...just need to sign Fred and you've got the locals at a rural pub in East Yorkshire. It's a better recruitment policy than the one we've had the last 5 years to be fair . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Danny Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Good signing that, Ancelotti pull power on show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Is this not the sort of signing the blues have been moaning about, £30m players on big wages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, Harvsky said: Beat me to it ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Allan was never the same player after the failed move to PSG, but before that he was one of the best midfielders in italian football. With a coach he likes and in a new scenario, I think he can return to his best. Great signing for Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 25/08/2020 at 13:14, The Artful Dodger said: Why do Everton love players with old man names? Alan, Bernard, Jo...just need to sign Fred and you've got the locals at a rural pub in East Yorkshire. Yeah, add Arthur of Barcelona as well as your suggestion of Fred to their team and the Everton team sheet would really sound like a group of old men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 30, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted August 30, 2020 Getting it down to £25m makes this one easier to swallow. I'm not keen on signing 29 year olds for that much money but beggars can't be choosers. Our midfield options at the start of this summer are possibly the absolute worst in the league now that Norwich have gone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: Getting it down to £25m makes this one easier to swallow. I'm not keen on signing 29 year olds for that much money but beggars can't be choosers. Our midfield options at the start of this summer are possibly the absolute worst in the league now that Norwich have gone down. Bad news, he is closer to 30 than 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 5, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted September 5, 2020 Done Deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 My entire life Everton have been one of the most boring sides in the league and at times a joke (that window where they signed Sigurdsson and Michael Keane and thought they were going to take over the world)...but bringing Ancelotti in, now Allan, James close to signing, a core of good young players...this could be the significant shift they were hoping for after Moyes left Would genuinely be great to see them competing and eventually a Goodison Park playing host to big nights in Europe...hope these signings work out for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, Danny said: My entire life Everton have been one of the most boring sides in the league and at times a joke (that window where they signed Sigurdsson and Michael Keane and thought they were going to take over the world)...but bringing Ancelotti in, now Allan, James close to signing, a code of good young players...this could be the significant shift they were hoping for after Moyes left Would genuinely be great to see them competing and eventually a Goodison Park playing host to big nights in Europe...hope these signings work out for them Feel the same. Feels a bit like last chance saloon, they've spent money and regressed. Even just being a team that plays with a bit of flair would be nice. With the stadium still being argued about it feels like a huge 12 months for Everton, either they make some steps to being where they want to be or they become Premier League flotsam and Jetsam, perhaps even worse. I really hope it works out, and please god beat Liverpool for once, such a one sided derby (for two respected clubs) is embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 5, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 5, 2020 I'm not going to try and over analyse these signings. I'm pleased at his age we've stuck to a 3 year deal and only paid about £20m up front. If this was 5 years ago we'd have paid £30m+ a month ago and given him a 5 year contract and an extra £10k a week to boot. I'm going to stick my neck out and see he must be an upgrade on Schneiderlin, Delph, Davies, but I've been wrong before. Let's just see how we start the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: I'm not going to try and over analyse these signings. I'm pleased at his age we've stuck to a 3 year deal and only paid about £20m up front. If this was 5 years ago we'd have paid £30m+ a month ago and given him a 5 year contract and an extra £10k a week to boot. I'm going to stick my neck out and see he must be an upgrade on Schneiderlin, Delph, Davies, but I've been wrong before. Let's just see how we start the season. I haven't watched him in recent years, but when Higuain played for Napoli he was class, used to think he was one of the best midfielders around, a jack of all trades, if he hasn't lost his legs and he performs at the same level as when i watched him then he will be a quality signing and you'd have a top 4 center midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, shut up said: everton have the nicest home kit in the league Brighton says no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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