Rescuing Everton
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Everton have been suffering in recent times with constant flirtations with relegation from the top level. I am here to try and sort that out and turn this massive club around. Using the sortitoutsi transfer data update for today (21/08/23).
Disclaimer - I'm not an Everton fan, but do appreciate how big a club they are.
The above will be my ideal first XI, altho not strongest as arguably there are better CBs than Branthwaite and Doucoure likely a better CM than Garner, I am going to try and bring thru the younger players rather than rely on older alternatives.
Surprisingly considering how bad Everton have started the season in real life (Played 2, lost 2), i'm actually not too disappointed with the squad depth available to me.
The starting finances were surprising, with over £30mil in the transfer budget, altho the wage budget was over, so that needed sorting, especially with the number of players on over 100k who really shouldn't be - like Dele Alli, Andre Gomes and Alex Iwobi to name a few………
Luckily selling Gomes was quick and easy, altho I still pay £21.5k per week until the end of the season, it's a nice saving on the £100k+ he was costing the club!
Currently on the outs side of things, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Dele Alli are hopefully heading out the door, and with possible incomings including Axel Tuanzebe on a free, Brandon Williams for a negotiated fee to cover both wing back positions and Alfredo Morelos, also on a free transfer.
Watch this space…….
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This McNeil injury comes off the back of our 2 freebie targets choosing alternative destinations, with Tuanzebe going to Monaco and Morelos heading to West Ham, it's going well……
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Following the disappointment of losing out on some targets, we did manage a couple in the door and a couple out the door:
Gbamin was signed by a former regime for a ludicrous £22mil, but tbh he wasn't up to standard so I took what I could to get rid of a player I was never gonna use
He may not be a starter yet but I have high hopes Brandon Williams will be a good signing for £13mil. He can cover both wing backs well and is a pacy and aggressive player, and still only 22 so plenty of years to improve as the older cover for those wing backs retire with Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young.
I'm a rare person in that I actually really like Deli Alli and want him to be great, but his attitude has destroyed his promise time and time again. I wanted his wages gone, altho still end up paying a chunk of them, but even more so, I wanted his attitude gone, so like other players, I took what I could get for him, with just £3mil being the fee.
Altho 27 years old, I wanted someone as gritty and determined as Gana Gueye to take his place long-term as he's now 33, and with great mentals, plus great natural fitness and tackling, I'm thinking of possibly bringing Onana forward into Gueye's current role in midfield and having this destroyer in Nandez as the next DM. He cost just £3mil so even if it doesn't work out, I should be able to make my money back or more on him.