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I’d start a campaign to remove this from your task list but I doubt there’s another mug dedicated enough… so keep up the good work Mike!

@MikeO how the hell do you get Digne and Mina mixed up?!?! I’d probably forgive you if it was Kean/Iwobi but Digne/Mina?! Senior moment and then some!!!

It sounds ridiculous but we’ve lacked these average (ability wise) fit for purpose players for years; squad-fillers if you like. Townsend will be Mr Reliable this season - he may not always show the quality we’d hope for but he’ll always give 100% for the badge. If we go and sign Rondon, I’d expect more of the same - no one’s getting excited about him but he fits the system(s) Rafa will use and actually provide Dom a bit of ‘like for like’ competition/support which he’s shockingly never actually had in his time here (discounting Tosun on the basis that he’s always injured!)

Who, Allan? He was also the best player on the pitch versus Leeds - top, top player.

Does the reported fee factor in that we probably owe instalments over the rest of his contract so I guess these would stop and probably save us £10m (based on £5m a year but don’t know how the original deal was structured)? The only thing that matters is what it looks like on our balance sheet and that it allows us to bring players in.

This has been a very reliable source this summer…

I’ve read that if a set number of appearances/minutes is met, there will be an obligation to buy.

Some lovely touches and finishes here… Please get this done EFC!!!

Spot on It will more than likely take Diaz time to settle too - we may not see the best of him until next season.

So Richarlison can play more centrally with Calvert-Lewin? So when Richarlison or Calvert-Lewin are unavailable, we have more top quality options?

Decent debut… https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58359640

We’ve supposedly slapped a €120m price tag on him - smart move if true.

On-loan with an option to buy, this would be a smart move. He may not like playing right-back but he was very good there for Arsenal and he looked good in his preferred central midfield role for West Brom last season. Much better squad option than many we have - it doesn’t exactly fully address the right-back ‘debacle’ but with 4 days left to fix something that has needed fixing for 3 years now - at least it’s a solution of sorts.

Say we get £5m for the initial loan of Kean that is equivalent to us signing a £25m player over a 5 yr contract if we’re spreading the payment over the 5 years. It’s my understanding that we could sell a player for say £25m spread out over 5 years and be able to report that as £25m income on this year's balance sheet then do the same when signing someone on the same deal and only have to put £5m each year so technically we’re +£20m in the first year.

Yes please… https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/thecelticstar.com/contact-made-everton-in-talks-with-celtic-over-odsonne-edouard/amp/

No chance but yes - and a right back!

I’d guess that McNeil is our prime target to replace Richarlison… once again McNeil has a lot of qualities I like but not necessarily my first choice.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1482679/Transfer-News-Everton-Richarlison-agent-PSG-talks-Neymar-requests-transfer It needs to be £100m; probably €100m, but it’s a ‘statement’ fee to justify selling him so late in the window. The Lukaku money ‘ruined us’ so let’s hope Brands is what we hope he is.

There’s a big chance Kean, Richarlison and James will be leaving us before the close of the window - it could all get very interesting very soon!

I quite like Maupay - he needs to be more clinical in front of goal, no doubt, but his work rate and general play is quality. He wouldn’t be my first choice but certainly offers qualities I think we’re lacking. I see a lot of James Vaughan in him - our fans get behind that kind of effort/desire.

https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brighton-boss-graham-potter-responds-5836523

£145k a week and West Ham’s top earner - he’s good but that’s just ridiculous!

I can see us doing a loan swap with Juve if Ronaldo goes. I’ve seen our name linked with McKennie and think there may be some truth in this one.