Kone determined to join Everton

I know Pienaar is good but his goal return is shocking

I would like to see somebody similar to Miralles on the left who can run at defenders with pace and is able to go outside or come inside and go for goal

(Anyway, that's my summer break interrupted. I wasn't going to look at any of these rumour mill things. However, seeing as how the RS splashing the cash - hopefully on even more dross - is on every website and teletext page, I just thought it was about time we got some new faces in.)

Much as Honda would be good it could possibly be a barrier to Barkley getting more game time as well as I think they are similar box to box attacking central midfield players.

Honda has a bit more drive and Barkley seems more about guile and picking the pass

With Kone, same as everyone else really, too much money for someone his age. But keep him as a last resort, it will be better getting him than no striker.

Fer 8m
Bony 12m
Honda 5m

Fellaini sale 23m Pretty much covers the above transfers.

Assuming we have a transfer budget before Fellaini sale.

Bring in Moses and another CB.

Exciting team for next season.

All the papers are linking Everton with him now. Proven player.

Not sure we will be competing with Newcastle this time though, he ain't French

On the other hand i've just watched some Honda on Youtube and he does look pretty useful!

Martinez very rarely seems to play a full backs and out-and-out wide midfielders as Moyes did with Baines/Pienaar and Coleman/Mirallas which could be the biggest change to team because, more often and not, that is how we won games last season.

Swap Anichebe + cash, excellent shout mate and an excellent chance to offload him (he cost us nothing and is drain on our wage bill).

That's exactly what I thought, It's tough in the league below and muscle is appreciated more than brains, Anichebe will fit right in.

This is providing Coyle does an about turn, I'm concerned he likes his strikers with a bit of sophistication (remember he had Sturridge on loan from Chelski), big Vic may not suit his style?

Because we haven't signed anyone, it means that we're skint.

Because we're linked with a player in the tabloids, it means that must be the player Martinez wants.

Because the RS have signed N players and we've signed none(in June), it means we're incompetent.

Because its reported in the national press that we got "outbid" for a player, it means:

a) We made a bid
b) we couldn't afford anything more.

I suspect that Martinez has £10-£20M to spend, due to the increased tv deal and players/staff who've left, freeing up cash on the balance sheet. I think he's just taking his time analysing who he has and who would improve the team. If we're not bidding £5M for a player, then its likely we don't want them.

Don't forget he's playing catch up compared to most managers, having walked into the club not so long ago.

No thanks!

Thats only 4 more than Jelavic, and vic's record was 6 in 26.

So he is hardly prolific. We need a striker who can score 15+ a season. I'd save my money and stick with vic and Jelavic (with velios as backup) if we can't afford a genuine out-and-out 15+ a season man.

Heard a radio report this afternoon which made us sound quite busy in the transfer market. BK must be at it again.
I tend to agree with Sam. Our main deals will be quiet and swift.
Apparently it all kicks off when the holidays finish next week.

I don't really want any Wigan players and certainly none of this group, Kone has a one in three goals per games ratio and he turns 30 in November, not the sort of signing a cash-strapped club should be making, it's just another Saha type player. He may suffer that well known Everton disease of 2nd season syndrome.

But doubtless BK can get good terms so it must be good for us.

Meanwhile LuaLua is expecting to sign for our neighbours oh hum.

We offload Vic (something that should have been done a long time ago), he cost us nothing to buy and we end up only paying £3m for Kone.

Wigan will get a bruiser well suited to life in the Championship, everyone's a winner!

Oh and we'll also have while we're there Alcatraz or Alcapone or whatever his name is on freebie, thank you!

Yep, that could be a sticking point, but this is an excellent chance to offload him, It seems to be the fashion in the Championship for bruisers upfront.

Is 30k very excessive down there?

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I personally would not pay much more for him (4m tops), he's not much more than a target man, he ain't got that much finesse and his brute force approach doesn't usually work in the Prem.

Let's hope Coyle can see a need for him.

He's Vic with stupid hair and fewer years to improve.

Ernie, didn't you watch the FA cup final, Kone is a very shrewd operator compared to big Vic and his muscles.

He can keep possession, run with it and knows when to fall over.

I'd have him any day over Vic.

By the way what you see now is what you'll always get from Vic.