Moise Kean was never happy with Everton move

I thought that was a bold decision by Big Dunc at the time, and why I still think he might be successful in football management.

A big, fast headless chicken who wrestled with rather than controlled the ball the title of "best youngster" didn't stand scrutiny from minute one. Big Dunc spotted it straight away.

However, judging by the paucity of technique and the fact Bale, Ronaldo and Messi are STILL the major names in this World Cup maybe he was the best - just of a really bad crop.

Really? Well, he sure hid it well.

The type of player city sign and leave for a year in the reserves. He was thrust into the prem nowhere near ready.

Let's hope we break even on the deal though I suspect the Italians will have one over on us.

Be very surprised if we regret it.

We will get big cash for him this summer when the deal is completed. When we loaned him to Juve, they committed to buying him at the end of the loan. The amount has been variously reported at €20-28 million.

Juve frantically tried to sell him last summer to close the deal out early, but couldn't get it over the line. We could have used that money to buy a striker.

He was absolute shit for them this season until the final week before the World Cup, when he scored three in two games. I think his brother is crowing a little early.

Too stroppy, too much attitude and basically a very selfish type of player.

Unless he was going to hit the ground running, which he didn't, then he was never going to succeed here.

We done well to get our money back. The question is: How well can we reinvest it? Please not on a player who needs time or an adjustment period to a new country / league / frantic pace etc etc.

Try to sign a forward who's going to make an immediate impact.

Are we buying players to create a challenging team or as an investment? Surely the former.

In which case, Moise was an unmitigated disaster.

We are where we are because successive managers blew our money on players with no re-sale value.

The board have stepped down en masse "having considered the centrality and relevance of pending legal and accounting issues", said a statement, in reference to the ongoing police investigation.

What about the Moise Kean money????

They just posted losses of €254M... mental, eh?

Fans of 91 English football clubs: 'My God, that's obscene!'

Everton fans: 'And?'

What is the moral of the story? Simon's Law – what cannot go on forever, doesn't.

Sell to whoever wants him for whatever we can get.

Move on.

With self-confessed problems of weight and self-evident problems of attitude plus the Juve Board replacement due to transfer shenanigans – be careful what you wish for... we'll probably end up having to pay them and take him back on whatever scandalous weekly rate we were conned into offering him way back when. To be fair, that wasn't his fault.

Remember Grealish being dismissed as a young player because of his off-the-pitch habits and attitude? No person is beyond mentoring and coaching.

I don't for 1 minute think it will happen. But given earlier rumours of Juventus wanting to retract and wanting a discount, plus this latest story, it appears we won't get the money.

So for me, a 22-year-old 6ft striker with raw potential who is on our books? Give it another chance. Especially with our limited options at present.

Just seen a flash that Juventus are interested in signing Onana and exploring the possibility of offering Weston McKennie and they don't want to pay €40M for Onana.

Call me suspicious, but there is obviously some sort of dialogue going on between Everton and Juventus??

I know what you are saying but concentrating on players to make an ‘immediate impact' is partly what has put us in our current position, financially at least.

The likes of Doucoure, Allan, Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin, Walcott etc have made enormous financial losses for the club whereas Kean, despite being a huge flop here, will probably break even or maybe even make a small profit (when including his loan fees). Highly rated raw talents are usually likely to be given a second or even third chance.

Last summer, we seemed to be headed in the right direction with bids for the likes of Mudryk, Gakpo and Kudus – young players with lots to prove yet. Sadly, none of them came off and all are now probably beyond reach. But this is the approach we must continue.

We could do worse than just gazumping Brighton for all their transfers. They have just bid 㾶M for David Fofana, one of the most exciting talents in Scandinavia.

I know what you mean about needing players to help the team in its current plight but also important to retain a long term view at the same time. No reason we can't find players in their early 20s who can contribute in the present but also grow their value.

I just know this will come back on Everton over Moise Kean fee.

"Obviously some sort of dialogue going on between Everton and Juventus."

I was beginning to wonder if you were alluding to the financial and accounting positions of each club or if this was just another case of asking, "What would Everton do?", but then read that the entire Juve Board had resigned.

Probably made Bill gag on his coffee in amazement that they hadn't claimed it as expenses for some super-duper mowers.