The Blues continue to push for Kenny Tete despite new offer from Fulham

Forget that, then, he won't be coming.

His Agent has used us to force Fulham's hand.

As it often does, it's starting to look pear-shaped in several areas.

I read that Calvert-Lewin's mooted move to Leeds won't happen now so he becomes a problem again. I've slipped to 50/50 on Dom and feel that overall it would be a good move for all if he moved on but who will replace him?

I realise that most of our business will be done at the last minute but I worry now that decent targets may well be out of our reach and those that are within reach may only be so because they are irreparably injury-damaged.

I really trust the club but I could murder the recent owners and managers for allowing us to get into such a dreadful state and making such awful buys.

Jack (1), that's his agent's job. But even s,o there's no guarantee at all that he doesn't sign. All indications are that we have offered a deal that we think he's worth and he will sign it. And no more.

If Fulham come back with an offer we don't want to match, then that's that.

The same with every player signing or contract renewal. It's not anyone ‘using' anyone else. It's how football works and always has. It's up to the player and his team now but the consensus from Everton seems to be that they have verbal agreement and they're happy with that considering the offer.

If Fulham want to give him silly money, then we will back off as we had a wage in mind for the player.

I wonder if we went in and offered him silly money if you'd be saying ‘he was only on X at Fulham and we've had our pants pulled down etc etc.'

We've offered the lad a contract at what we think he's worth. If he doesn't sign it and we don't offer more it's because we don't think he's worth it and we move on.

Martin @2, how does Calvert-Lewin become a problem?

Either he leaves, as is expected, or he signs the contract we've offered him, in which case, we save a chunk of money we would have had to spend on a new striker.

Sam, if he leaves then the problem disappears, if he doesn't leave then we still have the option, no the need, to try to offer him a deal that will get him to stay?

Martin, I'm still not quite sure I see the problem.

I imagine there is already an offer on the table for him and the ball is very much in his court. He will no doubt be looking for the best deal he can get and I would be pretty surprised if he stays, to be honest.

Martin, at midnight on Monday, Calvert-Lewin's contract expires and he's no longer in Everton's employment.

So he's not “our problem”.

He's “his” problem.

Same for Gueye also, Mark.

Free agent on Tuesday.

What I meant should be clear from my post 5 above. He has made the decision himself now so the problem from his side is no more. It would have ended tomorrow anyway at his end of contract unless Everton were still trying to get him to stay on board.

I assume that this isn't the case now and that Dom is fixed up with a club. He could have walked away tomorrow and yet a still been a problem if the club were still trying to change his mind. As it happens, he, or should I say his position, is still a problem because we have to replace him.

Park Tete and move on to Walker-Peters.

That will put a bit of pressure on him to decide.

He's re-signed for Fulham – unfortunately not resigned from Fulham.