Five out-of-favour players worth loan enquiries

Apparently Jhon Duran is available for loan from Al Nasr.

Si, he's signing for Fenerbache today sadly. What a player.

The first three on loan would be a good start!

Come on, dithering Davy boy, the window is wide open and you must know who you want by now.

Need a couple of loans, a couple of frees, and some real talent in for pre-season training. If only...

Geoff, it's not down to Moyes, due to PSR today is the first day that we can buy without a penalty as I understand it.

And all these new guys who have just come through the door, aren't they supposed to be the transfer gurus?

Massive amount of free transfers available from various leagues. Bargains to be had.

Arsenal just bought goalkeeper Kepa from Chelsea for £5M, he cost Chelsea £71M.

Here is a long list for you to ponder, care of the BBC.

Which players are now free agents?

"15 goals from 22 starts over the last two seasons is a respectable record."

22 starts in the last two seasons does NOT sound repectable to me.

Trouble is the new guys have just arrived, being introduced to each other and getting up to speed with Everton's requirements. And now understanding the lack of quality within Everton's scouting network.

You need to have planned well in advance prior to transfer window, especially one requiring the personnel we need.

Si 1.

Jhon Duran is on £330k a week — tax free! If he comes back to anyone in Europe, he faces a massive tax bill as he has to stay in Saudi for 2 years to escape European taxes, the poor lad.

What's going on in Saudi? Six months Jhon Duran has been at Al Ansari.

Geoff #4, I fully expect that "The Ditherer" will have identified what positions he wants and who could fill them.

But with now having a hierarchy responsible for contacting agents, talking to players and negotiating contracts that just sat at their desks today, he might have to wait until they find out where the coffee machine and bogs are located and got comfortable in their chairs.

So I expect posts tomorrow of "why haven't these recruitment and contract experts we brought in signed any of Moyes targets on their first day of work?"

There are some good players here - but at present we have two gaps in the first XI:

- Right back

- Right wing / forward

Although both McAtee and Dewsbury-Hall are good players who seem "very Everton" - we already have McNeil and Alcaraz in their positions. They therefore seem like unlikely signings.

Kiwior will probably (and understandably) want to go somewhere to be first choice - and that is Branthwaite's position.

Richarlison might be a good solution on loan since he can play anywhere across the forward line and we need depth / options.

Palhinha is a really good player - and we lack a quality sitting midfielder of that type. However, I would have thought a younger model like Ugochukwu of Chelsea would be a more likely loan target for us (or Lavia, Renato Veiga, Amougo, Andre Santos or Essugo all of Chelsea who play in that defensive(ish) midfield position).

It's unbelievable how big Chelsea's squad is.

Paul #9, if he comes to UK he will only have to pay tax on income earned in his time in UK, not on any previous earnings.

And generally you only have to be out of any country for 184 days for you to become non-resident for tax purposes.

So 6 months in Saudi should see him able to meet that non-resident requirement.

Eric #10 and Ian #8, it's not only that part of the exec team just started work. Some of them aren't even at their desks yet. Technical Director Nick Cox and Director of Scouting James Smith are still employed in Manchester and won't start their new jobs until August and September respectively.

So for right now the signing team is just Moyes, Kinnear and Nick Hammond.

Anybody expecting us to explode out of the starting blocks and sign a bunch of players this window -- let alone this week -- is dreaming.

Geoff #4, Davey ain't dithering. He's put in offers to Tete and Barry, secured Alcaraz and Coleman and (rumor has it) Gana, opened negotiations with Branthwaite and Keane, and presumably spent a lot of time dickering with Calvert-Lewin. It's not like the man is spending his days at a beach bar in Teneriffe. He be workin' it.

We all know that teams won't let players go until they have a replacement lined up. After that, it's a case of how much, then the player's preference. It would be great to have a squad assembled prior to pre-season but that is a rarity.

Our other issue is money. Let's say we earmark a freebie or loan right-back which gives us X to spend on a forward and a right winger, if we have to buy a right-back, then that's less to spend on those other positions.

My preference would be striker first, then right-winger, then full-back. There's so many variables, it will take time.

Robert 13 - what is unbelievable is the authorities have allowed Chelsea to do it, whilst clearly circumventing PSR rules.

How the Premier League can say we had an on-pitch advantage from the Ukraine war etc, whilst Chelsea can sell non football assets to fund a football squad that would embarrass an American football team.

Still no sight of the 115 charges either against Man City...

Iain... your first sentence.

I can think of one club. Guess!
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Ian (15) the finger of blame should be pointed at the clubs as they that want the sale of fixed assets for PSR to continue.

At the recent Premier League AGM in Harrogate on 4 June 2025, a proposal to prevent clubs from including profits from the sale of fixed assets (like hotels or training grounds) to related companies in PSR calculations did not proceed to a formal vote due to insufficient support among the 20 clubs. The proposal required a two-thirds majority (14 out of 20 clubs) to pass but fell short, with only 11 clubs supporting it.

Apparently those against change might want to benefit from the rules as they are and in the same way as Chelsea.

Pete, like it seems we are about to do…

I wouldn't be surprised if we are, John.

Pete and John,

I'd bet on TFG having already figured that out.

Kiwior is the type of profile. Centre-back and can cover left back.

A Zinchenko-type player that could play full back or midfield is needed. Surely a couple of utility players knocking about.

As we know, the Everton squad now is really thin. There are only some 12 to 16 first team players depending on:

- will we re-sign Keane and/or Gana?
- are Harrison Armstrong and Harry Tyrer ready?

So to be competent, we would need (in no priority order)

- a senior goalkeeper to help Tyrer
- a left-back to cover for Mykolenko because he will be injured again because of his style of play.
- a centre-back if Keane does not sign or Branthwaite leaves. Keane is a good cover if he does not have to play constantly.
- a right-back. Here we have almost nothing because Patterson did not make it and Seamus will play maybe 5 games again next season.
- a defensive midfielder, we need four and we got Gana(?), Garner and Iroegbunam. At least one solid experienced player is needed.
- Right winger, as both of them left.
- Striker, since we lost Calvert-Lewin. There is only Beto, who works hard but uses only his right leg and can't pass. He is too predictable.

It is obvious that we won't get all of those but most of them would be fine. We had fourth best defense last season but also fourth worst attack.

If we can add the right persons, this coming season might be a good one. It's been a while...

Pukka, on another thread, I counted, and we currently have 16 recognisable first team squad players as it stands.

That includes Armstrong, but not Gana and Keane.

**Pekka. Sorry I didn't mean to call you a pie!!

Tete signs 3 year deal with Fulham.

You can cross him off the list.

I see Tete has signed a 3-year contract with Fulham, just used us to get 30 pieces of silver, another Judas.

Chelsea have a whole host of players that they are going to have to sell or send on loan, and there are a handful who have real potential to improve us.

Dewsbury-Hall is a very good footballer who deserves to be playing regularly for a decent Premier League club.

Chukwuemeka has massive potential, and although he may go back to Dortmund on loan for another season I think he'd be a shrewd addition to our squad.

I also have an inkling that Samuel Rak-Sakyi might breakthrough if sent on loan somewhere next season, although he'd be a big risk for us to take.

Having watched a fair bit of the recent Under 19 Euros I was also going to suggest a lumpy bid for the Dutch playmaker Kees Smit - who is going to be very special indeed; sadly the Real Madrids of this world are already lining him up though.

Davide Calabria. Free transfer, Italian international right back. 28 years of age. 30 goal involvements in 221 games for Milan in Serie A.

Was Milan captain but fell out with the coach, going to bologna on loan.

Won 2 cups this season and has won Serie A. Plays regularly, doesn't look to have past injury issues.

Worth a look.

Is it too early to panic?

As an Evertonian, it’s never too early to panic, Andrew.

I've been panicking for around 54 years now… albeit with the odd moment of joy.

Neil #33

As they say... it's like marriage

Tete?

Just a tit.

Marco Esteban Jose Murphy.

Brendan #34, come on, it’s not that bad….

Neil #36

Brilliant... I loved that.

Eric 12. It has come to light that those flocking to the newfound footballing wealth of Saudi Arabia could face staggering tax bills worth millions if they were to return to English shores prior to 2025.

A particularly striking case is that of Jordan Henderson, a player rumoured to be presented with a whopping £700,000 per week tax-free deal by the Saudi Pro League. However, to behold such a treasure chest, he would need to anchor himself in the Middle East for close to 2 years.

The tax rules stipulate that Britons leaving to work overseas must remain absent from their home turf for a full tax year, or part with a daunting 45 per cent of their earnings upon early return.

Past cases highlight the potential pitfalls. Mirko Vučinić, former Juventus player, was pursued for €15.85 million by Italian authorities for earnings while playing for Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi. His case clearly demonstrated the need to break home residency while playing abroad.

Ben 39. There is a misconception that after Hamas took over Gaza by force in 2007, it moderated its commitment to jihadist activities and was coopted by governance. In fact, the group has gradually built an infrastructure unimaginable for most terrorist groups, including massive caches of small arms and rockets and a cadre of fighters to be used at a date of its choosing. Hamas fed this misconception, leading a disinformation campaign that convinced Israelis it could be deterred through economic incentives.

Hamas has now disproved the notion that governance would deter its terrorism; rather, it must be viewed as a group that can not only carry out standard terrorist attacks, but also deploy hundreds of fighters in coordinated attacks. Its goals are now undeniable as well: the group is not focused on ending Israeli occupation or achieving a two-state solution, but rather on destroying Israel and creating its vision of an Islamic state in all of historic Palestine. Gaza is run by murdering evil, pure and simple. Israel is no clean slate as far as barbaric acts go, name a country in it's hystory that is not guilty of crimes against humanity. The idots in this country are like sheep, tell them which way to go and they follow, hence the shite musicians, and talentless prats they look up to. Gaza is controlled by Hamas, don't defend Gaza as they allowed the scum in via Iran.

Steve #42

Thousands dead..many woman and children and your take is:

"Seems you can slice it both ways"

What ever way you slice it... it's just wrong.

I was refering to the news coverage Brendan and there are a million reasons why so many women and children are dead. Not all of them are because of IDF atrocity. The point I was making is we don't know because the reporting on the ground is only coming from one side, a propaganda brigade backed by Iran

Seriously Steve #45

"A million reasons"...but the IDF who are firing on starving Palestinians scrambling for aid...not so much.

Who doesn't allow foreign journalists into Gaza?

Why do you think that is?

Paul #41, this explains the Tax on Foreign Income rules.

A foreigner coming to work in UK will not have to pay tax on previous earnings elsewhere prior to arriving.

In Henderson's case, he can take a 6-month holiday somewhere and then return to UK and will not have to pay tax.

Nowhere is 2 years mentioned.

Pekka #22

If there's one thing Beto isn't, it's predictable!