Arteta would just loan him out for 2 years and play Elneny instead.
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Everton have reportedly agreed personal terms with Max Aarons.
(reported by Paul Joyce who is pretty much the man for both Merseyside club related news)
Biggest stumbling block is the price. Norwich want nothing less than £30 million.
Wonder if he'll replace Coleman or Kenny, guessing its the latter as he hasn't lived up to expectations. Colemans getting on but he's still solid and good for rotation with Aarons.
Wow. Great move Everton.
Good takes him away as an option for us. He’s distinctly meh
Claudius wrote: Wow. Great move Everton.
Dont they have Usmanov pumping money into them. It explains the big signings.
@lorddulaarsenal wrote: Good takes him away as an option for us. He’s distinctly meh
Who do you think we should be after if we sell Bellerin, Lamptey?
I would prefer to pass on Lamptey.
Get someone who can hold his own physically as well.
Looks like Juventus want to offload Ramsey, Bentancur and Rabiot as they look to completely overhaul their midfield.
Any takers for either of them ?
Nope. Busted, not enough of an uplift, and a nut job.
Aaron isn’t going anywhere on those wages.
Can you imagine if we still had Ramsey on some massive salary, chilling in the treatment room
Bentancur is great. Hasn't looked up to it recently but nobody has under Pirlo
Bentacur would be an amazing signing, but I don't believe for a second Juve wants to rid him. One of the best young CMs around
Agreed. Has all the attributes but is quite flaky to be honest. When he's up for it, he's really great but when he's not, he can be quite off.
He was excellent under Sarri. So there is potential that Pirlo is bringing out the worst in him. The team has been very up and down.
Do we get Bentancur as an Odegaard alternative and then mostly go 433 with ESR and Bentacur in front of Partey?
They're very different players. Bentancur is more of a Xhaka alternative. I can't envision any scenario where he ever plays ahead of Partey in the field, his best work is being done as a regista. From a Serie A/Juve point of view he reminds me of Pjanic. If he's leaving Juve we have to announce our interest.
He has played as a registrar, replacing Pjanic exactly as you say. I’m just trying to figure out what the right balance looks like in this league. He’d be an improvement on Xhaka in that role. Funnily enough I think he’s been statistically similar to Barella despite his ups and downs. Just need to confirm that’s still the case. But Barella does look the much higher potential player.
Konate to Liverpool confirmed by Romano for 30M. Great move for Liverpool. Am surprised at the price honestly - I’d have thought it would be north of 40M.
