03 Aug 2019 08:51:27
Gbamin in, Kean on the way - it's looking very promising for us right now. I think we still need a RW and CB, and Silva has also said he wants a RB (though Holgate can cover) .

I can't see any more major signings though - possibly a few loans. With our spending over the past few seasons and low commercial income we must be pushing FFP close already (good financial analysis provided by @theesk on twitter for those interested)

Also we currently have a squad of 28 - that needs reducing to 25. So if we sign 3 more then that means we need 6 out. Should be doable with Martina, Murallas, Bolasie, Onyekeru, Besic, Pennington,

1.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 10:21:12
were not pushing FFP we've spent roughly 5 mill after net profit due to sales an loan fee’s plus wages saved we should still have a way to go before we get close to the FFP.

{Ed001's Note - that is simply not true, we really shouldn't even discuss finances because it is so complex. For starters FFP only matters if you are in Europe. Secondly you do not get all the money from sales and loans, any player who has not requested a transfer gets 5% of the money, a further 5% is split between those clubs who trained the player at youth level. So there is 10% of any fee gone before you get into paying up contracts, agents fees (which can number into the millions per deal), solicitors' fees, taxes etc. You might not have even saved wages as sometimes the selling club continues to pay a percentage to make the deal happen. And that is just a few of the things cutting into sales. There are also excess costs on a buy, such as agent fees and signing fees for players.}

2.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 10:25:30
Also its a UEFA ruling so only comes into effect if the club in question has qualified for a UEFA competition and we havnt yet.

3.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 10:27:30
in fact I've just checked the incomings to outgoings and were £5 mill in profit without loan fees.

4.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 10:58:46
McCarthy, Niasse and Tosun (maybe) to add to that list.

5.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 11:18:52
Great reply ed001, my self as a fan don't take all this into account, I just think in transfer fees etc. Which brings on impatience and panic. Cheers mate.

{Ed001's Note - honestly it is better to just forget about the money. Everton have done some really good business this summer, Kean could be something special. There is still time left as well.}

6.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 11:28:03
People think that it’s like football manager where the fee is all It is!
Mr Moshiri is a billionaire for a reason! He runs businesses properly and keeps in the black! If money wasn’t there to spend or at least the things in place to generate it then we wouldn’t be spending! I wouldn’t be shocked to see another £100+ spent (that’s the figure we see as fans) this summer!
We know what we need and they will spend what it takes to get it!

7.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 13:02:00
Agree, great post ed. I knew there was more to it than just selling a player and getting the money but I didn't know there were payments to the clubs who the player was with at youth level. Think that's great, out of interest do you know if the 5% is common across other leagues/ countries?

{Ed001's Note - it is across all countries. So even a player like Gueye would have required 5% to go from his fee.}

8.) 03 Aug 2019
03 Aug 2019 14:45:35
Out of curiosity if they request a transfer do they waive that fee? And in that case does it go to the selling club?

{Ed001's Note - if a player hands in a written transfer request, they forego the 5% of the transfer fee that they would otherwise receive. That is why players are often asked by a selling team to do so in order to make a move go through.}