Kevin Ratcliffe demands to know who approved recent Everton signings
Everton put in yet another dismal display in a Premier League game this season, losing 1-0 to Brentford on Sunday in London.
The Toffees were second best all game against the top-flight debutants, and Kevin Ratcliffe was left fuming with what he saw, taking to his personal Twitter account to react after the game.
Rafa Benitez has seen injuries decimate his squad depth so far this term, and Ratcliffe wants to know who has been making recent transfer calls at Goodison Park.
He asked: “All I want to know is who is in charge of the signings we have made and also who decides what they get, because that, on both parts, is a massive mistake.
“Please, who is accountable?”
Marcel Brands?
The Everton director of football took over from Steve Walsh in May 2018, and while the former Leicester City scout has been blamed for some of the current mess the club have found themselves in, the question remains whether the Dutchman has done any better.
The Toffees have spent around £500million [Daily Mail] on transfers since majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri took over in 2016, with Benitez being the fifth manager under his reign.
The Spaniard has spent £1.7million so far, and while some of the summer additions have proven useful, the same cannot be said of the majority of the 44 players signed since the summer of 2016.
The Everton board have made a lot of awful transfer decisions since, and the managers have often ended up being the fall guys.
Moshiri needs to make some changes at the top as that is the only way things can improve.
The British-Iranian businessman dreams of seeing the club in Europe, but that will not come to pass anytime soon if key changes are not made.
In other Everton news, the Toffees are plotting January loan-to-buy bid for centre-mid hailed by Jack Grealish last month.
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