Everton transfer news as Alan Myers drops new signings claim ahead of Fulham clash
Everton will not be making any new signings bar Youssef Chermiti before their Premier League clash against Fulham on Saturday, 12 August, according to Alan Myers.
The Sky Sports journalist reported on Wednesday (9 August) that there are no announcements lined up ahead of the weekend.
Thus far, the Toffees have signed just two players in Ashley Young and Arnaut Danjuma and the 19-year-old Portuguese striker is expected to be third one.
Via Twitter, Myers wrote, “We won’t,” in response to any other signings being made in the next four days.
Leaving it late
Everton have a nasty habit of leaving things late in the transfer window and they often tend to pay the price for such decisions.
They wait until deadline day and then don’t get the players they want and end up with names not that high up on their priority list.
This summer, they’ve got in two and hopefully, three before the season begins, but that’s not enough given how poorly the side played last season.
A fair argument could be made that the squad now is weaker than it was last season and that’s not a good look for anyone associated with the club.
They need to be prioritising strengthening a team that narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last season and are not doing that at all.
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