Everton's summer transfer net spend revealed as serious questions asked of the Friedkins
Everton's summer window can largely be summed up by their overall net spending.
The Toffees have had a rollercoaster of a window to say the least, starting off extremely strong, and ending in the most Everton way possible.
The Blues managed to bring Jack Grealish back to the club on loan, and while narrowly being able to get a deal for Ainsley Maitland-Niles done before the deadline, they have been left with one striker.
A failed move for Folarin Balogun has put a real dampener of what should have been a positive window that Angus Kinnear and Co. had plenty of time to plan for.
A penny for David Moyes' thoughts, as the manager will soon share his own thoughts on the window.
Now, Everton's net spend can be revealed, and it may cause some backlash towards the Friedkins
Everton's net spending revealed after 2026/27 summer window
Everton spent a combined £88million on transfers this summer, with their most expensive addition before add-ons being Brennan Johnson at £21.7m.
The likes of Merlin Rohl, Tyrique George, Hayden Hackney, Christian Norgaard and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all follow, taking expenditure to £88m.
Of course, Balogun's arrival would have seen the Toffees spend an extra £40m more, but the Friedkins can't get away with that.
The whopping £65m sale of Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City has really swung the net spending in a negative way for TFG.
Ndiaye was followed by Beto, Dwight McNeil, Tim Iroegbunam and Nathan Patterson in permanent departures, who all helped Everton total £112m in sales.
The discrepancies in incomings and outgoings mean that the Blues' overall net spend was £24m plus, in a window that should have seen more money be spent than brought in.
Questions may be asked about the Freidkins in the midst of talk about the club being sold to new owners.
If TFG stay, can Angus Kinnear?
There are murmurs about the Friedkin Group possibly selling Everton at the next opportunity they get.
Some have suggested they see the Blues as short-term profit, and given the lack of urgency at the club in key areas, that would be a fair assessment to make.
If they really cared about progression at Hill Dickinson, Kinnear and Co. would and should be under serious pressure right now.
Everton needed a right-back all summer and waited until the eleventh hour to sign someone who wasn't even at the top of their list.
They have been left with one striker, despite the urge to have three for Moyes come the end of the window, and have lost their best player.
Kinnear and his recruitment team have left Evertonians down on paper, so he will be hoping for Moyes to defy the odds this season, or things could turn toxic.