Everton...more competition

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Looks as though Everton will be after the same profile of player that we are for a while....


Here is an excerpt from an article on Everton by the Swiss Ramble:


This was a clear statement of intent by new majority owner, Farhad Moshiri, an Iranian billionaire, who bought a 49.9% stake in the club for a reported £85 million in February 2016 after selling his ars*nal shareholding to business partner Alisher Usmanov.

Moshiri explained his managerial choice thus, “For our club to compete in the north-west of England, which is the new Hollywood of football with Guardiola, Mourinho, Klopp, we needed a star to stand on the touchline, so I got Koeman.”

The club also brought in a new director of football in the shape of Steve Walsh, who had been responsible for some astute player recruitment at surprise champions Leicester City by scouting the likes of Riyad Mahrez, N’Golo Kanté and Jamie Vardy.

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"Rom, if you want to"

Everton had been looking to secure new investment for many years, but Kenwright is convinced that he has found the perfect investor: “I’m more positive now about the future of our great club than I’ve been during my time as Chairman. I have absolutely no doubt that in Farhad Moshiri we have found someone not only with the wherewithal - and we all know how important that is these days - but also with a deep understanding of the game and a growing appreciation of all things Everton.”

This new investment is key to Everton’s future prospects and should represent a substantial change after years of caution and thrift. Certainly, Moshiri is talking a good match: “The way to compete is to build a big stadium, to increase our merchandising and commercial income. That is what we will do.”

He added, “We needed a strong balance sheet, so I paid off the debts. We are now very flexible financially. We have no restrictions to spend.”

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They have some good players. Similar quality of players in their squad to ours. We have a better keeper, defence and of course Alli.
 
Money plus an owner that wants to fund growth with his own cash means a faster improvement.