Sooo...Josh King anyone?

[YankeeBlue214]

ToffeeTV's News Daily segment today featured some news re: Everton being the "frontrunners to land [King]" after it was reported he turned down Sevilla & another club over the weekend.

Though they don't cite any sources, Ped & Baz have close ties to the Club and several others who also have close ties. Not entirely ITK but they're often on to something.

So far only the Echo has run any sort of rumor/story on this potential signing, so maybe bears watching over the next week.

Thoughts?

[Deano Blue Boy]

You must be Josh King?

[YankeeBlue214]

lol wut

[velimski]

I would quite like him for this season but would want someone better on a permanent deal next summer, and there's no way Bournemouth are going to loan him out since his contract is up at the end of the season. Someone will buy him.

So in the short term yes, but not really beyond that.

[blargins]

Good utility front man. Would be useful for not much money. Not over 18 mill though.

[kramer0]

I can see why we’d need him this season but I hate paying for short-term squad depth as a general principle.

[KoemansNumberTens]

Surely with him in his last year and Bournemouth having been relegated he’ll be going very cheap. Think he’ll leave for somewhere between 10-15m. He’s cheap, we are short upfront and he’s a decent player. Yes please and in 12 months we’d still make a profit if we wanted to move him on

[YankeeBlue214]

Surely with him in his last year and Bournemouth having been relegated he’ll be going very cheap. Think he’ll leave for somewhere between 10-15m. He’s cheap, we are short upfront and he’s a decent player. Yes please and in 12 months we’d still make a profit if we wanted to move him on

This is what I was thinking. As close to £10m as we can get and I think he's a great buy who checks a couple boxes in that he can play both CF & RW as a starter or as a sub.

[velimski]

Has he actually played much on the right? Seem to recall him mainly playing on the left.

[sam of the south]

Has he actually played much on the right? Seem to recall him mainly playing on the left.

No, he’s mainly a second striker or LW.

[Robioto]

 Not sure how much Greg O'Keefe knows but he wrote this in the comments section in and Athletic article this morning:

[sam of the south]

Not sure how much Greg O'Keefe knows but he wrote this in the comments section in and Athletic article this morning:

Could you make that image a bit bigger, Rob.

[ajax_andy]

Basically the best we can sign given the leagues we can buy from.

However it's now a seller's market as Bournemouth know he's the best anyone can buy and regardless of his contract situation will hike the price as much as they can, meaning it's unlikely to happen.

[Robioto]

Could you make that image a bit bigger, Rob.

Haha.

I would have copy and pasted the text but I was on the app on my phone and it wouldn't let me do that, so I took a screenshot.

[Old England Toffee]

makes sense what gregg oh queef says, I guess if we can shift 2 or 3 more out then we might be in for him. Very good player, without being super exciting, will be a piece of piss selling him without a loss next year as well at the price mentioned