Everton manager Sean Dyche has provided an honest evaluation of his summer transfer window bid to recruit a Leeds United player and other targets.
Everton manager Sean Dyche has stated that the Toffees ‘weren’t close enough’ to signing Leeds United midfielder Wilfried Gnonto and other summer targets.
Dyche has been tracking the Italy international in recent weeks as he looks to bolster his squad ahead of Friday’s 11 p.m. transfer deadline. The only business done at Goodison Park during the last 48 hours of the transfer window were departing movements, with Alex Iwobi joining Fulham and Neal Maupay agreeing to a loan trip to previous club Brentford.
Dyche has been active in the transfer market in recent weeks, completing a reported £25 million deal for Udinese striker – but other targets have either moved on or remained with their current clubs. Gnonto will now stay at Leeds until at least January, having played the complete 90 minutes of Saturday’s dismal goalless home stalemate with Sheffield Wednesday after Dyche made a candid admission about the situation at Goodison Park.
“We weren’t close enough to any situation,” he stated before of Saturday’s stalemate at Sheffield United. The truth is that we are presently at certain parameter guidelines. I believe the club is no longer in the position it was two or three years ago.
“(However), I’ve always believed that you’manage what you can manage’ and manage the realities.” They are the facts. On the other hand, don’t forget that if you know about the transfer window and how it creates news… When everyone is fit and you look at our group, you go, ‘okay, there’s still some very, very excellent players here,’ and there are a number of them.
“So that is something that is sometimes overlooked.” I believe in what is present and the players that are present. So far this season, I believe we have delivered significantly more than we have received.”
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