Everton may be on the mend after winning their past two games in all competitions, but the upheaval surrounding the club cannot be overlooked.
Farhad Moshiri definitely wants out, and his agreement to sell the Toffees to 777 Partners has raised even more doubts about the group, which claims a vast footballing network covering multiple teams across Europe.
Few accept the Iranian’s claim that “I firmly believe they are the best partners to take our great Club forward,” despite his well-documented disinterest in the Merseyside club. The money has run out, and his position is quickly becoming untenable as a result of the various financial maneuvers he has undertaken.
Fans will welcome his departure, but preferably to new ownership capable of leading the venerable institution towards a brighter future.
After all, the businessman hasn’t had a particularly successful seven years on Merseyside since acquiring a 49.9% ownership in 2016. His tenure has been marred by massive transfer failures, even worse managerial gaffes, and a current FFP problem that has stymied their last few transfer windows. The sole saving grace is the gleaming new stadium steadily creeping up on the riverside, which will leave quite a legacy.
Focusing on transfers, however, and that aspect of his legacy will be quickly forgotten.
Who has been Everton’s worst signing?
Significant monies were spent over many years and in support of several managers in their desperate bid to return Everton to the pinnacle of English football.
Ronald Koeman was the first manager to benefit from Moshiri’s financial backing, spending heavily on players like as Gylfi Sigurdsson, Yannick Bolasie, Jordan Pickford, and Michael Keane. While the Dutchman’s rash investments put the club back nearly a decade, with only three of his 17 buys proving to be successful, Marco Silva would fare little better.
The current Fulham manager did bring Richarlison to Goodison Park, who became a true hero for the Toffees, but Yerry Mina, Fabian Delph, and Jean-Philippe Gbamin were all lucrative flops whose careers were wrecked by injuries.
Moise Kean was another costly mistake, and the free transfer of Bernard cost them heavily again, as the Brazilian drained the club with his massive salaries.
However, one of the club’s worst signings came from the manager who arrived in between those two, as Sam Allardyce was hired to help them avoid the drop despite being far from a threat, having earned 15 points as of his November appointment.
Despite the fact that the 68-year-old would be fired the following summer, Moshiri saw fit to enable the seasoned strategist to spend large in January, bringing in two vital characters. Cenk Tosun, the most expensive of the two, remains a truly mind-boggling acquisition, with fans still wondering what his great qualities were.
Farhad Moshiri has spent the entire season with Everton.
Transfermarkt Money Spent
2022/23 (Completed 17th)
€78.2m (£67.6m)
2021/22 (Completed 16th)
€39.50 (£34.1m)
2020/21 (Tenth place)
€74.37m (£64.3m)
2019/20 (Tied for 12th)
€121m (£104.7m)
2018/19 (8th place)
€99.8m (£86.3m)
2017/18 (Eighth place)
€203.2m (£175.8m)
2016/17 (7th place)
€86m (£74.4m)
He lacked any true pace or incisive movement, and as a result rarely found enough space to exhibit the lethal finishing that was promised.
As a result, the Turkey international appeared 61 times, scoring 11 goals, until a run of loan appearances highlighted his declining first-team relevance.
Journalist Aaron Sharp mocked the 32-year-old, pointing out a lack of work ethic as well, as if to aggravate an already-maligned striker: “Tosun’s work off the ball is awful.” “Will Yerry Mina be able to play up front?”
Given that the Colombian left Merseyside with only two fewer goals than the 6-foot flop, it wasn’t such a wild idea. He has subsequently returned to his homeland, which appears to be the only area where the unimpressive dud can reliably perform.
Everton paid how much for Cenk Tosun?
Having progressed through the Eintracht Frankfurt system, the 49-cap finisher would jump at the chance to return home, signing Gaziantepspor for just €400k (£346k). A succession of excellent performances piqued the interest of Turkey’s elite, with Besiktas eager recipients of the forward.
A good tally of 20 goals in 33 Super Lig outings in his final full year there definitely attracted the eye, and with a touch of European pedigree, they slapped a massive £27m price tag on him.
Naturally, Everton would pay the price, with the forward failing to live up to even a fraction of the hype that such a sum generated.
How much did Cenk Tosun earn at Everton?
Such a massive outlay was going to fetch an equally large wage, but tying him down to a long-term deal was a gamble that has now backfired spectacularly.
After all, bringing someone from the Turkish league barely seems worth a £60k-per-week deal to entice them to join the world’s greatest league.
But, such was Moshiri’s folly at the time, he would cheerfully accept such a sum. In addition to the initial transfer cost, he has been compelled to spend £14.55 million on wages, bringing the total spending to £41.55 million.
Did Cenk Tosun deserve to be paid £60,000 a week?
Tosun, unsurprisingly, was not good value for money for a striker who couldn’t score.
To utilize the aforementioned statistic to highlight the flailing marksman’s failings, considering that he only scored 11 goals, the club was forced to unload a whopping £3.7m for each goal he scored.
A genuinely dreadful return, such a number serves to clearly highlight the scope of such failure, as well as the cash drain caused by such a rash signing.
How much money has Cenk Tosun made thus far in his career?
Tosun’s career hasn’t been without highlights, including a strong showing in his own country.
In 187 games for Besiktas, the club with whom he is most closely associated, the former Crystal Palace loanee has scored 86 goals and assisted another 23.
It appears that the Super Lig’s quality levels suit the plodding star better than the all-action Premier League, and so his €32.6m (£28.2m) total career earnings are partly justified. It will sting, however, that a major portion of that sum came from Everton, who got little profit on his signing.
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