To suggest Everton’s recruitment has been dismal in recent years would be an understatement, having welcomed the likes of Cenk Tosun and Moise Kean, both of whom failed to offer any attacking spark at Goodison Park. It remains to be seen whether their summer transfer window arrivals avoid flop status as well, with Beto, Jack Harrison, and Arnaut Danjuma in particular under pressure but looking promising thus far.
Sean Dyche’s side has recently turned a corner, ending a five-game winless streak in the Premier League by overcoming Brentford before knocking Aston Villa out of the Carabao Cup. Everton will want to make it three consecutive wins, and two in a row in the Premier League, with a crucial relegation six-pointer against Luton Town up next.
As they improve on the field, those in command at Goodison Park are expected to improve off the field as well, after apparently agreeing to an agreement that will only benefit them when the January transfer window opens.
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If all goes well, 777 Partners’ investment should at least alleviate Everton’s financial concerns, hopefully assuring finance for their future stadium, and their attention may now move to January reinforcements, which might make or break their season.
Getting recruitment right is vital for any team, but if a team fighting relegation gets it wrong in January, it will almost certainly wind up spending at least one season in the Championship. And this is where the arrival of Phil Boardman could help Everton’s prospects of survival.
According to Football Insider, the Toffees have agreed to contract their recruitment chief with Portsmouth in order to avoid any future transfer flops in January reinforcements. Boardman will benefit from his past experience working with Everton’s director of football, Kevin Thelwell, at Wolverhampton Wanderers, which should make the move quite easy.
Who exactly is Phil Boardman?
Since joining Portsmouth in 2017, Boardman has helped the League One club welcome a number of recruits, including numerous free agents this summer, avoiding a single transfer fee to demonstrate how astute Boardman can be. So far, those signings have paid off, with his club leading the league.
Everton will be hoping that the chief of recruiting can bring his talent to Goodison Park, where he will be charged with putting an end to what has been a never-ending run of transfers to forget. If he is successful in ensuring that Everton’s January recruiting turns their fortunes around, then Boardman may go down as their most astute signing of the season.
He’ll have a lot on his plate, for sure, but Dyche might use additional reinforcements when the winter transfer window opens. Those at Goodison Park may have an adequate transfer budget to play with, thanks to the investment of 777 Partners.
For the time being, Dyche’s focus will be on creating a continuous run of form at Everton and steering them further and farther away from relegation jeopardy.
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