Sold for 25m, now worth less than Beto: Everton struck gold by offloading 6 ft flops for woeful performance this season

It’s well documented that Everton have struggled with their finances in recent seasons, with the club suffering with a six-point deduction this campaign.

They’ve found themselves in trouble with the Premier League due to their erratic spending in previous years, with the club also investing a large amount of money towards their new stadium.

However, their poor business in the market is certainly eye-catching with the club spending over £20m on players such as Yerry Mina, Yannick Bolasie and Jean-Phillippe Gbamin, with the trio leaving the club on free transfers at the end of their contracts and failing to provide value for money.In recent times, the club have operated more efficiently, buying youngsters such as Jarrad Branthwaite, with the defender joining from Carlisle United for £1m back in 2020, with the 20-year-old now subject to £75m interest from Manchester United.

The club have also conducted good business in selling players in recent years, with the club doing the right thing by selling one player for a hefty fee despite his lack of impact at Goodison Park.

Moise Kean’s stats at Everton

In August 2019, the Toffees completed the signing of 19-year-old striker Moise Kean, on a deal rising to £27.5m – with the Italian having a lot of potential to live up to after two goals in his first three international games.

The striker made 33 appearances during his first campaign in English football, with Kean only managing two goals during the 2019/20 campaign.

Everton’s starting XI for Kean’s debut v Wolves (01/09/2019)

1. Jordan Pickford

23. Seamus Coleman (C)

13. Yerry Mina

5. Michael Keane

12. Lucas Digne

8. Fabian Delph

21. Andre Gomes

10. Gylfi Sigurdsson

7. Richarlison

17. Alex Iwobi

27. Moise Kean

Date via Sky Sports

However, he would start the next campaign in good goalscoring form for the Toffees, scoring twice in his first four outings, before agreeing a loan deal to join Ligue 1 side PSG for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.

The move would be a success for the youngster, with the marksman scoring on 17 occasions during his one season at the Parc des Princes – but the French side would not make the deal permanent with Kean returning to Goodison at the end of his loan move.