Selling a squad player for a figure of around £11m is good business in anyone’s book, doubly so for Newco. The anticipated money for Nathan Patterson, on top of the £4.5m for their management team from Aston Villa, will cover at least 9 months of their losses this season. They may even break even for the first season in their history.
There will be limited impact on team performance this season, 20-year-old Patterson has hardly featured, with penalty kick taker James Tavernier preferred at right back. Tavernier’s peak is already behind him, the pain of losing Patterson will be realised when Tavernier remains at right back well into his decline.
That pain is so distant right now it is irrelevant. Newco need to raise money to pay their bills to finish the season, Everton’s cash will help here. They need to sell – more than this – in order to avoid Uefa Financial Fair Play inhibitions. If they can raise enough cash to finish the season, they will be able to spend some of that money without affecting their immediate FFP status, so they could even be stronger for the remainder of the season than they would be if they retain Patterson.
Celtic have had a great transfer window so far, but that six point gap at the top of the table remains onerous. It will take an enormous effort to overcome.
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MARTIM1980
I read your posts as being funny.
I met TINY TIM once. At the CQN Golf Day at Aberdour, years ago.
I liked him immediately, not only because he bought 3 bottles of wine for the table!!
My playing partners that day were SANNABHOY and GSCBOY. TOM BOYD and BURNLEY78 were the guest speakers.
I also won a prize for a birdie 2, so it was a memorable day for me.
Has anybody here seen my friend Hatate ?
– Need some more Japanese love coming down the airwaves.
Come on Celtic – make it happen.
HH
One thing surprises me about the Patterson transfer is the lack of a bid or even a show of interest from Gerard. He is the manager with the most knowledge of the lad and his potential. Sure he talked him up a lot when he was in COVID breach as being the future of Scotland.
Villa could buy him and then loan him out for a few months without any real risk while helping his ex-club out.
Or maybe his parting was not so friendly after all.
Deniabhoy
Villa have Matty Cash, one of the best young RBs in the EPL.
Not a priority.
HH
Big Wavy – understood. That’s why I thought he might buy him and loan him out to a lower level team and then call him back or cash in on him if not needed. If he is not first choice at Sevco he’s not going to be first choice for an EPL team.
My point was it was a surprise Gerard didn’t get involved to help Sevco out a la Souness. Nudge the bidding up a bit etc.
Just an observation.
Good point Deniabhoy….the money available in the EPL sees this as a low risk bet and it’s what they do.
Of course, the basket case that is Everton are currently relying on ole JohnJoe Kenny as a first teamer…
And we know nobody deserves that :)
HH
Rat @ 9 45
You are already discredited.
You called out a good tim as a hun
Your a a snide and coward.as above answer says
This many who are bored with my so called antics
Are they the same people who called you out?
I think not.
Here since 2008 politics? I think your talking shite.
‘My pals’, your head is a dangerous place.one sits below me in 106.TT I met years ago once
And for the record I note you miss your glue slur snide.
Your a snide.
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