Supporters of Everton have been reacting to a report which detailed the goings-on for the Toffees during the 2016 summer transfer window.
The first transfer window following Farhad Moshiri’s Everton takeover was detailed in a recent report by the Liverpool Echo, which had lots of fans talking when shared to Twitter (via Phil Kirkbride).
https://twitter.com/philkecho/status/1254680020003553280
Look at some of those names, and what did we end up with, the likes of Stekelenburg, Williams, Schneiderlin, Bolasie and Valencia…. ???????
— Aide Dews (@AidyDews) April 27, 2020
What could have been. Just needed to add some pace and a quality striker, that season could have been so much better.
— MR LEE (@IAM_MR_LEE) April 27, 2020
Trying to sign Lacina Kone, that should have been a sacking offence….
— colinsmith50 (@colinsmith50) April 27, 2020
Do you believe that the club's ambitions have changed since 2016?No, they're the same
Yes, they've changed
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The report detailed that the Toffees had attempted to sign a number of illustrious names during this transfer window, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robin van Persie, Kevin Strootman, Axel Witsel, Kalidou Koulibaly, Julian Draxler and Heung-min Son amongst others (per Liverpool Echo).
So, after the article was shared to social media, fans continued airing their reactions to the list of one-time potential signings for the Toffees.
I thought we signed Witsel lol???
— USM (@stevie89940908) April 27, 2020
Couple of charlatans and frauds right there
— SavageOppress (@oppress_savage) April 27, 2020
Koulibaly for me too, the defence should have been the one thing koeman got right…..Everton that!
— damian waite (@watergate99) April 27, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from these Everton supporters, while some were unimpressed with a few of the names on the touted list of transfer targets, others felt that the season could have been a better one if some of the better players listed had joined the club.
This article from the Liverpool Echo is certainly an interesting read to gauge the level of ambition that Moshiri had when he first took over the club.