Breaking News: Shocking budget for Everton’s summer transfer window revealed

In a bit of shocking news, Everton’s transfer budget may have been revealed by a reporter for The Independent (no, not that one).

According to Miguel Delaney, the Toffees may have £150 million to spend this summer, with David Moyes’ wish list including several players at key positions across the pitch for Everton. Delaney lists “a right-back, a number-six, a number-eight and a right-winger” as being at the top of Moyes’ needs for this summer. The article lists some familiar names that have been linked with the club throughout the summer, noting that Manchester City winger James McAtee “heads a list of ambitious summer plans” for the Blues. Delaney also lists Douglas Luiz, Takefusa Kubo, and Georgios Vagiannidis, names we’ve covered here at PRT, along with “Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche and Freiburg’s Merlin Rohl in midfield” as targets for Everton’s summer. But it’s not the names but the number listed that should get Everton supporters sitting up in their proverbial seats. While there has been no indication of the budget available to Moyes and his transfer board, it is quite surprising to see a number above £100 million even suggested, even if there is uncertainty about whether or not the figure is anywhere near correct. There’s also nuance to the number that Delaney doesn’t get into, as he simply drops the amount into the lede of his piece and never revisits or explains where the number comes from. For instance, maybe that doesn’t mean that Everton will dish out £150 million in transfers in one fell swoop, but could make deals that total out to that amount in the end.

This certainly adds a degree of excitement to the remainder of the transfer window, as Everton prepare to face Blackburn Rovers tomorrow before heading to the United States to take on West Ham, Bournemouth, and Manchester United as part of the Premier League Summer Series in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. There’s little to no chance that all of those names will be added, but it’s the kind of ambition that supporters have longed to see from Everton going on several years now. If the club begins the Premier League campaign strongly and pushes toward the top six of the table, this issue becomes more than hypothetical. It’s a scenario that both UEFA and the Friedkin Group must address proactively, ensuring that sporting achievement isn’t undermined by ownership complications down the line.