retired_rassoulis

I'm Everton in the 3rd august WeeGiE update. in need of a Premiership quality Central Defender for up to £2.5Million - £3Million, it's the summer transfer window of the 06-07 season and Yobo wanted to go to Newcastle.

Spent a lot of my transfer budget already, so 2.75's the real limit I have after spending:

3M on Luka Modric
2.6M on Eddie Johnson
2.2M on Danny Haynes
575K on Steven Naismith
325K on John Fleck
325K on Vincent Enyeama
300K on Antonio Cerrajero
275K on Charles-Andre Doudin
Cobi Jones on a free

the only reason I have the money to buy a new DC is because Yobo left.

Hel would be appreciated

retired_Elizabeth

I'd suggest Curtis Davies.....I would suggest offering a deal over 24 months, that way you can offer upto 5 million...

retired_kkdanno

Gary Kenneth, can't remember where he's from but I picked him up for 2 mill from reading with watford

why sell Yobo?

retired_kkdanno

I jsut read. sorry. I managed to keep hold of him on my everton game, he's still playing for me in 2012

retired_rassoulis

Davies doesn't look like he could cut it...

retired_jkstrother

Stephen McManus from Celtic.

retired_rassoulis

I don't think Celtic'd let him go for just under 3million

retired_amaynirvana

I don't think that you'll be able to sign a worthy Yobo replacement for 2.75m, so I'd either concentrate on bringing in a youth with potential (i.e. Jacques Faty) or a more experienced player as a stop-gap until you can sign someone better in the summer (i.e. Jorge Vargas or even someone like Stam or Maldini if you can get them for a nominal fee).

Other options are Zdenek Grygera or Peter Niemeyer (commanding in the air but very average elsewhere).

retired_rassoulis

What I'm considering (but I'd need to know if Enyeama could go right into GK as he is at the moment) is to sell howard and put the money towards a good Defender and a young back-up keeper.

retired_rassoulis

Got O Shea on loan, and Ivan Hurtado as back up for him