Summer was a real mess... now make up for it, sign a proper striker
PETER REID claims Everton must sign a striker in January after messing up in the summer.
Reid was gobsmacked Everton did not land a new No.9, when they had known for months that Romelu Lukaku was leaving.
Manager Ronald Koeman missed out on a succession of targets, including Olivier Giroud, and Reid insists he must have been able to sign someone.
“Last January, it was common knowledge Lukaku was going,” said the Toffees legend. “So I found it strange that they didn’t get a recognised striker in, as hard as it might have been.
“They should have gone and got one in. If Giroud wouldn’t come, Fernando Llorente was available and gettable.
“Steve Walsh is in there recruiting players, Ronald Koeman is there. They’ve got contacts. They’ve got to get one in. Steve found them for Leicester. Any chance of getting one for Everton?”
Reid also feels the club’s summer transfer policy was flawed because they effectively bought three No.10s, in Davy Klaassen (above left), Gylfi Sigurdsson (above right), and Wayne Rooney, when they needed a No.9.
“I think Klaassen and Sigurdsson are similar, so why not just go and get a striker?” he added.
“And you wouldn’t call Wayne a frontman, and I’m a big Wayne Rooney fan. You shouldn’t keep buying similar players.”