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Everton Director of Football Kevin Thelwell
Zak Anderton
Mon 16 December 2024 16:40, UK
Stephen Warnock has slammed Kevin Thelwell for his poor recruitment at Everton over the last couple of seasons.
The Toffees are currently a lowly 15th in the Premier League table and, while they spent a fair bit of money in the summer to bolster their ranks, things haven’t quite gone to plan.
Players such as Jake O’Brien have barely had a chance to prove their worth, and while others such as Iliman Ndiaye have been an instant hit, it feels like Thelwell should have done far better.
Warnock was speaking about Everton’s recruitment live on Sky Sports News (16 December, 12:30pm) and shared that he thinks somebody needs to be held “accountable” for the wastage of money at the club.
“There needs to be an understanding of how the club’s run. Since Farhad Moshiri took over, there’s no clear direction. The other thing that needs more accountability is the signings. Kevin Thelwell is in charge now and has spent an awful lot of money,” he said.
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“He’s spent an awful lot and got away with it. A lot of people say ‘Everton haven’t got money’. They signed Beto for £37million – he’s on the bench. There are lots of others – [Youssef] Chermiti for, what, £20m. It hasn’t worked.
“Straight away, you have two strikers for more than £50m. Why is Thelwell not accountable for those signings? Lindstrom has come in for £20m – on the bench. O’Brien comes in for £20m – not played. They have money but don’t know how to spend it. Yet nobody is accountable for it.”
Everton must improve recruitment when Friedkin Group takes over
As Warnock mentioned, there are several cases within the Everton squad at the moment that seem to have been a rather large waste of money.
This season, O’Brien is arguably the most obvious case of the lot. The defender was brought in to be a back-up for both James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite but, even when the latter was sidelined for extended periods at the start of the season, he hardly got a chance.
Goodison News understands there is still no concrete timeline for the takeover to be completed but the club are not worried at this stage.
However, when The Friedkin Group are officially announced, it feels like things will have to turn around in the recruitment department almost instantly.
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Dan Friedkin looks set to buy Everton from Farhad Moshiri
Otherwise, they could be left in the dust of their fellow relegation battlers, especially if they all choose to strengthen in January.
Only time will tell what the future holds for Everton in the winter transfer window, but if reinforcements aren’t sourced, they could be in for a tough end to the 2024/25 campaign.
In other Everton news, a twist has emerged about where the future of Sean Dyche lies.
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