Martinez: The worlds top teams are offering Everton players
Everton boss Roberto Martinez claims that many of the worlds top clubs are now offering Everton their top talent on loan after seeing the progress of the current batch of loanees at the club. Martinez highlighted the performances and improvements of Romelu Lukaku, Gareth Barry and Gerard Deulofeu and says that he is getting enquiries from clubs all over with a view to loaning their top talent.
He said: “Clubs have seen the other loanees and how well they have been looked after. We have had phone calls from clubs asking about taking their players next season. They see it as a step-up in their career.
“Put yourself as a director of football. You spend £20million on a youngster but there is no place for him in your team yet.
“Where are you going to send him? You aren’t going to send him somewhere that he is not going to develop or be at a club with a different style. That’s a danger.
“And you are not bothered about making the team you are sending him to stronger.
“Remember Chelsea are delighted with Romelu. He can’t play against them and the other week he helped take two points off Arsenal and three points off Manchester United.
“That is a big compliment to us and it is very important for us.”
The loan market seems to be a very good way for Everton to bridge the gap with the richest clubs in England short term. Everton are renowned to be a club who work to a very tight transfer budget and the loan market allows the manager to add top talent at a fraction of the cost, the only downside to the fans is that we are developing other teams players and they don’t stay very long.
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