Over the past few years, Everton’s lack of financial clout has been well reported.

After all, Richarlison, Anthony Gordon, and Alex Iwobi have all left in recent years, forcing them to quickly sell some of their most valuable assets.

Despite this, they are still at a loss, with two PSR breaches looming, the first of which is anticipated to be resolved shortly following an extensive appeals procedure.

Even with Sean Dyche and Kevin Thelwell’s obvious obstacles, there have been determined attempts to strengthen the team in spite of their limitations.

They did undertake a well-researched and quite ambitious attempt to sign Conor Gallagher.

Was it close for Everton to sign Conor Gallagher?

Everyone was curious as to how Everton would reinvest the sheer riches they had just made from the sale of an academy product after offloading Gordon for an eye-watering £45 million.

However, they were pressed for time because the agreement was reached late in January 2023.

Reports surfaced late Wednesday suggesting that the Toffees were attempting to extort Conor Gallagher from Chelsea for the exact amount they had just received, £45 million, regardless of whether it was a last-minute panic attempt or not.

As they write: “Chelsea opened the door for Gallagher to move to Everton in a deal worth £45 million just over a year ago, but the player was not interested in swapping Stamford Bridge for Goodison Park.” The Telegraph has now alleged that such a deal was floated once more.

Similar verbal offers were made by West Ham United and Everton last summer, but Gallagher was hesitant to transfer to the London Stadium, and Tottenham’s interest was confirmed too close to the summer window’s closure.

Gallagher was reportedly made available to teams like West Ham, Brighton, and Fulham last summer, but the club was reportedly less willing to transfer him to teams like Spurs and Liverpool.

Sean Dyche would be ideal for Conor Gallagher.

Even if it feels like a long time ago, Gallagher would be quite effective under Dyche.

He can make late runs into the box to both create and score, making him the ideal connection between a double pivot and the striker.

With two one-touch finishes in locations where Everton often has no one if Abdoulaye Doucoure is not available, his brace from last night demonstrated that.

According to Sofascore, the Englishman, who has two goals and four assists this season, is averaging 1.3 critical passes, 1.3 shots, and 6.3 ball recoveries per Premier League game.

To further highlight the parallels, Dyche’s star player is likewise averaging 1.3 crucial passes, 1.6 shoots, and 4.9 ball recoveries per game.

It is unfortunate that the Toffees, a native talent only 24 years old, will never be able to cobble together the money to make this a reality.

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