Everton’s summer has been a busy one, but thus far they have only had to suffer through one major sacrifice.
It was always expected that a big sale would be needed to balance the books, but few predicted that it would come after such a flurry of incomings set to revolutionise Sean Dyche’s squad.
Now, the first team is looking much stronger, and it is all thanks to one outbound transfer that has not really weakened the side.
Paul Scholes reacts to Everton transfer
Speaking on the latest episode of The Overlap, in which he sat with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher to discuss the Premier League’s summer activity, he chimed in whilst the latter discussed Everton’s outstanding sale.
After all, a £50m deal was always bound to draw interest, with Amadou Onana sold to rival Aston Villa in order to bring in crucial funds.
However, despite their apparent financial distress, Scholes still questioned the Midlands club’s decision-making, taking particular issue with the huge fee unloaded.
He noted: ‘With Douglas Luiz, he had to go for financial reasons, but I think he will be a big miss. I thought that he was brilliant for them. Who comes in to replace him? Tielemans is a bit inconsistent but he is a really good player. But he’s not that number-six footballer, he’s one who more likes to get forward.
