Many people away from Merseyside were unaware of just how desperate a situation that Everton are in financially, so much, its has just been revealed that with investment talks collapsing they can't afford down payments on players.

According to teamtalk.com Everton are now struggling to find money for transfers after investment talks collapsed.

MSP Sports Capital’s talks to purchase a minority stake in the club ended on Wednesday and now it seems that the toffee's haven't even got enough money to offer more than small down payments on incoming transfers and that is not proving easy for them to find club's willing to sell them players with such a small deposit and then instalments that might be defaulted on.

This is why the transfer of Che Adams to Goodison has stalled and is not doubtful, with Everton facing problems raising capital to enable the new stadium to be completed.

But it is now catch 22 for the Toffee's if they have to pump in all available cash into finishing the stadium that leaves little for transfer fee's unless they can find someone who will accept the very low down payments and willing to wait for the bulk of their money, but with Dominic Calvert-Lewin out with a fractured cheekbone, if they don't find a goalscorer soon relegation could be a real possibility.

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InTimeAddedOn added 21:28 - Aug 24 We are not a charity so if Everton cannot even afford £5m as a downpayment then they can look at other options. Could always offer them Tall Paul om loan?! Also on the subject of Che Adams I have seen this article on Football League World, I have no idea if it is reliable or not. Says we have offered Adams a new 3 year contract https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/major-update-shared-on-southampton-man-amid-pr

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SaintNick added 22:00 - Aug 24 Trouble is its just full of rumour and counter rumour in the final week of the transfer window
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IanRC added 22:02 - Aug 24 Hope we hang onto Che
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DellBoyWally added 22:22 - Aug 24 Why would CheA swap clubs now and then leagues next year??? Perhaps a year in the Championship with promotion at the end, really get his scoring boots back and maybe perform better in the PL with the same team and many of the same players rather than a switch from a Championship to a PL club??
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DellBoyWally added 22:27 - Aug 24 a P.S to InTimeAdded' comment, the report apparently first arose in the Echo (so take it as you will!!) that the 3-year offer has been on the table for a while but adds the rider that, should he stay, he would be named vice-captain to Jack Stephens.
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Bowlercow added 22:53 - Aug 24 Good news if no one else comes in for him Palace maybe?
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AgrellaSFC added 07:29 - Aug 25 Bournemouth and Palace also interested but Bournemouth have been spending quite a bit this season with £125 million being spent with no sells. Hopefully wages put them off.
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Monksway added 07:38 - Aug 25 Piroe gone to Leeds, so that option gone. Time for Saints to stick up front with Tella, Adams and Armstrong?
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Block8 added 09:23 - Aug 25 There are players that we need to move on and players we need to keep, and it is all down to Martin. I'm certain he has spoken to Wilcox and said his piece on the subject but it's quite easy to see who hasn't featured as surplus in his idea of a squad. Che he obviously likes but hasn't started because he seemed to be on his way. He may not be the answer to a PL striker but we are no longer a PL team & it might well come down to money. most players have their wages cut after a relegation which is not a good starting point in negotiating a new contract. So I believe if it's a choice between staying and Everton it's money. If however a better side comes in it may well be both or purely football.

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