Everton left with only one striker after Balogun deal collapses late on deadline day
Everton's deadline day was marked by the collapse of a £40 million deal for Folarin Balogun due to medical issues. The club struggled to secure new strikers, leaving them with limited options for the upcoming season.
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Poor transfer window management can severely impact a professional football club's performance and financial stability.
Folarin Balogun will not be be joining the deadline-day signings Jack Grealish and Ainsley Maitland-Niles at Everton. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images Folarin Balogun will not be be joining the deadline-day signings Jack Grealish and Ainsley Maitland-Niles at Everton. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images Everton Everton left with only one striker after Balogun deal collapses late on deadline day USA forward changes his mind over £40m deal
Club had sold Beto and Ndiaye to raise funds
Prefer the Guardian on Google Everton’s £40m move for the USA international Folarin Balogun collapsed late on deadline day to leave the manager, David Moyes, with only one striker for the first half of the season.
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