Just what can Everton do with Dele Alli, Andre Gomes and Jean-Philippe Gbamin?
Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball – the most-fabled midfield trio in the club’s history – were dubbed ‘The Holy Trinity’ but the Blues are facing a scenario more akin to football hell than heaven when it comes to offloading three players in that area of the pitch who have become surplus to requirements. Certainly, nobody is going to be commissioning a statue outside Goodison Park of these varying degree of transfer flops.
It’s a dilemma that could have director of football Kevin Thelwell earning his corn to get them off the books ahead of the 2023/24 season and a potentially-expensive issue that could prove the most difficult task of manager Sean Dyche’s first summer in charge. To be fair to Portugal international Gomes, he’s the only one of this untriumphant triumvirate to show anything resembling form when wearing the royal blue jersey but there’s still surely no way back for him now.
