Everton Fans’ Forum, one of the club’s leading fan groups, has raised questions about its planning and recruitment during the recent transfer window, saying supporters ‌deserved answers after another window marked by ​late activity and a failed pursuit ⁠of key targets.

The group, which regularly meets the club board to discuss fan issues, posted a statement on X in which it said that fans had been promised a more professional and structured recruitment process but had again ‌seen the club scrambling in the final ‌days ⁠of the window to address long-standing ⁠needs.

Everton goes into the upcoming season with Thierno Barry as its only recognised centre-forward option after its pursuit of Folarin Balogun ended unsuccessfully on deadline day.

Everton also allowed star attacker Iliman Ndaye and full-back Nathan Patterson to leave, and brought in Jack Grealish and Ainsley Maitland-Niles in their place.

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“The Fans Forum believes supporters deserve a clear explanation of what went wrong during this transfer ‌window, why key targets were not secured ​and what measures will be put in place to ensure these failures ⁠are not repeated,” it said in a statement.

“The decision to allow players to leave without ​having suitable replacements secured has left the squad looking dangerously short in key ⁠areas,” the Fans’ Forum said. “The collapse of yet ⁠another transfer at the 11th hour only adds to that frustration.”

(With inputs from Reuters)

Published on Sep 02, 2026