Kevin Thelwell has provided an update to supporters ahead of Everton's Premier League clash against Arsenal
Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell has explained why the club didn’t bring in any new additions on transfer deadline day.
Tom Cannon was also sold to Leicester City in a deal that could rise to £7.5m, while Neal Maupay returned to Brentford on loan for the rest of the season. Jean-Philippe Gbamin terminated his contract. READ MORE: Everton takeover: Farhad Moshiri's path to surprise 777 Partners deal and what happens next"I’ve also been asked why we didn’t bring anyone in on the final day of the transfer window, despite the sales of Alex Iwobi and Tom Cannon," he told evertonfc.com.
"The reality is that, at that stage in the window, players of the quality to improve us come with a premium price. Sean, the board and I have a responsibility to keep building a squad that’s right for Everton, both in a football sense and financially, and we didn’t want to jeopardise that.
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