The Athletic surveyed 20 agents to get the insiders' view of the transfer window and what it means for Premier League clubs and managers
9. Which Premier League manager is under most pressure?One agent covered all bases in that respect and threw in the name of another who lives with almost constant speculation about his position.
“Huge pressure for Everton at this stage,” added another agent. “Worst team in the league. Expectations are much higher at Everton than, say, Bournemouth, who have gone with a different ‘project.’” One agent used a different choice of words to make that same point. “Ten Hag — because of all the s*** that’s going on at the club,” he answered. “They’ve signed a couple of players that he really wanted over what the club wanted. They’ve gone and spent big money on Hojlund. They’ve spent a considerable amount on Mount, and Onana has to work — a position where they needed someone to come in and make a big impact. There have been issues with Sancho. There’s been a lot of noise around the club.
The fact that only half of the agents think that Manchester United will make the top four was generally down to one theme: off-the-field problems. “I was split on Liverpool and Manchester United, but Liverpool have started well and United appear to be a bit all over the place behind the scenes,” one agent said.
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