Yes they have spent a lot of money but they have also received a fair sum from the players they have sold and I believe their net spend is something in the region of £45 Mill which is not a fortune in PL terms.

In terms of their Europa League match, they certainly didn't field their strongest side with Pickford,Gueye,Klaassen and Ramirez all on the bench.
But I accept it was a disappointing result.

Edited by Willo (15 Sep 2017 12.21am)

Bought too many players like Spurs did when Bale left. Always a risk. The only one of those still st Spurs is Erikssen. The other 7 have gone. And Everton are light up front. Not as light as us, but seeing as they sold a striker for £75mil + addons of £20mil or whatever to not buy a striker but just Rooney, who now deeper, is bad.

COYP

Having sold Lukaku they definitely needed another striker - don't know if they tried and were unsuccesful.I think Giroud might have been useful or perhaps Costa on 'Loan' ?

So Liverpool are in need of central defenders and Everton in need of a striker.

They don't just need another striker, they need a talismanic striker. Lukaku wasn't just about his goals, it was about the faith the fans and his team mates had in him scoring goals (a bit like AJ for Palace).

Well, the short answer is that you can't replace Lukaku without spending as much as you made for the sale. Not unless you are extremely lucky unearthing an underrated gem. Rooney is a fan's hero at Everton and they'll be happy they signed him (all the time he's not in trouble with the law) but as you say, he won't replace Lukaku.

Lukaku was a top striker who commanded a fee of £75 Mill rising to £90 Mill.

Not disrespecting Everton but I think strikers of that quality and ilk would be in demand by bigger clubs and might prefer to go elsewhere.Always difficult for such sides to replace like for like, hence they spread the money across a few players.

Edited by Willo (15 Sep 2017 10.16am)