The James Rodriguez-Luis Diaz swap: So close, but so far for Everton

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Back in the summer of 2021, Everton were very close to a major signing.

The Toffees only spent £1.7M that transfer window, as financial issues began to bite. Carlo Ancelotti had left, Rafael Benitez had come in and Demarai Gray was the only player Everton spent any real money on.

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Denzel Dumfries and Tino Livramento (or at least, one of them) may well have come in if not for Benitez’s intervention, but as we eventually learned, Everton’s budget was beginning to run out, and PSR issues were starting to take hold.

But, there was still some cash to spend,

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