Forget It Koeman – Why Everton Should Avoid Signing This Arsenal Speedster At All Costs

Why Everton Should Avoid Signing Walcott At All Costs

It is evident that Toffees are well short of where they were expecting to be on the Premier League table after spending big in the summer. Ronald Koeman’s side find themselves in the bottom half of the table 2 months into the season, which is clearly a bad sign for a club that was aiming for a top 6 finish this season.

With their key player Romelu Lukaku moving to Manchester United in the summer, Everton have been struggling to score goals and win games. Ronald Koeman definitely has a lot of fixing to do and that could involve some more incoming transfers which could also include Theo Walcott.

The Arsenal and England international forward has spent almost his entire career at the London club, for more than a decade now. The 28-year-old saw plenty of success under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and featured regularly for the Gunners for the most part of his career.

Walcott is barely getting a whiff of the England national team now and is certainly not getting any younger. So with all the new talent at the club, Arsene Wenger could be forced to offload the Englishman in the upcoming January transfer window. And according to reports, Everton could be Walcott’s next destination.

Would a move for Theo Walcott in January be right for the Toffees? Is the 28-year-old really worth a buy? Let’s take a look.

Walcott has clearly fallen out of favour at Arsenal this season and does not really boast a great goalscoring record for a forward playing in the top flight. Another aspect that might be a
big worry is his injury record. Walcott has a bad history of injuries and has missed several games for Arsenal because of his fragile body.

Everton are clearly not in a position to sign an injury prone 28-year-old who has an underwhelming goalscoring record. Koeman is an experienced coach and is surely wise enough to spend Walcott’s £30m price tag on a much younger and alented prospect.

At this moment, Walcott is definitely not the answer to Everton’s troubles and is certainly not a good bet for Everton in the January transfer window. Surely, there are better players in the market that Everton can acquire for the same price. Or, Koeman could simply keep faith in his summer signings and look for a way to make the team work together in a productive way. Say no to Theo Walcott, Mr. Koeman!