Iwobi didn't want to leave us in 2019, and was happy to compete with the incoming Pepe for a starting place on the wing. Emery also didn't want Alex to leave, and had plans for him (probably as more of a squad player). But Iwobi was the most valuable player deemed surplus to requirements, and Everton were keen to fork over £34m for him.

ETA: Post title was edited slightly to reduce clickbaity nature.

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[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, given the price, his performances and looking at the squad we had (Saka coming up, Reiss Nelson, Pepe, Martinelli) most of us would have probably accepted it as a logical move, right?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it really was. It was as good price considering his performances.

Just a shame that Pepe didn't work out. I'm not sure at all that overall he was upgrade over Iwobi. Pepe had a few moments of magic, but his lows were arguably lower than Iwobi 's due to the crazy price.

Either way, I found this an interesting insight into the situation back then.