Everton fans have been reacting to a bold claim by Sam Allardyce, where the former Toffees manager suggested he was in the hunt to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund.
Allardyce was speaking on talkSPORT’s breakfast show about who the club were targeting during his time in charge at Goodison Park, and suggested that Aubameyang was near the top of his list.
In the end, the Toffees were forced to admit defeat as they could not complete a deal before he signed for Arsenal, something that the former West Ham and Bolton boss put down to the club’s spending prior to his arrival.
Everton had just spent £45million in the summer to bring Gylfi Sigurdsson to Goodison Park, and Allardyce told talkSPORT: “Aubameyang was desperate to come to the Premier League and we didn’t really know if it was definitely a yes [to Everton] or not – but it was probably not.
“It was always going to be too much money for January, because of what the club spent previous to me arriving.”
Naturally, Everton fans have not taken their former manager’s comments to heart…
Jesus ????
I heard Messi was outside Finch farm with his Cuco Martina shirt as well ????
— Johnjoeone (@Sweetasanutthen) January 22, 2019
He spent £50m on Tosun and Walcott. ????. Aubameyang was £53m.
— Scouse Blue. (@SirMarcoSilva19) January 22, 2019
Worst football I have had the misfortune to witness at Everton under Sam Allardyce. How this man gets airtime is beyond me. Horrible arrogant despicable man and manager (if you can call him a manager)
— Mark Murphy (@Mark56692811) January 22, 2019
Kin hell Sam. You left us with that dope Tosun instead
— ????????owenparkesefc???????? (@owenparkes123) January 22, 2019
Move on from us,you big dope .
— iain young (@iainyoung15) January 22, 2019
Sam Allardyce claiming he wanted to bring Pierre Emerick Aubameyang to Everton is up there with some of the most ridiculous things people concerned with the club have said in recent years and there is an endless list of them. One hell of an effort. #EFC
— Dave Downie (@daviddownie17) January 22, 2019
HAHAHAHAH Big Sam there saying he wanted to sign Aubameyang last January is peak Everton Banter that.
— Ben (@BT_1878) January 22, 2019