Everton left with one striker after Balogun deal collapses on deadline day
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Everton's deadline-day move for Folarin Balogun fell through late, leaving the club short on attacking options after a busy window of sales.
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Attributed to original source25-year-old walks away from £40m deal at last moment
Beto and Ndiaye already sold by club to raise funds
Everton’s £40m move for US international Folarin Balogun collapsed late on deadline day to leave manager David Moyes with only one striker for the first half of the season.
Everton had agreed a £40m deal for Balogun only for issues with the striker’s medical to place the transfer in doubt after the Merseyside club had sold Beto to Fiorentina and Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City. Enquiries were made to Manchester United for Joshua Zirkzee and Aston Villa for Tammy Abraham but proposed loans for both forwards were rejected.
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What happened
Everton entered the final hours of the transfer window looking to bring in Folarin Balogun as a centre-forward addition, having offloaded multiple players earlier in the day. The proposed move collapsed late in the window, leaving manager David Moyes (if still in charge by that date) with only one fit senior striker heading into the September fixture list. The failure to land a replacement leaves Everton exposed up front and raises immediate questions about how they will generate goals in the opening weeks of the season.