Farhad Moshiri has detailed the process behind how Everton sign a player and claimed he has never once proposed a signing during his time in charge of the club.
Exorbitant spending has been followed by record losses being recorded in recent years. Over £500m has been spent on players since Moshiri’s reign started in 2016.
Moshiri has always had ambitious plans and has backed every manager but is yet to see any reward for the money he has put in. If anything, despite the continued investment, the Blues have gone backwards since his arrival.
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Everton are currently mired in another relegation battle after staying up by the skin of their teeth last season. One win in 12 Premier League games resulted in Frank Lampard losing his job on Monday.
Moshiri has often been accused by some supporters of meddling in transfer dealings, however, in an interview with Fan Advisory Board chair Jazz Bal, the Everton majority shareholder went into great detail about how his club signs players and also dismissed the suggestion that he has brought players to the table in the past.
“I think the director of football is important. Clubs which are now very successful all have directors of football,” the British-Iranian businessman replied when asked if he believed in the director of football model.
“The function is just too much now: there are interviews, press, what you need to do for sponsors and the functions are immense.
“No manager has time to do scouting in the fashion that David Moyes or Alex Ferguson used to do. The current managers are close to continental coaches, they are trainers.
“They have players they need to train and improve by coaching, but the recruitment department needs to provide them with what they need.
“If they need a right-back or support at striking level, that’s what they need to come up with. The process at Everton is a well-structured process, so there are requisition forms for a new player.
“Either the director of football or the manager will propose a player’s name then, once they have both signed, a document will be sent to the chairman and myself.
“The document will involve detailed scouting reports, recommendation of the manager and director of football and any references from experts who know the particular player, in terms of character and everything else.
"Once the chairman signs, I sign. That is well-structured. In the six years since I bought the club, I never proposed a single player. It goes through a well-structured system.”
Speaking in the interview, which was recorded before Everton’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham United and Lampard’s sacking, Moshiri also acknowledged that the club’s 'talent-spotting' needs to improve.
“Why hasn’t it worked? I think that is a big question as the structure is there,” he said. “We have had Steve Walsh from Leicester, a very experienced scout, Marcel Brands, one of the top European directors, and now Kevin Thelwell.
“I think the reasons are that some of the deficiencies in various departments of football management were not addressed.
“Those are imperative to proper recruitment, that affects the performance availability and Financial Fair Play. Once you buy these players, you cannot buy additional players.
“We got very little out of these players. Our additional expertise in the medical and rehab department may support more utilisation.
“That is what we saw from the review - you need to have all the other areas in place. That is what has been taking place. Most things are at a good level but talent-spotting still needs to improve.”
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