da betway： Newcastle should be thanking their lucky stars that they didn’t end up signing Everton midfielder Tom Davies in the summer transfer window.
What was the story?
da spicy bet： Reports claimed that Magpies boss Steve Bruce is a huge admirer of the Englishman, and that he had asked the Tyneside club to prepare an offer in the region of £12m to sign him.
It was added that Bruce was keen to expand a British core on Tyneside, despite operating with a limited budget. In the end, Davies stayed put at Goodison Park, and it’s good news for Newcastle that he did.
Worse than Shelvey
After breaking onto the scene as a youngster on the blue half of Merseyside – Toffees fans will remember his goal against Manchester City back in January 2017 fondly – things haven’t been plain sailing for Tom Davies.
In fact, the 22-year-old has arguably regressed. His breakthrough season in the 2016/2017 campaign saw him net two goals and provide three assists in 24 Premier League games. The following years? A record of just three goals in 79 top-flight matches.
With Isaac Hayden already being Bruce’s midfield enforcer, and Jonjo Shelvey being the passer alongside him, it’s difficult to see how Davies would have offered an upgrade on either of those players.
In fact, compared to Shelvey in particular, the Evertonian ace is considerably worse in many of the key midfield attributes. As per WhoScored, Davies averaged a measly 0.6 shots and 0.2 key passes per game in the Premier League last season, whilst the Newcastle man registered 1.7 shots and 1.7 key passes per match.
For £12m, Davies would have been a truly awful value for money signing, and Newcastle should be happy that they didn’t sign him in the end.