Deadline day chaos: Balogun walks, Everton left empty

Folarin Balogun agreed a £40m move to Everton. Arrived on Merseyside. Medical threw up an issue. Everton renegotiated. Monaco pulled Lamine Camara's Chelsea deal to keep the sale alive. Then Balogun changed his mind after midnight. Deal dead. Everton lost Beto and Ndiaye this window. They're left with Thierno Barry as their only senior striker. Jack Grealish on loan doesn't fix that.

Everton got bullied by their own target. A player who spent all summer angling for a move walks away at the last second because he doesn't fancy it? That's a squad planning disaster. They had no backup. United blocked Zirkzee. Abraham went nowhere. Now they face a season with one striker and a defence that's already soft.

Everton to struggle for goals. Their next few matches look like under 2.5 territory until they figure something out. Or just leave it. That attack belongs in a relegation battle.