John Textor may have accidentally helped Everton get a transfer discount as paperwork filed

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Everton made a number of new signings over the summer transfer window as they looked to really bolster their squad.

The 2023/24 campaign was a tricky one for Sean Dyche and his side with Everton being handed points deductions following financial breaches.

With another threat of relegation avoided, the Toffees were looking to make strides forward this season and added to their side to help progress under Dyche.

However, it has still been a struggle for Everton with the manager under pressure ahead of the Everton takeover with The Friedkin Group already eyeing Dyche’s potential replacement.

There have been promising signs from summer signing Iliman Ndiaye who has been widely praised for his early season form.

But there has been a possible development involving loan signing Orel Mangala ahead of next summer’s window at Lyon.

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Everton could land cut-price deal for Orel Mangala after Lyon development

According to OffThePitch, Lyon find themselves in a financial mess with a recent loss of €25m (£20m) recorded.

This has now taken the Ligue 1’s side debt all the way up to a whopping €505m (£420m) with a growing concern developing around the club.

At the heart of the issues is the Lyon owner John Textor who wanted to buy Everton before The Friedkin Group returned to the table.

This could benefit Everton considerably now with Lyon potentially finding themselves in a position needing to sell players.

Everton signed Mangala from Lyon on loan this summer with the option to buy the midfielder come the end of the season.

With Lyon’s ongoing financial struggles, this could possibly hand Everton some power in potentially renegotiating a better deal for the 26-year-old.

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Financial expert is predicting Lyon to require player sales

Everton fans have praised Mangala already with many feeling the midfielder was their best player in the recent defeat to Southampton.

And TBR Football’s financial expert Adam Williams has claimed Textor may have just accidentally provided Everton an opportunity to land him for a much cheaper price tag.

“Anyone who has been following Textor and Eagle Football in the last few months could smell this coming,” said Williams.

“He announced a couple of weeks ago that he was embarking on a major capital restructuring plan and was looking to pay off about £385m worth of loans from Ares Management.

“There is a line in Eagle Football’s accounts that says that player sales in January will also be needed. I think that will give Everton more leverage to secure a cut-price deal – i.e. less than the option to buy – for Mangala, if indeed they want to sign him permanently.

“It’s creating a mini buyer’s market that Everton and other can potentially benefit from if they have the PSR headroom and cash reserves to do so.”