As far as I’m concerned, the deal that brought Gerard Deulofeu back to Everton this summer was a good one for all parties.

Roberto Martinez has been explaining the various buy-back clauses in the contract this week on the back of some impressive form from the winger with Spain’s Under-21s.

You can understand why Barcelona inserted a buy-back clause into Deulofeu’s Everton contract.

They’ve invested a lot of time into the player since he was young and time means money, even for a club like Barca.

Spanish teams tend to be more patient with the development of their young players whereas in England we tend to expect them to be fully mature by the time they’re just 18 or 19.

For them it’s almost like a free bet.

Here’s a player but we’ll take him back if he does well.

I think it was good business for Everton too though.

READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Gerard Deulofeu of Everton celebrates scoring the second goal during the Capital One Cup third round match between Reading and Everton at Madejski Stadium on September 22, 2015 in Reading, England. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)

They’ve got Deulofeu for a relatively modest fee and will get a season or two out of him and even if he went they’ll make a profit on him.

Two years down the line he’ll be 23 and you’d imagine the finished article.

Deulofeu has still got a long way to go before he could even be considered to be a potential starter for Barcelona but he’s certainly shown his potential in flashes.

His cross to Lukaku at West Brom was the kind of moment that you can’t teach people.

It was full of instinct and understanding and was pure football intelligence.

There are few better sights in football than a good cross being met by a centre-forward for a goal.

Roy Hodgson should wish he had more players like John Stones

Suggestions that Roy Hodgson might favour a ‘traditional’ centre-half ahead of John Stones seem rather ironic when you consider that many people are constantly lamenting England’s inability to produce players who could fit into the Spain or Germany team.

Hodgson has a reputation for being a coach who likes to play it safe but the idea that he might select a player who isn’t as good a footballer as Stones ahead of him is laughable.

Not only can Stones defend, he can carry the ball up the pitch and doesn’t panic as he looks to pick a pass.

John Stones in action during the International Friendly match between England and France at Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2015

If this is the thinking then what hope is there for England when it comes to bridging the quite obvious gap between themselves and the top football nations in Europe.

Meanwhile it was interesting to hear Robert Elstone’s comments on how a new stadium would act as a springboard for Everton.

As a business Everton are probably operating as well as they can but without a fairy godmother or significant investment it’s hard to see how a new stadium could be funded.