The Toffees ideally want two additions before next month’s transfer deadline and with first choice Dominic Calvert-Lewin set for an extended spell on the sidelines, a forward now appears a priority as well as adding pace in attacking areas.
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Read MoreThe new boss is understood to want additions ready to “plug in and play” rather than project players, which is where Everton have had to shop in recent transfer windows.
The club had to sell players to ensure there was no PSR breach last summer and there would be a wariness about leaving themselves vulnerable to buying clubs before the end of the accounting year on 30 June, which is viewed as a “soft” transfer deadline day for clubs attempting to balance their books.
The appeal is obvious – he has Premier League experience and is a good age – but there is intense competition for the Republic of Ireland forward, with West Ham thought to be leading the way and a hefty transfer fee sought.
Any loans would have to be overseas, with no resolution found with Chelsea yet over striker Armando Broja. He is facing around three months out with a knee injury and is utilising one of the club’s domestic loan spots.
David Moyes’s fresh voice has gone down well in the dressing room (Photo: Getty)Which is why the club are left effectively seeing what shakes out in the final few days of the transfer window.
Thirteen players are either out of contract or returning to parent clubs in the close season, a situation that the Friedkin Group see as a “huge opportunity” as Everton move to Bramley-Moore Docks.
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Read MoreMoyes has certainly impressed in his first few weeks at Everton, his tactical tweaks making the team less of a safety-first proposition and resulting in back-to-back wins ahead of this weekend’s critical visit of Leicester.
The i Paper has been told the changes in approach and personnel have gone down well in the dressing room too, where Moyes’s fresh voice has given the players a lift. His knowledge of the club has enabled him to make an immediate impact and, so far, appears to have vindicated the Friedkins’ decision to bring him back to Everton.
Long-term the intention is for Moyes to be an “anchor” at the club in a time of change, with new owners with limited experience of the Premier League looking to him for a lead on footballing matters. It’s a role he’s only too happy to take but those long-term plans have to take a back seat to the short-term goal of survival and strengthening a squad that has been hit by injuries. A vital few days lies ahead on Merseyside.
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