Everton have struggled to land some of their targets over other Premier League clubs already this summer.
The Friedkins have big plans for Everton over the coming years, with a new chapter being opened this summer.
It is set to be an important period in the club’s history ahead of their move into the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton hope their new stadium will attract new players as they aim to close the gap on the Big Six and the chasing clubs.
There are a considerable number of players needed to get David Moyes’ squad to where it needs to be in the coming weeks.
And the Toffees have just been handed some optimism over one of their targets, with Tottenham Hotspur not expected to make a move.
Everton manager David Moyes.
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Tottenham hand Everton fresh Kyle Walker-Peters optimism
Everton are interested in Kyle Walker-Peters as they look to bring in some new options at full-back.
The former Southampton defender has now left the Saints as a free agent, with a number of clubs interested in his services.
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It has been suggested that Tottenham Hotspur were keen to re-sign Walker-Peters to solve their homegrown quota issues.
According to The Times, this may not be quite the case, despite Tottenham reportedly holding internal talks over the 28-year-old.
Spurs are now not expected to make a move for Walker-Peters.
Moyes has been keen to sign a new full-back at Everton for months now, and this could be just the opportunity Everton could pounce upon.
Walker-Peters is currently training with Dele Alli just months after his Everton exit was confirmed.
Walker-Peters could address both Everton’s full-back needs
Vitaliy Mykolenko is Everton’s only senior left-back, with the Ukraine international in desperate need of both cover and competition.
The options on the other side are also fairly sparse, with Jake O’Brien impressing under Moyes in the unnatural position at right-back.
If Everton were to land Walker-Peters, the Toffees could secure themselves a player who would be capable of playing on both sides of the pitch.
Last season, Walker-Peters demonstrated his versatility by playing five different positions for the Saints.
Position Appearances
Left-wing-back 9
Right-wing-back 9
Right-back 7
Centre-back 5
Left-back 3
Everton have around £100m to spend this summer, and they need to make that stretch across a number of needs.
Adding a free signing like Walker-Peters could prove a really shrewd piece of business from Angus Kinnear.