Ahead of their first Premier League game of the season, Everton are reportedly in advanced talks to sign a Premier League rival for David Moyes.
How Everton could line up against Leeds
The Toffees will have to wait until Monday to see their side in action, but that's when they could get their first real glimpse of a new-look side. The likes of Thierno Barry, Adam Aznou, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish may all feature for Moyes' side as he looks to ensure that Everton get off to a statement start against newly-promoted opposition.
Barry is particularly one to watch, especially against a Leeds side who could yet have former Everton man Dominic Calvert-Lewin to call on this weekend. Everton's newest star will be hoping that it's not the former striker stealing the headlines, however, and he instead begins to live up to his £27m price-tag.
After scoring 19 goals in all competitions at Villarreal last season too, the forward will be raring to go in the Premier League. Likely to start in a 4-2-3-1 system, Barry could be backed in attack by Dewsbury-Hall, the impressive Iliman Ndiaye and Carlos Alcaraz in a fresh Everton frontline.
Villarreal's Thierno Barry
Behind that attack, meanwhile, Idrissa Gueye and James Garner are likely to feature in front of a back four. The big question regarding Moyes' defence will be whether Aznou gets his chance from the off or whether it will be Jake O'Brien preferred in the right-back role alongside James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitality Mykolenko.
Whilst plenty of change has taken place throughout the squad, Jordan Pickford is set to remain Everton's No.1 even in the face of competition from new man Mark Travers and one more potential incoming.
Everton in advanced talks to sign Tom King
According to The Athletic's Patrick Boyland, Everton are now in advanced talks to sign Tom King from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The 30-year-old Wales international looks destined to add further backup behind Pickford and Travers as Everton complete their small rebuild in that department following the departures of Asmir Begovic and Joao Virginia.
Although King's arrival won't steal the same headlines as Grealish or Dewsbury-Hall, he is someone that will offer plenty of experience in the Everton dressing room and Wolves' sporting director, Matt Hobbs, touched on that in the past.
Full of praise for the shot-stopper when he arrived in the Midlands, Hobbs told the club's official website: "Tom is a player who has played a lot of league games, has a great stature, good physicality and plenty of experience from his previous clubs.
"With this experience, he will be able to help our younger goalkeepers develop, while also allowing those who need senior football the opportunity to gain it out on loan rather than keeping them around the club as back-up to Jose (Sa) and Dan (Bentley). To be able to get a player like Tom on a free was really pleasing."