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Everton will need to strengthen again in the summer with a new winger top of the shopping list.
David Moyes will be hoping for an easier time of it in the summer when he looks to continue Everton’s rebuild.
All season the veteran boss has had to make do with what he has and regularly put square pegs into round holes and ask players to go to the well time, after time. With a place in European football next season a real possibility, Moyes had every right to be happy about what he has achieved so far during a campaign that has been beset by player absences through injury and suspension.
Everton eye new winger
Moyes has the core of a good team, but will need one or two more quality additions as well as the sort of depth that will help to cope with competing in four competitions, if Everton can get over the line.
One player who the Toffees have been linked with, according to The Daily Mail, is Sorba Thomas, the Stoke City flyer with 10 goals and nine assists who looks a prototype version of Iliman Ndiaye. The Senegal international has committed his future to the Hill Dickinson Stadium outfit, however, with interest from the likes of Man United and Arsenal, Moyes might find it hard to hold onto his star man. Thomas, capable of playing on either wing, could be the perfect option to replace Ndiaye.
Who could Thomas be playing with at Everton?
One player who seems certain to be at Everton next season is Jack Grealish who would offer experienced balance to Thomas on the opposite flank. Reports have suggested that a cut-price £20m deal could be struck or even a free transfer, with Fabrizio Romano explaining City’s stance: “I think it’s a possibility to find a solution with Manchester City because, what I’m told is, Jack Grealish has no way back at Manchester City. So, they believe that chapter is completely closed,” he said.
“And that’s good news for Everton. He’s very happy at Everton. So, I think they have a chance to find a solution if all parties go in the same direction.”
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