As the summer transfer window cranks up, so does the cranking out of connections with players to Everton, as the club pursues an aggressive transfer strategy in the market.
Frank Lampard has openly admitted he wants news faces before the season kicks off again in August, and it is clear where he needs them too - though the glib would say all over the pitch.
Lampard particularly wants a central defender, that much is clear, because he indicated as much to reporters who spoke to him at the end of the season, and it seems Everton are close to agreeing on a deal with England defender James Tarkowski, as Mirror Football reported last night.