There is no doubt Everton need to strengthen during this transfer window but it is easy to forget the 'new signings' they already possess.
Nathan Patterson, Vitalii Mykolenko and Dele Alli are experiencing their first pre-season with the Blues having arrived on Merseyside in January. Mykolenko impressed toward the end of the last campaign but injury ruined Patterson's first months at Goodison Park. Dele's involvement gradually increased before his substitution proved a turning point in the survival-clinching win against Crystal Palace.
All three played crucial roles on the seaside on Sunday afternoon as Everton scored their first goals - and picked up their first win - of the summer. And, with actual new signing James Tarkowski alongside them, they offered a glimpse of what Frank Lampard's men might be capable of.
