Another day in the summer transfer window, another bewildering list of names being linked, linking themselves, or merely pulled out a random hat to sift through as Everton look to strengthen.
It is clear Frank Lampard wants news faces before the season kicks off again in August, and clear too, he needs them. Desperately. The question is, how much will he have to spend? The answer lies somewhere between not very much, and a significant amount if he can offload a lot of dead wood, and perhaps sell one of his prize assets.
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. He also wants to strengthen in midfield. The rest depends on departures, which is a fluid situation, partly dependent on the back Everton will receive this summer from their sponsors, who of course include Alisher Usmanov, the Russian Oligarch who is currently blacklisted by the UK government.
