After a season to forget in the Premier League last campaign, Everton and Frank Lampard will have their sights on challenging towards the top half of the table rather the being forced to fight until the penultimate game of the campaign to retain their top-flight staus.
Having picked up the pieces of former manager Rafa Benitez's disastrous short-term stint at Goodison Park, the former Derby County and Chelsea boss has worked closely with director of football Kevin Thelwell this summer to identify gaps within the Blues' squad ahead of the September 1 deadline.
Defensive duo James Tarkowski and Conor Coady have both made the move to Merseyside from Burnley and Wolves respectively, with the latter being a loan with an option to buy, which will hand Lampard the tools to instil a preferred back three system at Goodison Park.
