Sean Dyche believes it is unlikely Everton will bring a free agent to the club and has called for patience as he tries to address the imbalances in his squad.
Everton endured a dreadful end to the transfer window with numerous attempts to strengthen Dyche’s relegation-threatened squad resulting in failure. That came despite promises from majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, that the Blues would secure a much-needed striker in January.
Instead it could be said that Everton ended the window with a weaker squad than when it opened with Anthony Gordon being allowed to join Newcastle United in a deal that could rise to £45m.