Jack Cunningham Everton Fan Mailbag: Are the club planning on signing a right-back?
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Everton had a pretty decent summer transfer window as they managed to get rid of the likes of Moise Kean and James Rodriguez and signed a few hungry players for very little money.
However, they didn’t manage to sign a right-back, leaving them with just Seamus Coleman and Jonjoe Kenny.
However, Kenny is surplus to requirements, and Ben Godfrey was preferred to him on Saturday when Coleman was unavailable [Liverpool Echo].
We asked for your burning questions about the Blues this week for Goodison News correspondent Jack Cunningham to answer, and one Toffees fan asked about his club signing a right-back.
This is a great question from Stefan, and you would have to say that the Toffees have left themselves short in a vital position.
Coleman has been a fantastic player for the Toffees, and you would think that he still would have a couple of years left at the top level.
However, he is 32, and there will come a time when the Toffees need a replacement for him, but for now, they just need a backup really.
They have been linked with a move for Serge Aurier on a free, which looks like a good deal in some ways, but in others, it seems like a very poor signing [Liverpool Echo].
The 28-year-old has a lot of experience in the Premier League and in Europe and has a lot of good physical attributes.
However, you would think that he could be looking for a huge wage packet and has well-known disciplinary issues, which I can’t see Rafael Benitez putting up with [Mirror].
So I would be surprised if the Toffees signed Aurier, but there is no question that they do need a backup right-back, and I would expect them to make a move for one in January.
Until then, you just have to hope that Coleman avoids any serious injury.
In other Everton news, the club could make a January move for a former target.
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