Dean Saunders delivers damning verdict on Everton survival hopes if they do not start signing players
Dean Saunders believes Everton could be “in trouble” if the club don’t start making new signings with the start of the Premier League season just over two weeks away.
The Toffees have only drafted in two new additions so far in the transfer window, with Ashley Young joining on a free transfer and Arnaut Danjuma signing on a season-long loan from Villarreal.
Speaking on the talkSport breakfast show on 26 July, Saunders expressed his concerns about Sean Dyche’s side after they narrowly escaped the drop last season.
“I’m looking at Everton, they’ve signed Danjuma and Ashley Young, that’s it,” said Saunders. “Sean Dyche is obviously in to do the job to keep them in the league this year, but he’s not David Copperfield.
“If they don’t start signing some players, they’re going to be in trouble for me.”
Not enough
There is no doubt that the signings Everton have made so far this summer aren’t enough and are probably not going to improve them massively heading into next season.
Saunders is right that they could be in trouble if the situation stays this way, but Dyche knows he has to bring in more players and he will be doing everything he can do that over the next few weeks.
One of the main issues is that they haven’t yet been able to get a new striker through the door after scoring just 34 goals last season – the second-lowest in the Premier League ahead of Wolves.
Although the Toffees did improve defensively once Dyche arrived at the club, they still conceded the seventh-most goals in the league in the last campaign and the manager will be looking to strengthen in that department as well.
It’s clear to everyone that signings are needed, but there are still about five weeks to go until the transfer window does slam shut, so it isn’t time to panic just yet.
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