BBC journalist claims that Everton are in ‘ongoing’ talks to sign £90k-a-week player

Everton have already enjoyed a blistering start to the summer transfer window, despite the fact that they have yet to make a signing.

Over the years, the Toffees have so often been a lightning rod for easy, lazy transfer links, given their free-spending nature and endless pot of money.

Well, given the latter has dried up, making the former a thing of the past, those unrelenting rumours have certainly died off.

Now, if the Toffees are being linked to a player, there is usually good reason to believe that it could well happen.

In this case, we would certainly expect movement in the coming weeks.

Everton close in on loan signing of Jack Harrison

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, BBC journalist Shamoon Hafez would seek to update fans on two deals that Kevin Thelwell is clearly seeking to get done.

With Everton’s interest in Kalvin Phillips well-documented, it might perhaps go under the radar how close the Toffees are getting to recapturing Jack Harrison on loan for one more year.

Well, this reporter sought to emphasise that in his tweet, which read: ‘Everton interested in signing #MCFC midfielder Kalvin Phillips on season-long loan deal, as @VinnOConnor has said.

‘Talks ongoing between Toffees and #LUFC over another loan deal for winger Jack Harrison. #EFC’.

The £90k-a-week winger enjoyed a solid season at Goodison Park last campaign, making 25 Premier League starts and posting six goal contributions.

Jack Harrison and Dwight McNeil are perfect for Everton

Although those aforementioned figures hardly offer the most sparkling commendation given how wide men have developed into chief goalscorers in recent years, for Sean Dyche’s system, what they offer without the ball is far more important.

After all, his philosophy relies heavily on solidity at the back, with both right and left midfielders protecting their full-backs when possible to avoid overloads.

Whilst the modern-day game seeks to invert the wingers and get the full-backs bombing forwards, the former Burnley boss actively seeks to negate this with his use of wide men.

So, that makes the tireless and hard-working Harrison and Dwight McNeil perfect for him, and likely explains why the more extravagant but less drilled Arnaut Danjuma barely got a look in all year.

Dyche relies on reliability, and that is exactly what this pairing offers.

Last season saw them record 4.4 and 5.1 ball recoveries per game respectively, remarkable figures for what many would describe as attackers.

Retaining the core of the squad that helped them achieve safety with ease marks a fine start to the summer window for Everton. Now we hope for some star-studded cut-price additions like Phillips.