Sean Dyche says Everton must be realistic about where they are as a club after two seasons of flirting dangerously with relegation, with finances meaning the club must be savvy in the market with ‘mid-term’ signings.
The Toffees are on the verge of completing a deal to sign Sporting Lisbon forward Youssef Chermiti but Dyche has played down expectations that the Portuguese can solve Everton’s goal-scoring problems, describing the striker as a ‘project’.
‘Would we look at that player if he was five years older and had scored 100 goals?,’ said Dyche. ‘Of course we would.