Everton could reignite their interest in Championship duo Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United and Kamaldeen Sulemana from Southampton after agreeing to sell Demarai Gray to Al-Ettifaq.
Gray is set to leave Everton in the coming hours after they agreed a £10million deal for the Jamaican international to join the Saudi Arabian side [Alan Myers, 6 September].
With Gray now set to leave Goodison Park, there is a clear absence of depth out wide, with Alex Iwobi’s move to Fulham leaving a gap that will be made even more obvious by Gray’s departure.
After the Jamaican international leaves, Sean Dyche will be left with a choice between Dwight McNeil, Jack Harrison and youngster Lewis Dobbin to choose from for the two wide positions, while Arnaut Danjuma and James Garner are also capable of playing there, but prefer other positions.
Iwobi had started the season as the preferred option of the left-hand side, with Garner on the right, although it was widely recognised that both would prefer to be playing centrally. Iwobi then left to join Fulham on deadline day, leaving even fewer options.