Everton are planning to add a new goalkeeper to their squad when the transfer window reopens in January, according to the Liverpool Echo.

What's the story?

The Merseyside outfit signed Maarten Stekelenburg just last summer as a replacement for the outgoing Tim Howard.

However, it is understood by the local media that manager Ronald Koeman has drawn up a three-man shortlist as he is not currently satisfied with the goalkeeper situation.

Stekelenburg has taken the number one spot this season, while Joel Robles is below him in the pecking order.

Koeman said in August that he wanted an additional shot-stopper to challenge the duo, but a transfer never materialised.

The report suggests that the Dutchman wants a recruit who can come in as the club's new first-choice keeper.

Who does Koeman want?

The Toffees were rumoured to be interested in snapping up Joe Hart when the Manchester City player was shunned by manager Pep Guardiola.

At the time, Koeman insisted that he had no interest in signing the England international, and the 29-year-old ended up joining Serie A outfit Torino on a season-long loan.

Would Everton consider making a summer move? Well, in a recent interview with Sky Sports, Hart suggested that when his loan stay in Italy comes to an end he will not return to City but rather keep his options open.

Hart would be a great signing for the Merseyside outfit as his experience and ability would tighten up a defence that has conceded seven goals in the last three Premier League games.

Elsewhere, Southampton shot-stopper Fraser Forster has been touted as a potential option.

Koeman knows him well having signed the Englishman while in charge of the Saints in 2014, but considering that the Dutchman left the coastal club rather abruptly at the end of last season, a deal is unlikely to go smoothly.

Not only that, Forster is a crucial member of the Southampton team under boss Claude Puel.

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