Everton are renowned for their transfer disasters since the arrival of Farhad Moshiri back in 2016, and after spending over £500m the club found themselves battling with the chance of being relegated from the Premier League this season, so there is a lot that needs to change going forward to improve the stability.
Frank Lampard joined on Deadline Day and made two signings in Donny van de Beek on loan from Manchester United and a permanent move for Dele Alli, both of which have made little to no impact since arriving at Goodison Park, proving there is still room for improvement in identifying players even with a new manager in charge.
Dele will remain in Merseyside next term but he will need to drastically improve on his tally of zero goal involvements for the Toffees.
With that being said, Everton could repeat their disastrous trick of bringing a Tottenham outcast to the club this season. That's because they've now been linked with a move for Harry Winks this summer, who is reportedly valued at £20m by his current club.
To put things simply, it's another transfer the club should be looking to avoid.
The Spurs midfielder was blasted by Graham Roberts for his performances at his current side, with the former Spurs defender claiming:
“He’s gone Mr Conservative, he plays simple, and if I don’t give the ball away, I’m a great player.
“You’re not, he’s become an average player, and that’s being fair.”
According to SofaScore, Winks ranks 15th out of 23 players in the Tottenham squad this season and it's no surprise when you look at his overall output in his 19 Premier League appearances.
The 26-year-old who was dubbed "sloppy" by Alasdair Gold has committed two errors that have led to shots, has only made 0.6 key passes, 0.8 tackles and interceptions, and is dribbled past 0.7 times on average per game. That proves that he lacks effectiveness and coasts through games with a mediocre output in defensive and attacking play.
Everton are in no position to add more players who are anonymous and lack dominance in the midfield at Goodison Park, and are desperately in need of adding more leaders in their team who can be direct and work hard to make sure the Toffees don't find themselves in the same position as they did this season.
Lampard and Farhad Moshiri must work together to identify players who can come into the club and make an instant impact that can make drastic changes to the current team to inspire better results in the Premier League, Winks is not the player they should be spending their tight transfer budget on.