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As told by Football Insider, Everton's director of football Marcel Brands is reportedly eyeing up two players from League One side Bolton Wanderers.

What's the word, then?

Brands has been no stranger to splashing the cash since he joined Everton in 2018, signing the likes of Richarlison for £50m just a few months into his spell on Merseyside. However, not all his recruitment tactics have worked, with certain players like Moise Kean for £27m from Juventus so far failing to justify their hefty price tags.

The reports of late have explained how Brands is this time looking a little for further down the leagues domestically, to try and lure the best upcoming talent. Two of those players are Ronan Darcy and Dennis Politic from Bolton.

This season, the two teenage forwards have been bumped up to the first-team and featured fairly regularly for the senior side. Darcy has had six League One appearances so far, and one outing in the EFL Cup where he scored his first goal, whilst Politic has also scored in the League Cup but has had one more appearance in the league.

Time for some more local talent

Brands has often brought in players from overseas since his takeover of the transfers in 2018, bringing in the likes of Yerry Mina, Lucas Digne and Andre Gomes within just a few months into his new job. The Dutchman has recruited from fellow domestic teams as well, however, acquiring the services of Alex Iwobi and Fabian Delph in the recent summer window.

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It's not always the case that players from big leagues in Europe continue their impressive abilities in England. The unique, physical nature of the Premier League can often devour some players' form, which we have seen from the likes of Kean and Bernard.

Kean has so far failed to score and registerd just 1.1 shots per game in the Premier League, whilst Bernard has just two league goals in 40 appearances from the wing for the Blues.

Talent has emerged over the past few years from the likes of the Championship, who have later come to the Premier League and took the division by storm. Daniel James joined Manchester United from Swansea City this season and is the club's leading scorer in the top-flight with three goals so far.

Elsewhere, James Maddison's 14 goals for Norwich City two seasons ago earned him a transfer to Leicester City, where he has since become one of the Premier League's best in his position, averaging a 7.42 rating this campaign.

Brands has the right idea by searching in the lower divisions because it can often result in a special signing. Buying the young attackers from Bolton could help with Everton's current goal struggles, where striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has just two goals, whilst the team has a total of only six in the league.