The Toffees have already spent about £96 m. this summer. The Dutch legend and a manager of the team – Ronald Koeman signed the best young English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, the captain and key player of Ajax – Davy Klaassen, the former player of Barcelona Sandro Ramirez, the young Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru and the English international defender Michael Keane.
To continue with, Koeman used the last few matches of the last season to give a chance to some of his young talents. Ademola Lookman, Tom Davies, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Mason Holgate became an integral part of Everton’s first team. Lookman and Calvert-Lewin were key players in England’s triumph at the World Cup U20, the second one even scored the winning goal in the final match. Holgate reached the semi-finals of the Euro U21 with the English national team.
Moreover, the club will surely not sell its stars. Romelu Lukaku became the second-best goal-scorer of The Premier League with 25 goals last season. The 24-year-old forward has already scored over 50 league goals, so he will remain the main weapon in attack for The Toffees. Ross Barkley, James McCarthy, Morgan Schneiderlin and the experienced player Gareth Barry will pull the strings in midfield. Furthermore, the club has a lot of good defenders. Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Seamus Coleman and Ashley Williams have proven they are quality players in defence. In addition, Jordan Pickford will fight for the starting position of a goalkeeper with the experienced Dutch keeper Maarten Stekelenburg and the Spaniard Joel Robles.
The Ronald Koeman’s players finished in 7th position last campaign with 61 points, 8 behind the 6th-placed Manchester United. So, The Toffees qualified for The Europa League. However, the aims in front of the team will be connected with a good performance in European club competitions, but maybe the goal will be a place in The Top 4.
The main reason for the Toffees’ good performance during the last campaign was the home form (13 victories and 4 draws of 19 home matches). I think that they will be even more impressive in the next campaign. If you love the risk you can place a bet on the team to finish in Top 4 (odds of about 11.0). However, I would prefer the less risky bet (Everton in Top 6 – odds of 3.75).