Everton could make ‘creative’ move to sign £25m Man United player at the end of the window

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Everton have been busy in the transfer market this window, but the recent period of inactivity has some fans scared.

After all, despite adding some much-needed firepower and depth in the midfield and at the back, there remain a few glaring deficiencies within Sean Dyche’s squad that he will want to plug before the window slams shut.

Whether the finances are there to be spent remains to be seen, but given the Toffees continue to be linked with new signings, it does suggest they are not quite finished.

However, any moves they now make will likely have to wait until late in the window, potentially seeking to snag a last-minute bargain whilst capitalising on unrest and uncertainty.

With this particular target, who has been of interest to Everton for some time now, it would mark an almighty coup to pry him from Manchester United before the end of Deadline Day.

Everton tipped to make late move for Manchester United star

The latest on this particular pursuit comes courtesy of The Athletic, who suggest that Kevin Thelwell could well be plotting a late ‘creative’ move to finally sign this long-term target of his.

After all, Everton’s interest in Scott McTominay has been well-documented, with his reported £25m price tag certainly attainable for a side that has already spent approximately £31m this summer, having gained around £70m from the sales of Amadou Onana, Ben Godfrey and Lewis Dobbin too.

So, there is no reason why Dyche would not swoop for the Scotland international, despite the competition he would face elsewhere in the Premier League.

The report reads: ‘Fulham moved on when it became clear McTominay wanted to wait on offers from other clubs. Galatasaray made an attractive offer of personal terms, while Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho, who gave McTominay his United debut, are also interested.

‘Everton represent another opportunity in the Premier League but they would have to get creative with a transfer given their limited funds. McTominay’s situation may be left late in the window.’

Scott McTominay could revolutionise Everton

By adding energy, intelligence and a goalscoring touch to their midfield, the signing of McTominay would undoubtedly revolutionise Everton.

After all, these are three traits that are startlingly sparse within the Goodison Park dressing room at the moment.

There are certainly a few energetic figures, but they lack the middle of those three assets to make such work rate consistently useful.

Idrissa Gana Gueye does a fine job off the ball, but proved on Saturday that on it he is unreliable.

Meanwhile, looking back on last season, the club’s top scorer was both Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who only managed to amass seven Premier League goals each.

The closest to him was Gueye with four, and he only gathered that many due to a remarkable and unprecedented late flurry of form. Meanwhile, the 27-year-old scored seven from just 18 starts.

McTominay would solve so many of their problems in one fell swoop, and is surely being considered by Dyche and Thelwell.