Everton emerge as suitors for defender who David Moyes was chasing for years at West Ham

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Everton are yet to make a signing this month with deadline day just 11 days away.

The Toffees are in a fight to survive this season and really do need reinforcements to ensure they’re a Premier League club next season when they move to their new stadium on Bramley-Moor Dock.

David Moyes has made it clear he needs signings and it’s understood the club have identified a number of domestic and continental targets.

Everton are keeping tabs on Baris Alper Yilmaz, who is enjoying a sensational season with Turkish champions Galatasaray.

The Toffees also have their eyes on Marcus Edwards, though, there have been conflicting reports about how concrete their interest is.

Now, it’s just emerged, that Everton have emerged as suitors for a former England international who Moyes wanted at West Ham United.

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Everton emerge as suitors to sign Kyle Walker-Peters

Speaking on GiveMeSport’s Market Madness podcast, transfer specialist Dean Jones revealed that Moyes wants three new signings and Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters has emerged as a target.

“Everton, they’re a club bouncing back under David Moyes,” Jones said.

“Three positions are up for grabs here that they want filled. They want a full-back, they want a winger, and they want a forward.

“Now, ideally they want someone for left-back and right-back. But personally, what I think they’ll do here is sign somebody who’s capable of filling both of those positions.

“So Kyle Walker-Peters, for example, was somebody they’ve been linked with, and it seems like a pretty sensible suggestion to me of somebody that could be gettable.”

David Moyes wanted Walker-Peters at West Ham

During his tenure at West Ham, Moyes was constantly chasing Walker-Peters and talks were held with both clubs over a deal.

Nothing materialised due to Southampton’s lofty demands, but now, the former England international is a lot more attainable.

Walker-Peters has six months left on his contract and is believed to be available for just £5m this window, so it’s certainly a feasible deal to do for the cash-strapped Toffees.

A telling couple of weeks lie ahead on Merseyside.