Everton have a problem and signing Kieran Trippier from Newcastle makes it even worse

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Everton have many problems, and Kevin Thelwell has been hard at work trying to fix them all this summer.

However, with limited funds and a lack of pull, it’s hard to convince top talents that their future lies with the Toffees.

It is for that reason that they have missed out on so many targets across recent months and in further years gone by, with there being few long-term prospects, and little allure to joining a club that is lacking stable ownership.

However, they do boast one particular asset that could now tempt an experienced, top-quality player to Goodison Park this summer: Sean Dyche.

Everton are trying to sign Kieran Trippier from Newcastle United

It feels like the 53-year-old tactician is a very polarising manager, and players will either warm to him instantly and completely buy into his methods, or they will face the consequences.

Those unwilling to work and graft are instantly disposable to him.

However, the rest who do adhere to his rules become big favourites of his, with Kieran Trippier one such example back from his Burnley days.

Since then, the 33-year-old has gone on to enjoy a fine career, reaching a Champions League final with Tottenham Hotspur before starring at Atletico Madrid, later guiding Newcastle United from the cusp of relegation back into Europe, all whilst impressing for England as well.

Now, the Toffees might be the next stop on his journey, with Everton trying to sign Trippier before the window slams shut.

And yet, for all his quality and experience, his acquisition still would not solve a problem for Dyche.

Everton have a right-back problem that Kieran Trippier won’t fix

After all, given his age, this is far from a long-term solution to their right-back woes.

Arguably, bringing in Trippier only exacerbates the problem, as he will now be competing with the likes of Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young for a start.

Aged 35 and 39 respectively, this could be one of the largest combined ages in one position the Premier League has ever seen.

The £120k-a-week dead-ball specialist is inundated with talent; that much is true. But, at best the Toffees can hope to get two more years out of him before his decline becomes so steep that he can no longer compete at the elite level.

For now, he fills a gap. But in the long run, Trippier only makes their ageing right-back problem even worse.

Dyche needs to find a true long-term successor for this role.