The two Premier League stars David Moyes wants to sign at Everton as Friedkin Group eye busy summer

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David Moyes has completely turned around Everton’s fortunes.

The Toffees beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Saturday afternoon to move 18 points clear of the bottom three.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
10	B’mouthBournemouth	31	12	9	10	51	40	11	45
11	BrentfordBrentford	32	12	7	13	52	48	4	43
12	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	31	11	10	10	41	40	1	43
13	Man UtdManchester United	31	10	8	13	37	41	-4	38
14	EvertonEverton	32	8	14	10	34	38	-4	38
15	TottenhamTottenham	31	11	4	16	58	45	13	37
16	West HamWest Ham	31	9	8	14	35	52	-17	35
17	WolvesWolves	31	9	5	17	43	59	-16	32
18	IpswichIpswich	31	4	8	19	31	65	-34	20

David Moyes has been keen to achieve safety before discussing any new contracts or preparations for next season.

But finally, after weeks of drilling home that mantra in the media, Moyes joked that he’ll have to stop talking about it soon.

“I’ve not got much more time to say it, but we’re still probably not mathematically safe, but we are just about there. So I’ll need to get rid of that line soon, hopefully.”

The focus can now start to shift towards next season, with this summer transfer window set to be a busy one.

With that said, here are the two Premier League stars the Scotsman wants to sign.

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David Moyes wants Everton to sign Liam Delap and Ben Doak

Moyes will be handed a substantial summer budget as the Friedkin Group have big aspirations to return the club to Europe.

Behind the scenes, Moyes and his recruitment team have been drawing up a list of targets ahead of what’s expected to be a busy window.

That said, according to Alan Nixon’s Patreon, Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap and Liverpool wide player Ben Doak are thought to be high up on his list of priorities.

Nixon notes that Everton have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to sign Delap, who’s enjoyed a sensational breakout season in the Premier League.

Delap has a £30m release clause that will become active if Ipswich suffer relegation, which looks inevitable at this point.

Meanwhile, Everton have already started talks to sign Doak, who is experiencing a successful loan at Middlesborough this season.

Delap and Doak will cost combined £60m

The potential signings of Delap and Doak won’t come on the cheap.

Whilst Delap’s release clause is evidently lower than his true worth, £30m is still a sizable fee for the Toffees, who don’t often outlay that kind of money.

Plus, Doak’s price tag is of a similar value, so completing a double deal will significantly reduce funds on other areas.

Moyes wants to sign Burnley’s Maxime Esteve, too, and his signature will cost in excess of £30m, so that’s around £90m already.

Perhaps Everton will have to make at least one big sale to fund the aforementioned trio.