Everton’s creative spark will play a key role in ensuring their Premier League safety once again.
He’s expected to play on the LW in a 4-4-1-1 or on the RW in a 4-4-2 formation, but either way he’s 1st choice winger.
McNeil has great potential for assists due to his impressive set piece deliveries from the right.
At £5.5m I’d probably avoid, as Everton are a team who don’t create a lot of goal scoring chances and prefer to soak up opposition pressure.
Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.5m)
Doucouré could be a decent shout if he retains his position as the most advanced midfielder in a 4-4-1-1 formation, playing behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
However, as previously mentioned, Everton usually don’t offer enough going forward to warrant investment in their attacking assets.
Idrissa Gueye (£5m)/ James Garner (£5m)
The departure of Amadou Onana means James Garner will likely slot in next to Gueye in central midfield.
Definitely avoid either one of them as they won’t offer much in the way of attacking output.
Jack Harrison (£5.5m)
Harrison is on loan from Leeds until the end of the season and should start at RW. Unlikely to play all the games but should start in 20-25 games barring injury.
He offers work rate on the flank and decent attacking potential, having managed 3 goals and a similar number of assists in 25 starts last season.
