'9 OR 10 NEW BLUES FACES'

David Moyes predicts Toffees still have a lot of business to conduct

- By CHRIS BEESLEY ECHO Reporter

DAVID Moyes says he can “sense” the need for more additions to the squad from his own Everton players as he looks to make a string of more transfer signings this window.

When previewing the Blues’ opening fixture against Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series, the 62-year-old - who later that evening remarked on stage that the club needed to bring in nine or 10 new faces this window - said: “It’s a big opportunity. I don’t think we've started well, because we're waiting on players and we've got injuries and we're waiting on new players coming in.

“I can sense it from the players as well. Maybe they need the competition as well?

“But if the players can provide me with the same results and the same performances they did from January onwards, I'd take that all day long.

“They've done a great job and they've got my trust because of that, but they need to earn it again as we start again and need them all fit, ready and healthy, competitive and showing their character.”

Everton kicked off the first match of the tournament at the MetLife Stadium which staged Chelsea's 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final earlier this month and will also host the World Cup final in less than a year’s time.

Moyes, speaking at a Premier League Community Showcase event held at Washington Elementary School in Kearney, New Jersey, doesn’t want to play down the significance and said:

“It’s a huge backdrop for this game to be played. It’s not too long ago that we might not have been able to compete in this tournament.

“We have to be thankful that we're in it. If we want to get the name back on the map then we have to start doing something about it.

“I'm hoping in the next coming months and years we'll be able to do that. It’s great to be here in New York, we're only here for a short period and I think we'll all enjoy playing at the MetLife Stadium.”