The 6ft 4in striker has a proven track record in Serie A, where he hit double figures for Udinese in consecutive seasons before making his move to England. He has only netted eight times in 54 games for Everton, and boasts just one Premier League start this campaign.

Chris Beesley tackles a major talking point from Everton's 1-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion as David Moyes showed his class but Fabian Hurzeler didn't

Everton manager David Moyes celebrated his 700th game in the Premier League with a gritty 1-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion, but has been left to sweat over the fitness of two key players in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Orel Mangala.

Everton manager David Moyes will celebrate a major career milestone when he takes charge of his 700th Premier League game on Saturday, describing the achievement as incredible.

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It is early days, but Moyes’ Everton look like they are in a much better position to remedy their attacking woes

Moyes said winger Dwight McNeil will "probably" require knee surgery: "He's tried but it looks like we're going to have to get him back to the specialist to see. It's a real blow because we need him back for things like set-pieces, deliveries and his general play. Everybody has told me he's performed really well for Everton."

David Moyes was a proud man after he celebrated his 700th Premier League game as a manager by overseeing Everton's 1-0 win at Brighton on Saturday, a landmark he described as "quite an achievement"."I hope I'm not in any way boastful,