It seems a touch ironic that in seeking to address their goalscoring difficulties, Everton have targeted an attacker from one of the only two teams to score fewer than them last season. On the face of it,

Everton ’s need for a right winger has been pressing for some time now. In transfer window s past they have taken cursory glances at meaningful players and made perfunctory moves for mediocre players,

When those reports were put to then-Saints boss Russell Martin, he laughed: “I’m not sure you’ll get his left foot for that.” Everton put a lowly valuation on the rest of Dibling with a £27 million bid which Southampton swiftly rejected,