Everton have been linked with another right winger, this time a player who has been part of the club for the past two seasons: Jack Harrison.
The English winger spent the last two seasons on Merseyside on loan from Leeds United after the Whites were relegated in 2023, but although he was a hard worker for the Toffees, the output was never there for Harrison, be it under Sean Dyche or David Moyes.
In two seasons, he managed just five total goals and three assists, numbers that, for a player regularly in the starting XI (55 starts in 73 matches played), the acumen in front of goal just wasn't there. This was particularly true last season, where he scored just once, and it came on a deflected effort away to Wolves on March 8 in a 1-1 draw.
Everton certainly need a lot of players to come in this summer, and the club isn't going to always have the pick of the litter, so to speak, in doing so. They should be aiming high in some respects (and an addition like Thierno Barry certainly is), but in other areas, they'll need to be pragmatic.
That means depth players that don't necessarily excite the fanbase and guys who are willing to come in and play a role that is not glamorous or allows them much in the way of pitch time. In that regard, Jack Harrison fits the bill.
But Evertonians already know what Harrison is: a steady, hard-working player who has never surpassed 8 goals during his time in Europe (he scored 10 times in MLS at New York Red Bull as a 20-year-old).
Does that mean Harrison is a bad player? No, he's just not enough for what Moyes and Everton are looking to achieve in the rebuilding of the club.
It won't all happen at once, to be sure, but pragmatism can also mean making sure you aren't putting yourself in a bad situation in order to add depth to the squad.
Right wing is the next place that Everton should be looking to make a splash, and adding an almost 29-year-old Jack Harrison isn't going to help improve the squad. It will mostly feel like a step backward.