Kyle Walker-Peters would be a “sensible” transfer target for Everton, Dean Jones says.
The Give Me Sport journalist believes it would make sense for the Toffees to bolster their defence by signing the Southampton full-back, who has been linked.
With full-backs supposedly wanted by the Blues, the 27-year-old could potentially solve their needs.
Speaking on the Market Madness podcast (22 January), Jones said: “Everton, they’re a club bouncing back under David Moyes.
“Now, ideally, they want someone for left-back and right-back. But personally, what I think they’ll do here is sign somebody who’s capable of filling both of those positions.
“So Kyle Walker-Peters, for example, was somebody they’ve been linked with, and it seems like a pretty sensible suggestion to me of somebody that could be gettable.”
Everton need defensive transfers for David Moyes
Ashley Young has been first-choice on the right-hand side of the defence this season.
The Englishman is arguably at the end of his career, and the Merseyside outfit should find a successor for the 39-year-old as soon as possible.
Seamus Coleman has been a loyal servant at the Toffees for several years, but it’s evidently time to move on from the injury-prone defender.
Everton have Nathan Patterson in their ranks who could provide the necessary solution at right-back, and it remains to be seen what the future holds for the Scottish ace.
Vitalii Mykolenko has cemented his place at left-back, and it doesn’t feel like the Blues desperately need a replacement.
Walker-Peters is a right-footed defender capable of playing in multiple positions, and his versatility could come in handy for Moyes.
The Toffees could seemingly lure him away from relegation-threatened Southampton and boost their hopes of survival in the Premier League immediately.
Whether a transfer before 3 February will be likely remains to be seen.
