OPINION
Ronald Koeman must offload three of Everton’s attackers that are on the fringes of first-team football at Goodison Park, with QPR’s Josh Bowler reportedly close to completing a move.
Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol revealed on his personal Twitter account that the Toffees were closing in on a move to sign the QPR 18-year-old, who made his first-team debut in the final game of the season as a substitute.
Everton moving close to agreeing deal with QPR for 18-year-old winger Josh Bowler
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) June 26, 2017
Bowler is just the latest of a number of youngsters to have either signed for Everton or broken into their first team from the academy, joining Ademola Lookman, Tom Davies and Dom Calvert-Lewin in vying for a starting slot.
QPR’s number 30 will have plenty of competition at Goodison Park but with his incoming move, Koeman is likely to wave goodbye to a number of others first-team stars.
This Is Futbol considers three players that will jump ship from Merseyside when Bowler’s deal is confirmed in the near future, as competition continues to gather pace on the flanks at Everton.
Here are those three players, including a South American ace who still has two years left on his contract: