Everton will struggle to become a top-six side if they fail to land a 20-goal per-season striker.
The last time the Toffees finished in top-six (fifth in 2013–14), they had a certain hitman called Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian scored 15 league goals in 31 games that term, but bagged 25 in 37 games in his last season (2016–17) at Goodison Park as Everton finished in seventh place.
The Toffees don’t have such a prolific finisher within their ranks right now, but might have found one in Dundee United striker Lawrence Shankland.
According to Daily Record, Everton are one of the clubs that have watched the 24-year-old regularly in recent months, but it remains to be seen if a move for him is on the cards this month or at the end of the season.