How Everton might line up with their new signings next season

English midfielder Fabian Delph has moved from Manchester City to Everton in an £8.5 million deal as the 29-signing a three-year contract with the Merseyside club. Delph’s is Everton’s third signing this summer, after the Merseyside club signed midfielder Andre Gomes and goalkeeper Jonas Lössl.

With the signing of Delph and Gomes, manager Marco Silva has several options in central midfield, as the club seek to push on and challenge for a top 6 position next season. The Premier League side finished eighth in the league last season, three points behind Wolves who got the final Europa League spot.

How could Marco Silva’s Everton side lineup next season? Let’s take a look:

Goalkeeper

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford will continue to be Everton’s No. 1 for the 2019-20 season.

Defence

Michael Keane and Yerry Mina will most likely start the season as Silva’s centre-back partnership. There have been reports that Everton could sign Kurt Zouma – who was on loan at the club from Chelsea last season – on a permanent deal. If that deal goes through, Zouma and Keane could be Silva’s preferred centre-back pairing.

Club vice-captain Seamus Coleman will start at right-back for the 2019-20 season, while former Barcelona player Lucas Digne, who impressed in his first season at Everton, will occupy the left-back position, ahead of club legend and captain Leighton Baines.

Midfield

Idrissa Gueye, one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League, has been courted by Paris Saint-Germain over the last few months. If he stays at Everton, he will occupy the defensive midfield position, with new signing Andre Gomes ahead of him.

Delph will most likely be an option from the bench, while he could also be a backup for the left midfield or left-back role.

Gylfi Sigurdsson will play further forward as an attacking midfielder, behind the main striker.

Attack

Everton have a few exciting wingers in the squad, but the Brazilian duo of Richarlison and Bernard provide the flair to the Everton attack, while Theo Walcott lends experience to the side. We could maybe see both flanks occupied by the two Brazilians.

The Toffees are crying out for a new striker, but if they don’t sign one, 22-year-old Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the line for the Merseyside club, while Richarlison is an option as well.

If Calvert-Lewin’s overall gameplay isn’t bad, and if he can add more goals to his game, he would be the perfect option up top.

Alternatively, the Toffees can play new arrival Delph in a holding midfield role, allowing Gomes the licence to go forward. Richarlison can also play a more central role, so Walcott could then become an option on the right.