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title: "Central defenders Everton could sign after sealing Gbamin deal"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2019-08-02T13:32:39Z"
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# Central defenders Everton could sign after sealing Gbamin deal

As Everton agree a deal to sign Jean-Philippe Gbamin, [Paul Joyce has reported](https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1157253018980638725) that the club will now turn their attention to signing a new central defender.

Everton have already spent around £30 million to bring in Andre Gomes permanently and England international Fabian Delph. Gbamin will add to what could be a new-look Toffees midfield.

Add to that a potential deal to bring in Moise Kean from Juventus and Marco Silva has an exciting Everton squad on his hands ahead of the new campaign.

The club have been left a little light at the back though after the departures of Kurt Zouma and Phil Jagielka.

A permanent move to sign the Chelsea defender is still not being ruled out, but Chelsea’s transfer ban makes a deal increasingly unlikely.

With days running out in the summer transfer window, we’ve taken a closer look at some of the central defenders that the club could target.