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title: "How Everton’s team could look on the opening day of next season"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-02-09T21:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-02-09T21:00:00Z"
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# How Everton’s team could look on the opening day of next season

Everton were linked with a mountain of players throughout the January transfer window and the weeks leading up to it, however, they only ended up signing one player, 17-year Carlisle defender Jarrad Branthwaite.

Between now and the end of the summer transfer window, a similar amount of players will likely see their names loosely drawn in connection to Everton, as Carlo Ancelotti looks to take his side [back into Europe](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7956181/Carlo-Ancelotti-insists-Everton-Europe-dramatic-comeback-victory-Watford.html).

Speculation has already seen Everton linked with a vast swathe of former Ancelotti players since he signed on as manager of the club in mid-December.

Thankfully, that means Everton have been linked with some fantastic players, as Ancelotti’s rich and storied career has seen him rub shoulders with a number of great footballers, many of whom could potentially end up at Goodison Park next season if the stars align.

As such, we’ve taken a look at how Everton \*could\* line-up next season, and that doesn’t by any means say how we predict Everton will actually line-up.

Here is our hypothetical team: