EVERTON 25/26 SQUAD ASSESSMENT, PART 3: FIX THE FLANKS FIRST | Left Back & Right Back Recruitment Options

The Blue Frontier brings the full trio together for Part Three of its 2025/26 Everton Team Assessment, turning a long-running full-back problem into something slightly more useful than another list of rumors.

James Boyman, Shan Khan and Ryan Williams carry forward the four major squad needs identified earlier in the series: more open-play creation, better progression, stronger ball retention under pressure and improved athleticism. They apply that framework to Everton's current options, starting with Vitalii Mykolenko, before using Wyscout data, physical metrics, film study and reported fees to assess the market.

Hugo Bueno and Kellen Fisher stand out as realistic left-back options, while Rico Lewis, Djed Spence, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Raoul Bellanova, Lutsharel Geertruida, Devyne Rensch, Guéla Doué and Héctor Fort lead a wider right-back discussion. The episode ends with each host building an ideal plan and a more Moyes-shaped version, separating attainable upgrades from inflated fees, tactical mismatches and the players Everton probably should have found a year earlier.