Sylvain Distin admits luring Steven Pienaar back to Goodison Park from Tottenham is Everton's top priority this summer. The South African midfielder returned to Merseyside for a second spell in January, with Spurs allowing him to head out on loan but now allowing him to leave permanently.
"We are looking forward to the new season," the French defender told the Liverpool Echo.
"If we can add Steven and maybe one other player, that would be great.
"Steven is the priority. When he came back last season, he changed the way we played. It was good to see him coming back. We have got everything crossed that he will be back soon.
"We have to be honest and say that we don't have the financial power of some of the other teams. But we will still keep competing.
"We hope not to lose any players but if we do, we will just keep working hard. We will fight to finish as high as we can.
"Hopefully we will keep everyone, get players like Pienaar and everything will be great."
