Everton boss Sam Allardyce is prepared to rip up their transfer plans this summer.
Everton spent £239million on new arrivals from the start of the January window in 2017 to the close of winter dealings in 2018 but they have endured a calamitous season and with four games to go are drifting towards a top 10 finish.
Allardyce said: "There is a way forward that involves us all pulling in the same direction. It looked like it was going to go very rosy with Ronald in the first half and they didn't expect what they saw this season, particularly when the club had gone out into the market and signed a lot of players.
"They invested in the squad to make it better and it just didn't happen. I have to deal with that with the new owners and ask how we make it better? I can look at a similar situation at Liverpool when they sold Suarez and when Tottenham sold Bale.
"Lots of players came in who didn't hit the ground running and they got criticised for it. We seem to be like that, lots of players and it just hasn't worked. We have to relook at the situation and start working hard on getting the first team and the fans enjoying their football."