Everton boss David Moyes says his scouts have been working overtime watching transfer targets.
Everton's scouting network has been busy preparing a shortlist of potential signings from across the continent, and Moyes is insistent that fresh faces are needed whatever their price.
He said: "I want to try and be ready, but it is not easy.
"The scouts do a brilliant job at Everton. I work them hard and they have been looking at players up to a value of up to £10-15m but also looking at players for nothing and around say the £60,000 Seamus Coleman amount.
"The staff have been on the road for months so when we get the nod we're ready to give Everton a fresh look.
"I go to games all the time and that's why I get linked with players. I like to go and watch a lot of games for myself but also to see what's new, which players are out there.
"But that doesn't mean I'm going to sign them. If someone catches your eye you think you've got to go and have another look, if he's not already been flagged up.
"You need to know if it was just a one-off, I don't think you'd ever go there, see a player for the first time and sign him straight away, except maybe with a young lad before someone else gets in there.
"But if it is someone at a decent club you'd try and do a bit more homework on them."
