Everton simply must sign a striker in January – and here’s why

Everton are far too reliant on Lukaku for goals

Everton are far too reliant on star striker Romelu Lukaku for goals, with the Belgian having scored seven of their 16 Premier League goals so far this term.

Their current options behind the striker aren’t doing enough right now, Barkley, Bolasie, Deulofeu, Lennon and Mirallas have only bagged four Premier League goals between them so far this campaign, a poor return.

This means that if Lukaku has an off day Everton are highly unlikely to win, they just don’t score enough goals from the other attacking positions.