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Howard calls for investment

26 May 2008 - 11:14:40

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Goalkeeper Tim Howard has urged Everton to keep spending if they want to remain in contention for Champions League football.

The USA international helped the Toffees secure a fifth place finish the Premier League in the recently completed season.

However, he believes that the top four and a place in Europe's premier club competition could be on the cards if manager David Moyes is provided with funds this summer.

He said: "The way football is at the moment you need money.

"We have had a generous chairman who has given us money. Andy Johnson broke the record, Yakubu broke the record and we have to keep doing that if we are to stay up with the teams that are spending that money.

"It's a sad truth that nobody wants to say but if you look around the world the teams who are at the top aren't the poor ones.

"We have a good team and a good squad so if we keep building on that we will have quality.

"If we have more depth we will be all right - we can challenge.

"We finished fifth this year so fourth is the next logical step."