Source: Liverpool_Echo
Leighton Baines sure Everton FC will challenge for Champions League spot
Leighton Baines 300[LNB]LEIGHTON BAINES believes Everton can jostle up the Premier League's top four once again next season - regardless of who David Moyes signs this summer.[LNB]Everton's manager has made it clear he will not get caught up in auctions for players who perform well at the World Cup or get caught paying over the odds.[LNB]So far he has brought in Jermaine Beckford from Leeds United on a Bosman transfer and added Portuguese hot-shot Joao Silva for a nominal fee.[LNB]But Moyes' priority is keeping his current stars at Goodison Park and, should he do that, Baines is confident of the Blues enjoying another stellar campaign.[LNB] Provided they don't endure the fitness problems that decimated much of last season, Baines - who was discarded from England's World Cup plans by Fabio Capello - is sure Everton can make waves.[LNB]Everton showed when beating Chelsea and Manchester United at Goodison they have the tools to flatten the best when in the mood and Baines believes that will be the case again.[LNB]'There are a lot of 'what ifs' about the season just gone,' he says. 'If we had started with everyone fit and available - given the way we had finished the season - we would have been right in contention for fourth place.
