Moyes targets six signings
21 Jul 2008 - 10:15:07
Everton manager David Moyes has confirmed his intention to add 'five or six' new players to his Goodison Park squad.
The Toffees boss has yet to make his first signing of the summer, while the likes of experienced midfielder Lee Carsley has left for Birmingham City and Thomas Gravesen and Manuel Fernandes have come to the end of their loan deals.
Moyes is widely expected to step up his pursuit of Sporting Lisbon's Joao Moutinho in the coming days.
But even the expected arrival of the £8million-rated midfielder will not satisfy the Scot's desire to bolster his squad ahead of the new campaign.
"I think we'll be working right up until the window closes like everyone else," he told The Guardian.
"We need to bring in probably five or six players and we haven't brought in any yet.
"We need to be quite busy in the coming weeks.
"We're missing bodies and we've got injured players not available. Our numbers are so short and we've got injuries, too."