Tony Cottee believes that Everton’s failures this season are due to their failure to find a replacement for Romelu Lukaku.
The Toffees spent £152.9 million on bolstering their side during the summer and had been hoping to launch a challenge for a top four position.
However they are currently languishing in 16th position with 12 points from 12 games and have also scored just 12 goals in the process.
Goals have definitely been cut short since the departure of Lukaku and Cottee believes that the Merseyside clubs poor performance in the transfer market is the reason behind their failures.
“The transfer strategy was really poor from Everton’s point of view, particularly with the Lukaku money,” Cottee told Premier League Daily.
“I’ve said it before, you get £75m and you lose your 25-goal-a-season goalscorer and you buy three no.10’s but you’re not buying a centre forward.
“What was wrong with Chris Wood? What was wrong with Andre Gray? Alright, they aren’t guaranteed Premier League goalscorers but they are centre-forwards who can lead the line. Everton don’t have a focal point and that puts pressure on the rest of the team.”
