Caretaker manager Unsworth urges Everton to spend heavily again

Everton caretaker manager David Unsworth has said that the club may need to spend heavily during the January transfer window if they want to avoid relegation this season.

The Toffees have been playing a poor brand of football this season and are currently just two points above the relegation zone.

The Merseyside club spent almost £150 million on recruiting new talent during the summer transfer window and had been hoping to challenge for a place in the top four of the Premier League.

Despite this, Unsworth feels that they will need to spend more in January if they want to improve their current situation.

“If it needs players who are injured to come back or January to come and go and get new players, something has to change,” Unsworth told Sky Sports News.

“This group of players is underperforming, whether it is Ronald [Koeman] in charge or me in charge it isn’t working.”