It appeared that Everton could sign Jamie Vardy before Burnley signed him.

Everton is considering signing English attacker Jamie Vardy, who is a free agent after his time with Italian club Cremonese, due to an urgent need for an attacker. The club was left with a lack of options in attack following a difficult summer transfer window in which they sold Beto on the final day but failed to sign a replacement. Attempts to sign Folarin Balogun from Monaco and a potential loan for Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United were not successful, leaving manager David Moyes with only one recognized striker. Everton are evaluating the 39-year-old, who has reportedly expressed a desire to return to England for family reasons. Vardy has 26 caps and 7 goals for England and has also been linked with West Ham United, São Paulo, and Feyenoord. Transfermarkt estimates his market value to be €1.00m.