Matthew Hobbs, BBC Sport:

Jack Grealish’s signature is an actual coup for David Moyes, however will the 29-year-old be more practical on the left or in a central position for the Toffees?

In line with Opta, Moyes generally employed a 4-2-3-1 formation within the Premier League after returning to Goodison Park final season, doing so 11 occasions in 19 matches and solely actually deviating when a again three was used as an alternative.

Grealish has predominantly had a left-sided position throughout his top-flight profession, spending 80% of his 5,698 Premier League enjoying minutes on the left wing at Manchester Metropolis.

Within the prime flight at Aston Villa, he performed on the left 64% of the time, and 20% at quantity 10.

Whereas Grealish is an announcement signing certain to excite supporters, it does create an imbalance in Everton’s squad, with the seek for a right-winger to this point unsuccessful.

Iliman Ndiaye performed 2,350 minutes on the left wing final time period and completed because the membership’s prime scorer, whereas Dwight McNeil has additionally been a key performer in that position.

Ought to Grealish begin on the left it might imply Ndiaye, McNeil and summer time signing Carlos Alcaraz competing for the quantity 10 berth – or one enjoying out of place till a pure right-winger is recruited.

Moyes usually calls for exhausting work off the ball, so if Grealish performs centrally able operated by Abdoulaye Doucoure final season, he could also be required to do extra defending than maybe fits his pure recreation.