Thursday’s Toffee Bites: Sandro and Klaassen to stay at Everton

The current Everton squad, including players on loan, is too crowded. This team will, in all likelihood, not be playing in Europe next season. There are too many players and not enough minutes to go around. While there are sure to be plenty of new faces coming in the door this summer, even more need to head out of town in order to give the Toffees coaching staff, whomever that may consist of, a clearer picture of who is the best team.

Kieran Dowell and Beni Baningime are knocking down the door to the first team. Nikola Vlasic and Ademola Lookman deserve a chance. Many of the older players are still quality footballers, but they won’t take Everton to the next level. This summer will be full of some difficult decisions. It could be time for a new era on Merseyside, and that may mean a lot of familiar faces should head for the exit.

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