Everton news: Carlos Alacaraz discussed on BBC Radio Merseyside

Everton fan Mike Richards spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside about the importance of signing Carlos Alcaraz on a permanent transfer following his loan spell from Flamengo: “[David] Moyes has been careful with him and he hasn’t just invoked the clause automatically.

“Moyes puts a lot on the character of the players. He has turned players down before because he has met them and not liked them.

“It is not big money, I think it is a bargain. If we let that deal slip, other Premier League sides will have watched him since January and get him for themselves for that kind of money.

“I’ve been really impressed by him. I see him as an evolution in that number 10 role – going from Doucoure, who is a hard worker but not technically the best, to Alcaraz, who carries the ball really well and scores and assists. He impacts the play further up the pitch a lot more than Doucore.

“For me, it was the most obvious deal of the summer to get done.”

Listen to the full discussion on the summer transfer window on BBC Sounds