Everton are flying at the moment, having seemingly already tied up a couple top transfers to kickstart the summer.
It marks a truly refreshing change of pace, to see the club being proactive in the market and getting business done way ahead of time.
However, whilst this is overwhelmingly positive, the Premier League’s botched and outdated rules will demand a sacrifice at some point, dragging the Toffees back down to earth.
Naturally, we patiently await to see who that is chosen to be.
Simon Jordan delivers Dominic Calvert-Lewin verdict
Speaking to talkSPORT just yesterday, Simon Jordan was as cynical as ever, with Everton the target of his comments on this occasion.
Naturally, the overriding story was of Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s failed move to Newcastle United, and so his focus remained on the future of the 27-year-old, even if it now seems set to remain at Goodison Park.
He took a rather different approach though, seeking to imagine himself in Sean Dyche’s shoes.
His stance on the striker was therefore as uncompromising as one would expect: ‘Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a decent player, he had a decent season a while ago. If you can get £40 million for him, that would be fantastic.
‘If I was in Dyche’s shoes, I would want to sell him and his handbag. The reality of it is that I just don’t see him going to Newcastle. I mean, Callum Wilson is injured. Do you want to buy another player that carries that stigma all the time?’
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is very important to Everton
Whilst the money gained might be invaluable, so too is Calvert-Lewin, when he is fit and firing under Dyche.
After all, he perfectly fits the mould of the kind of striker he has employed throughout his career, but adds a little more finesse to some of the brutish number nines employed at Burnley.
That extra touch of quality and speed does not detract from his proficiency in the air though, as when compared to other strikers across Europe, he sits in the top 6% for aerials won per 90.
As a lone marksman for a side often starved of possession, his is a thankless task, forced to chase loose balls and hold up hopeless passes until his teammates can get up the pitch.
However, he does so with incredible ease, never moaning about what he has to give to the team.
There are few in world football nowadays who embody all the traits of a classic number nine as he does, and their efforts to find an alternative in Beto prove just how difficult he would be to replace.
So, whilst Jordan is seemingly intent on forcing his exit, perhaps Dyche will not be so reckless, as he above all else will know just how important Calvert-Lewin is to this side.