No Evertonian would like to entertain the idea of selling key players to fund their battle against the Premier League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
However, this could become a reality, especially if the Blues are plunged into relegation after suffering another points deduction. The Blues are nervously waiting to discover their fate from their second alleged breach having already been docked six points by the top flight.
Should the worst happen and the points deduction/s lead to relegation to the Championship, it is inevitable that big players will leave the club. Sadly, one of those most likely to be out of the door first will be Jordan Pickford.
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The England international will have plenty of suitors in the Premier League and could generate plenty of cash for the club. If this was to happen, he would need to be replaced but fortunately, there is one player on Everton's books already who could be being groomed as his eventual successor.
22-year-old Harry Tyrer is well thought of at his parent club but it is on loan at the National League's runaway leaders Chesterfield where his career is starting to flourish. After a successful loan stint at Chester in the National League North last season, Tyrer has done magnificently to make the step up to England's fifth-tier which is now an almost exclusively professional division.
Despite competition from experienced National League shot-stopper Ryan Boot, Tyrer has earned the trust of his manager Paul Cook to be the Spireites' No.1 this campaign. The Englishman has notched ten clean sheets so far with his shot-stopping ability earning him plaudits from across the league.
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