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title: "Exclusive: Michael Ball urges Everton to sign competition for Dominic Calvert-Lewin"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-michael-ball-urges-everton-to-sign-competition-for-dominic-calvert-lewin-transfers-rafael-benitez-e94/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-06-18T06:40:18Z"
modified: "2021-06-18T06:40:18Z"
---

# Exclusive: Michael Ball urges Everton to sign competition for Dominic Calvert-Lewin

**Everton need to sign competition for Dominic Calvert-Lewin if they are to challenge for European football, says former Toffees defender Michael Ball.**

Calvert-Lewin did his best to fire Everton into Europe last season after scoring [16](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dominic-calvert-lewin/leistungsdaten/spieler/306024) goals in 33 appearances.

However, the Merseyside club still fell short, finishing [10th](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=363&ha=-1) and behind the likes of Tottenham, West Ham and Leicester City, who all managed to grab Europa League and Europa Conference League places.

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And now Ball is calling for his old side to bring in new additions this summer, including a striker, in order for Everton to make that next step.

*“Everton want to be challenging for Europe,”* the retired full-back exclusively told **TT**. *“I think you need competition in all positions.*

*“I think a striker, maybe an experienced striker alongside him. I don’t know who’s about who will be happy to come to Everton and probably sit on the bench but also have that experience. \[He\] could help his game develop to the level he wants it to be at.”*

When you look at Everton’s squad, it is probably something Rafael Benitez, who is [set to be in the Goodison Park dugout](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57495993) this upcoming season, will probably agree with.

With Cenk Tosun and Moise Kean far from the first team with both spending the 2020/21 campaign out on loan, the Toffees are simply not blessed with forward options.