With some big names potentially moving on and Ronald Koeman now privy to a whole season to evaluate the squad he inherited from Roberto Martinez last summer, our landlord is predicting the coming transfer window will be one of drastic change for Everton.

He anticipates a similar scenario at Manchester United; Jose Mourinho will want to make major signings of his own choosing – which inevitably means certain players will have to be sold – and he’ll also want to axe some of the stars that were bigger parts of his predecessor’s plans, Louis van Gaal’s, than his own.

Therefore, our landlord reckons Everton and Manchester United cross paths in the transfer market this summer, with players moving in both directions.

Bearing that in mind, he’s picked out three Manchester United fringe players who’ve spent significant portions of the season on the sidelines that Everton should try to sign before the close of the summer transfer window.

Daley Blind

Ronald Koeman’s Dutch connection could pay off dividends here. Daley Blind clearly hasn’t taken Jose Mourinho’s fancy at Old Trafford but he’s unquestionably a talented player, one with a great tactical brain, solid technique and the versatility to play in a variety of positions across the backline and midfield.

Indeed, he’d be an ideal ball-playing option in central defence for the Toffees, the perfect back-up to Leighton Baines during one of his many injury spells or another body to place at the base of the engine room in a big game, offering control in possession and defensive awareness without it.

After starting just 20 league games for United this season, the 46-cap Netherlands international’s Old Trafford career appears to be over, so he could end up being a real bargain for the Merseysiders.

Sergio Romero

David De Gea’s future pending, Sergio Romero looks set for another season as Manchester United’s second-choice goalkeeper, despite producing some absolutely heroic performances in the Europa League to seal Jose Mourinho this season’s title.

The Argentine seems fairly content with the situation but Everton desperately need to bring in a dependable goalkeeper this summer and the opportunity of weekly football may soon convince Romero otherwise.

Everton fans may be drawn more towards younger, more promising alternatives but the 30-year-old should not be underestimated. As well as finishing his second season at United with 12 clean sheets from 18 outings, Romero boasts 88 caps for Argentina and was sensational for his country at the 2014 World Cup.

Anthony Martial

With Romelu Lukaku seemingly set to leave Goodison Park after recently snubbing a new contract, Everton need an inspired solution to fill the potential void of this season’s top scorer – one that bridges the gap between the club’s ambitions and the realities of being outside the Champions League.

Anthony Martial could fit that remit perfectly. The France international has shown how effective he can be in the Premier League, is sensationally talented and seemingly wants to establish himself as a centre-forward, but has found himself continually pushed out wide and to the fringes of United’s first-team squad under Mourinho.

United will expect a sizeable sum should they sell this summer, such was the value of their original investment in the 21-year-old. But he represents Everton’s chance to replace one of the most exciting young attackers in Europe with another by offering the incentive of weekly football.