Everton manager David Moyes has been following Hayden Hackney's progress for 12 months and will probably press ahead with bringing him to the club. Hackney has 12 months left on his contract and has attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United, Crystal Palace, and Brighton and Hove Albion. He will probably command a fee of about £10m. Moyes is hungry to build a team that Evertonians can be proud of and wants the forthcoming window to be one where the Friedkin Group, the club's owners, really leave a mark. "As a football club we need to show ambition," Moyes said recently. "I want the ownership to come out and show that. To show that, 'Hey, we're here, we're going again, we're supporting'. I hope we can add to what we have got and excite the supporters. They have had too many dark days. "We have to keep progressing and not thinking that we have done enough because we are not in relegation trouble. We are not a club to go and spend £200-300 million on players," he added. Everton's interest in Hackney is strong, and the club will probably press ahead with bringing him to Goodison Park, where he will have the prospect of regular game time.
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Everton Set Sights on Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney
Everton target Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney in summer transfer window
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