DAVID MOYES may seek to rekindle one of the summer's longest running transfer sagas, now he has cash to spend.
The Blues' boss is considering his transfer options after yesterday's opening day embarrassment by Arsenal, and Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage (right) may come back under his radar once again.
A long-running bid to sign Savage ended when the player put pen to paper on a new three-year deal at St Andrew's.
But Moyes remains an admirer and the player has never hidden his desire to play for the Toffees.
Given the torrid summer Everton have endured, and yesterday's result against The Gunners - persuading players to come to Goodison could be Moyes' most difficult task before the August 31 deadline.
Southampton striker James Beattie has also been spoken of as a potential target, but Moyes has already conceded that the player is unlikely to move to a club which could be involved in a relegation dogfight.
Savage, however, would not be put off by that.
The Blues' boss and his assistant, Alan Irvine, watched Blackburn against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, sparking speculation that Sean Gregan could be a potential target.
Moyes has dismissed those suggestions for now, pointing out that the Blues play the Baggies in a fortnight and Saturday was an opportunity to run the rule over them.
Injury hangovers from yesterday, meanwhile, include Kevin Kilbane and Alan Stubbs.
Kilbane had two stitches in a foot injury and Stubbs reported a groin strain. James McFadden, however, was fit enough to join up with the Scotland squad despite coming off with a knock at half-time.
