GOODNEWS:Everton injured stars set for return.

A number of Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs have already made moves to bolster their ranks ahead of the second half of the season as the transfer window that takes place in January arrives like a circus. However, Everton has not added any more players, and the Blues are not anticipated to be very busy in the upcoming month.

Brian Sorensen’s team had a tumultuous start to the season; in 13 games across all competitions this term, they have only won three. Everton failed to truly get going this season due to a mix of high-profile departures and injuries to key players, even though they finished in the top six in 2022–2023.

Still, over the last few months, there have been encouraging signs from Sorensen’s end. The Blues kept their perfect record at Anfield with a hard-fought victory over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby back in October. However, two tough away victories over Aston Villa and West Ham United have placed a significant distance between them and the drop zone.

However, anyone who has followed Everton this season can agree that a few additions over the upcoming weeks would undoubtedly be beneficial. Sorensen has been open about the stringent budgetary constraints that he and his team have to work under in the transfer market.

Like his opponent Sean Dyche, the Dane has not hidden the reality that there isn’t much money in the bank right now to improve his team. Moreover, the increasing profitability of the women’s game implies that any revenue from player sales is unlikely to meet Sorensen’s primary objectives.

That being said, a new forward is very much on the agenda for the Blues, with experienced winger Nicoline Sorensen having retired from professional football at the end of 2023. Since returning from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in December 2022, Sorensen has been close to an ever-present for Everton and her exit leaves a big void that the club will seek to fill before January is through.

Goals have been hard to come by for the Blues this term and, with striker Martina Piemonte having notched just one goal since joining from AC Milan in the summer, the need to bring in some attacking reinforcements is acute. Defensively, too, Everton could do with a few more bodies.

Sorensen’s injury-hit rearguard have struggled for consistency so far this season and, with Gabby George and Rikke Sevecke both having left the club last summer, the Blues would benefit from bolstering their back-line. The future of centre-back Nathalie Bjorn, who has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid, is also something that could impact Everton’s January business.

Aside from the transfers, the Blues are hoping that the new year will present a chance to pick up some steam in the second part of the season. When Sorensen’s team plays Aston Villa in the Women’s FA Cup on January 13, several injured players should be nearing their comeback, and it’s hoped that a stronger team can help Everton move up the WSL standings.