'We've got to rebuild trust' - Moyes on struggle to attract signings
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Everton boss David Moyes says the club's recent flirtations with relegation could be behind the lack of transfer business so far this summer.
The Toffees finished 16th, 17th and 15th in the Premier League between 2021 and 2024 and were struggling again last season until Moyes returned and guided them to 13th.
"The truth is we're not getting them over the line at the moment - that's a fact," Moyes said to reporters in Chicago as part of the Premier League pre-season Summer Series.
"We're not getting a lot of the deals done which we're hoping to do, so we're continually reassessing and moving on, while maybe things are not coming to fruition."
"We keep trying to get the best players we can, but we're finding it quite difficult at the moment.
Four new players, including young left-back Adam Aznou from Bayern Munichand reserve keeper Mark Travers, have arrived so far this summer but a host of experienced starters left earlier in the summer.
On whether he is surprised the club is having difficulty getting deals over the line, Moyes added: "My first thought was yes, because Everton's such a big club, great traditions. We've looked at what it's stood for over the years, and the new stadium's an exciting new move for us
"But then when you have another thought and you think again about it, we've been in or around the relegation positions for the last five years, so maybe there's been reasons for it.
"The fact of the matter is we've got to rebuild trust in people who should come to Everton and show them that the club's going in the right direction."