Mark Travers

Travers came through at Bournemouth, won promotion as their first choice, and then watched the club sign somebody else, a pattern that has repeated itself more than once. He has been sent out on loan into the Championship and been very good there, handling volume and dealing with crosses in a way that suits English football. Coaches describe him as comfortable leaving his line, which matters at a club whose defenders push high.

The job at Everton is among the hardest in the building, because the man in front of him plays almost everything and shows no sign of wanting a rest. That means proving himself in cup ties and in the occasional league appearance where any mistake gets replayed for a week. Goalkeepers in that position either sharpen or quietly disappear, and everything about his career suggests he is used to waiting.