Everton: £50k-a-week star could be the new Dave Watson at Goodison Park

Former Premier League midfielder Carlton Palmer believes James Tarkowski would be a good signing for Everton and has compared him to Toffees legend Dave Watson.

The English centre-back is out of contract in the summer, giving Frank Lampard a great opportunity to snap him up from Burnley.

If Tarkowski calls it quits at Burnley at the end of the season, which it looks like he will, the 29-year-old will look back at his career there with much pride.

He has spent six seasons in the Premier League with the Clarets, making almost 200 top-flight appearances for the club, and has helped keep them in the division up until this point.

Given his contract situation and where Burnley currently are in the league, though, a seventh campaign now looks highly unlikely.

If he is to leave, one possible destination could be Everton, with Football Insider claiming that the Merseyside outfit have made him a target.

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Palmer believes Everton signing Tarkowski would be a good move, comparing the 6 ft 1 England international to the club’s former centre-half Watson.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the ex-Leeds United and Southampton player said: “He’d be typical of the centre-halves that have been there, you know, big Dave Watson in the past and the good centre-halves they’ve had at Everton.

“They do need to strengthen. The recruitment at the club’s been poor over the years, and they need to get that part of it right. They need to get that part of it right for Frank.”

The arrival of Tarkowski could pave the way for Ben Godfrey to leave, with the 24-year-old recently being linked with a move to Tottenham.

According to The Telegraph, Spurs are eyeing Godfrey, as well as his Everton