Everton: Backroom staff now 'concerned' over major problems at Goodison Park

Everton‘s backroom staff are concerned about the state of Frank Lampard‘s squad, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

The Toffees manager has welcomed five new players on board this summer, but he’s lost Richarlison, while another of his key players, Anthony Gordon, is being strongly linked with Chelsea.

After narrowly avoiding relegation last season, Lampard would have been hoping to make a strong start in a bid to push towards an improved league position.

But just two games into this campaign, Toffees supporters will be forgiven for already fearing the worst, with Lampard’s side on zero points from their opening two fixtures following defeats to both Chelsea and Aston Villa.

Lampard will be hoping Everton get their first win against Nottingham Forest today and could hand a full debut to Amadou Onana, while Conor Coady, James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil played at Villa and should do again.

But star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is currently out injured, while Gordon’s future is in serious doubt following intense interest from Chelsea, who’ve already seen a bid rejected for the youngster.

With Everton looking incredibly short of goals heading into the final few weeks of the window, Jones reckons that “panic stations” have already kicked in at Goodison Park.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “They are busy, they’ve got a lot of gaps to fill. I think it’s panic stations to be honest.

“I know certain people in the backroom staff are concerned about the state of the squad and two games into the season they’re not looking very good.”

Despite losing Richarlison, the signings of Tarkowski, Coady and Onana all look like progressive additions on paper for Lampard.

But if Everton want to avoid another relegation battle and perhaps worse,