Frank Lampard has already won one Donny van de Beek fight as Everton face next transfer question

It's very likely that, early in Everton's match against Southampton on Saturday, you'll hear the tune of Mr Saxobeat by Alexandra Stan bellowing from the away end.

Unless you've been living under a social media rock over the past week, you'll know exactly why.

Donny van de Beek has captured the attention of Blues fans so much during his time at the club that he has already garnered himself a creative new song.

"You make me dance, bring me up, bring me down, play it sweet, make me move like a freak - Donny van de Beek."

It's catchy. You'll have it in your head for the rest of the day after it's belted out around St Mary's this weekend.

And it's all a reflection of the big impact the midfielder has managed to make in only around 120 minutes of Premier League action following his loan from Manchester United.

Despite a poor team performance against Newcastle, he was impressive from the bench and showed the real signs of what was to come.

Against Leeds, it's no surprise that he won the club's man-of-the-match vote. He was tenacious, intelligent, positionally aware, confident in possession and hugely energetic.

It's early days, of course, but these are great signs for the months to come.

What is already becoming a real question, however, is what comes after that? Where does the future of the Dutch international lie beyond May 2022?

Some will say that it's too soon to even be contemplating this notion, and you can certainly see the argument for that being the case.

Everton are still embroiled in a relegation fight. One swallow doesn't make a summer, and one strong result doesn't mean that everything is rosy at Goodison Park once again.

For everyone right now, the main focus should be turning things around consistently on the