Koeman will draw up his transfer wishlist this week after being officially confirmed as the club's new manager on a three-year deal.

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright said the club had delivered their "No1 target" in the wake of Roberto Martinez's dismissal at the end of last season and the task of re-establishing Everton as one of England's superpowers will now begin.

The ambitious plans of major shareholder Farhad Moshiri persuaded Koeman to quit Southampton and he will be entrusted with a transfer kitty in excess of £100 million.