At this point, it is fairly obvious that Everton are looking for a genuine replacement for Romelu Lukaku. Wayne Rooney will probably be a short term, stop-gap solution, but his old age and pace have him better suited for playing passes out of the advanced midfield area. Which brings me onto this this topic. While Everton is not currently being associated with him, consider this about Everton right now and Breel Embolo:

Everton needs a strong Center Forward. The new players Everton's brought in this summer point toward more diverse scorers. Breel Embolo has incredible passing and strong hold up play.

Associated with Everton back in December of 2015 under Roberto Martinez, the 20 year old completed a transfer from FC Basel to Schalke 04 last summer, where he picked up 2 goals and an assist in 7 appearances before getting injured. While able to score stunners, his hold up play and passing is certain to fit in well with Everton's new multi-faceted attack.

In 180 minutes in the Euros last season, he averaged 18.5 average passes per game and 2.5 key passes per game. So, along with being a dangerous shooter and dribbler, he can also help create chances up top. Comparing him to a young(er) Romelu Lukaku, both started out setting smaller leagues on fire, and moved to a bigger team. Both did exceptionally well by 20 (Embolo was set to before his injury). With similar strength, dribbling, and shooting as Lukaku at the same age, it would be a very smart move for Everton to make a move for a top youth prospect with a very bright future instead of squandering it in this summer's inflated market on lesser players. He could just be the ideal replacement for Romelu Lukaku.

The 20 year old is currently valued at 20 million Euros, and while Schalke are unlikely to want to part with one of the more promising young players in Europe, Farhad Moshiri has brought more than enough financial clout to Merseyside to secure the signature of another young and promising European prospect.