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They are Roberto Martinez’s only two additions of the summer so far, but both Thomas Cleverley and Gerard Deulofeu are welcome faces at Finch Farm.

The Blues boss has been planning for the potential of having both as permanent additions for some time, and believes they can become important players for the present and future.

But while the arrival of Barcelona wide-man Deulofeu certainly attracted significantly more excitement from fans, it is the less glamorous Cleverley who could make a more consistent and immediate impact.

The former Manchester United midfielder is a little older, and a little wiser than his new Catalan team-mate.

While Deulofeu is all about potential, and there is so much of it at his mercurial feet, the fleeting glimpses fans have had of him this pre-season will have reminded them that he has rough edges which linger.

Specifically Deulofeu, who hopefully has Sevilla boss Unai Emery’s words ringing in his ears after an unsuccessful loan spell there last term, still has questionable decision-making.

His creativity and dynamism are beyond question, but the end product remains a little erratic.

Consider again what Emery had to say.

“He has incredible qualities but lacks others. Put him out there, one on one and ... pfff,” Emery told the Guardian’s Sid Lowe.

“But make him play football with team-mates, on a big pitch, and it’s hard. He doesn’t have the maturity or capacity for sacrifice yet.

“I told him: ‘There are players here who aspire to a contract like yours, men with less talent but more hunger: Iborra, Carriço, Vitolo. They know what it costs. You haven’t experienced that. When you do, you’ll grow. I hope you get that. If not here, somewhere else.’”

That “somewhere else” is now Merseyside, and it would be rash to start drawing conclusions about the £4.3m new recruit after a few run-outs in pre-season.

There was as much to savour as to frustrate against Swindon, Stoke and Arsenal.

But Everton lack spark in the final third and – with no other new signings yet added and Martinez hinting he may wait until September 1 to get his business done – they could do with a more mature “Geri” hitting the ground running.

That could be beyond him for Saturday’s curtain-raiser against Watford, with a hamstring complaint meaning he is touch and go, but the Toffees need him to learn quickly and show more consistency than he did at times during his last loan spell.

Cleverley, on the other hand, has been a consistent presence so far, building on the quietly impressive displays at Aston Villa last term which had clubs such as Arsenal expressing an interest.

He has a wise head seemingly beyond his 25 years and suggests there was more than just hyperbole about what Martinez said about him last summer when he missed out on his signature.

“I will always be interested in Tom in terms of the experiences I had with him,” he said. “I think Tom is going to be one of the best midfielders in the England camp.

“I have said it before, when he was with us, that his tactical ability is not normal for a player of his age in this country. He is someone who could easily fit into the Dutch or Spanish way of playing quite easily, such is his technical ability and awareness.”

Martinez lost no time heralding the player he helped hone at Wigan after his eventual arrival this summer.

“He had a good connection with the England footballers, but straight away he has adapted really well in the way of working and playing, and you can see that he has terrific Premier League experience,” he told the ECHO.

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Cleverley does seem to offer something extra for the Blues. He has been earmarked for a more advanced role this term, although only played in that further up-field band of three midfielders once, against Villarreal for Duncan Ferguson’s testimonial.

His composure and intelligence were noticeable.

He looks every inch like a player who came through the youth system at Old Trafford, and with added self-belief could become another bona-fide Blues bargain.

That, too, could be a tag for Deulofeu at £4.3m, but the winger may benefit from watching Cleverley’s mature decisions on the ball and take heed.

In turn, Cleverley could benefit from a bit of the younger man’s supreme self-confidence to rub off on him, as he seeks to move on from the questions marks which haunted his ability at United.

If they can each assume some of the qualities of the other, Everton’s very own Tom and Geri can be excellent additions.