Everton failed to land a replacement for Lukaku in the summer despite receiving £75m for his services from Manchester United and spending a bucket-load of cash on improving other areas of the squad.

Ronald Koeman wants Carroll to fill that void and is set to offer West Ham £20m in January to bring him back to Merseyside.

The former Liverpool man has 18 months left on his deal at the London Stadium and West Ham may be prepared to listen to offers if the price is right.