Transfer reports, comebacks and revelations: Is the end nigh for divisive Morgan Schneiderlin at Everton?

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Everton are being linked with two top central midfielders at present. With Aaron Ramsey leaving Arsenal at the end of the season, he has been mooted as a target. Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is another player said to be on their radar.

It would certainly improve their central midfield options to bring just one of them in this winter. Everton are also blessed by the return of James McCarthy from his leg break this weekend. Meanwhile, Andre Gomes, signed from Barcelona on the summer, is also closing in on a debut.

All of this should have one very divisive Everton player worried.

Morgan Schneiderlin joined the club in a reported (BBC Sport) £22 million deal from Manchester United in January 2017. After an impressive first six months at the club, last season was a difficult one for the Frenchman.

He struggled to find his best form and many Everton fans felt he simply was not trying hard enough for the cause.

It left him the main boo-boy of the Everton fans.

This season, he has lost his place in the starting XI to youngster Tom Davies, who is currently captaining the side. With Idrissa Gana Gueye a seemingly constant presence, it has seen Schneiderlin make just one-minute cameos in his last two Everton appearances.

With reports of new targets and two other central midfielders returning from injury, the Frenchman may soon find himself down the pecking order at Goodison Park.

Perhaps, his time at Everton is coming to an end.