Martinez has already identified targets
Roberto Martinez has already identified the players he wants to bring in at Everton for next season and is working hard to sign them.
The Spaniard guided Everton to their highest points total (72) in the Premier League in 2013-14 and is primed for a recruitment drive after loanees Gareth Barry, Gerard Deulofeu and Romelu Lukaku all returned to their parent clubs.
Martinez already has players in mind to lure to Goodison Park and hopes to get deals agreed soon, although he will not panic if they take longer than expected to complete.
"Recruitment is vital," he told Everton's official website. "We've identified the players (we want) and now it's about making sure we can get them to join.
"It's very much an important period, but it's not one where we need to panic.
"We don't have to make decisions just to bring numbers into the club.
"Everything has to be measured and everything needs to be taken on the understanding that bringing the wrong player into this special group of players that we have could have a very negative effect."
Barry, Deulofeu and Lukaku have all been linked with permanent returns to the Merseyside club, while former Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell is also reportedly on Martinez's wishlist.
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
'People will remember us because we got to No.1 in the world rankings and achieved great things - but our biggest regret is that we didn’t win anything': Ex-Everton star Kevin Mirallas opens up on 'honour' of being part of nation's golden generation
‘I’m sure we’d have finished in the top four or five if he hadn’t joined Chelsea in January. Him leaving damaged the team, but we couldn’t stand in his way’: Alan Curbishley reflects on failed Champions League dream after selling key player