Andre Gomes was on loan at Everton from Barcelona, while Kurt Zouma arrived from Chelsea.
Gomes is returning to his parent club Barcelona after a season-long loan deal at Everton.
Zouma is also heading back to Chelsea following a spell on loan at the Toffees this campaign.
Walcott – who has been on the books of Everton since January 2018 when he joined from Arsenal for a transfer fee reported by Sky Sports to be worth £20 million – hopes that the 25-year-old and the 24-year-old are at Everton next season.
Walcott told The Liverpool Echo regarding Gomes and Zouma: ”Yeah well they’re two great guys, great professionals who have been fantastic throughout the season for us.
“It’s up to Everton and themselves to decide. As a player I know what they’re probably going through.
“But fingers crossed they can come back, I’ve enjoyed every minute with them and they’ve been a big boost for us.
“We’ll see, who knows? I’m like a fan, we want the best players to sign for Everton and they’re definitely two of them.”
Back to Everton
Everton manager Marco Silva has already said that he wants the Toffees to sign Gomes and Zouma on permanent contracts in the summer transfer window, as quoted in The Times.
The problem is that Gomes is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, as reported by The Times, and Chelsea have a transfer ban hanging on them and may want Zouma to be part of their first team next season.
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