DAVID MOYES introduced his first signing of the summer yesterday – then revealed he expects more new faces to follow Steven Naismith into Everton before the season starts.

Naismith was unveiled at Finch Farm following his switch from Glasgow Rangers, almost two months earlier than the Blues’ first signings last season, and the Blues boss said: “Getting a player in early gives everyone a lift.

“It gives the supporters a lift and that’s why we’ve got a full room (of press) today because people very rarely see Everton sign players at this early date.

“I don’t expect it to be the last either.

“I hope to get some more business done, certainly before the season gets started.”

Moyes refused to speculate on whether names like Junior Hoilett, Daniel Prandjic and Hugo Rodallega – all linked with moves to Goodison – were in his sights.

But he did confirm that bringing Steven Pienaar back from Spurs remains a priority.

“In time we hope to get something done,” he added. “But I won’t talk about players at other clubs.

“Steven’s made it really clear he wants to come back to Everton and in my understanding that hasn’t changed.

“My next job in the coming weeks is hopefully to get Steven Pienaar here as well.”

Despite constant speculation regarding the Goodison futures of Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, Moyes also revealed that he had had no contact from anybody – and that if he did he would prove a very reluctant seller.

“We’ll always have interest in the players we’ve got because we’ve got very good players here, so I would expect that,” he added.

“But we don’t sell easy here at Everton.

“I’ve always tried to build a team. Of course you’re going to lose players now and again but in the main we’ve kept the bulk of our players and we’re going to continue to try and add to them and try and keep improving.

“I’ve heard nothing from nobdy.”

He also maintained that bringing in new players was of more importance to him than securing an extension to his own contract at Everton.

“I don’t think the manager’s position is that important,” he explained. “I think it’s important that we get the players sorted.

“So it’s not desperate. I’ve got a contract here and I’m more than happy. It certainly doesn’t affect my work.”

Moyes hopes that bringing in new players before the season kicks off will have a similar sort of impact to the boost adding three new faces gave to his squad in January.

“The season we qualified for the Champions League we had people in place early doors so if we could do that again then we would hope we could replicate what we have done before,” he added.

“But the Premier League has changed in the level of squads and the standard but we will go about our business try to start the season better than we have done.”

Everton famously lost Wayne Rooney when that 2004/05 campaign was barely two weeks old, but that summer Moyes had already enlisted Tim Cahill from Millwall and Marcus Bent from Ipswich, both of whom enjoyed outstanding campaigns.

“We’re happy to get some business done early,” said Moyes.

“The opportunity came along, everybody knows Rangers’ situation and Steven is somebody we’ve had our eye on for a long time.

“I know a lot about him with my Scottish connections and I’ve seen a lot of games in Scotland, he’s always someone who I felt fits Everton, with his work-rate, the way he goes about his business and he can play several different positions for us.

“From that point of view he’s what we need and obviously the situation at Rangers meant there was an opportunity for us to try and get him.

“I think we can use him in several areas, he’s played wide for Rangers and we’ll use him where wherever we see fit.

“That happens at Everton. When you come to Everton you should be expected to play two or three different roles.

“Steven’s still recovering from an injury so I don’t want people expecting too much from him too soon. He won’t be ready to play in the pre-season games right away and we have to give him the opportunity to be right.”