DAVID Unsworth will be on Wanderers' wanted list if he does not secure his future with Everton.

The Chorley-born defender has a range of attributes, but there is one, above all others, that would tempt Sam Allardyce to make a move - Premiership experience.

Unsworth has more than 300 top flight apperances to his name and, still only 30, should have some good years ahead of him - another appealing feature.

"Somebody with his experience would be very good for a club like ours," Allardyce said. "Anybody who has played Premiership football and is

available would interest me if they fell within our wage structure and would be happy with the length of contract we would be prepared to offer."

Unsworth is still hoping to secure a new contract at Goodison but, if he fails to reach an agreement, Wanderers could be involved in a bidding war

with Manchester City.

Paying such close attention to the home market does not represent a shift in Allardyce's transfer policy, which has tended to focus mainly on the continent, rather an acknowledgement that players with extensive Premiership experience, if they are available, would take less time to settle in than imported players.

"It makes life a bit easier if they've been at this level," the manager explained. "We know as well as anybody about bringing people in from Europe to the Premiership. Ivan Campo struggled when he first came and has only just started coming to his best, showing the form he produced with Real Madrid."