Moyes looks to Beckham as Cahill cover

Everton boss David Moyes is considering a loan deal with David Beckham as cover for goal ace Tim Cahill’s absence in January.

The Blues could be without their top scorer for up to six weeks from next month due to his commitments with Australia in the Asia Cup.

But Moyes has confirmed he would be interested in signing Beckham, 35, if the price is right – and he could be the ideal replacement for Cahill.

“I would hope that if David wanted to come he would give me a call,” Moyes said.

“I have worked with David at Preston, I know him and if he wanted to come back to the Premier League he only needs to phone me or his pal Phil Neville.”

“He knows how to get hold of Phil and he knows how to get hold of me. We would have to look into it financially.

“But if he came and said to me ‘I would like to come and play’ then I would have to go to the chairman and ask if we could make it work by selling enough replica shirts.”

The MLS season has finished and Beckham – who has spent the last two winters with AC Milan – could be keen for another spell in Europe to catch the eye again of England boss Fabio Capello.

Neville is a long-standing friend of Becks from their days at Manchester United, while Moyes also played alongside him when the ex-Three Lions skipper had a loan spell at Preston as a teenager.

Meanwhile, Cahill, who is set to play in the Qatar-based Asian Cup from January 7 to 29, has called for a return to ‘ugly’ football from Everton.

The 30-year-old is desperate to at least leave the Toffees in better shape than their current Premier League position of 14th, and believes they must make grinding out wins their focus again, even if style has to suffer.

“The time when I’ve had most success at this football club is when we’ve not looked too far ahead,” Cahill told the Liverpool Echo.

“We’ve won a lot of games ugly, maybe 1-0 wins and not conceding goals so I think it’d be great to go back to the good old days of showing up, not looking too far ahead and focusing on each match.”

“I don’t focus on the internationals. I don’t think about the Asia Cup. It’s just each game at a time for Everton.”

“The good thing is that me and the manager speak frequently and my main objective is to play well and keep him happy.”

“When it arises and the Asia Cup comes I’ll just deal with it, and speak with the manager. I do every other day.”

“The manager understands, and it’s hard for club and country. But I make sure my football is doing well. I need to play well for my club to do well for my country.”