The closure of the January transfer window does not mean the end of the hard work at Everton. Far from it.

Work to assess the squad and plan for the summer and the first season at the club’s stunning new home on the banks of the Mersey has already started. It will pick up pace ahead of a summer of transition on and off the pitch, with more than a dozen of the current first-team squad on contracts that are set to expire at the end of this season.

Will Seamus Coleman be the first captain at Bramley-Moore Dock? Will Everton lose midfield figureheads Idrissa Gueye and Abdoulaye Doucoure? And what of the future of Dominic Calvert-Lewin?

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The summer represents an opportunity for a huge reset of the first-team squad, a chance that also comes with jeopardy as the Blues set on course for a rebuild. The developments of January mean there is now clarity over who will be in the dugout, with David Moyes in charge after replacing Sean Dyche, whose contract was set to expire at the end of this campaign.

And Everton should be in a new position in relation to Profit and Sustainability Rules, having been given the all-clear for the last set of accounts and with the outstanding Premier League case over interest on loans said to have been used on the stadium now resolved.

Concerns over where the club stood placed constraints on what Everton were able to do last month but, from July 1, new owners The Friedkin Group should be able to start delving into their resources to support the first team, something they do wish to do.

With that in mind, the most important issue to be dealt with at Finch Farm is the future of director of football Kevin Thelwell, whose contract is currently due to run out in the summer. Thelwell has helped to steward the club through the challenges of recent years and has had to navigate transfer windows in which the focus has been to bring in money and reduce the wage bill while maintaining a competitive Premier League team.

The next big call from TFG, from the footballing side of the operation at least, is whether to put Thelwell in charge of building the new-look Everton.

Whoever that role falls to will have a core of first-team players around which to build the Blues of the future. Key figures such as Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Garner, Dwight McNeil and Iliman Ndiaye will remain under contract - though Branthwaite could be the subject of high-profile transfer interest.

But decisions need to be made elsewhere, including over the goalkeeping unit, where Asmir Begovic and Joao Virginia are both on expiring deals. The pair have a good relationship with Pickford and both regularly make the matchday bench, with Virginia having been used as a cup understudy over the past 18 months. Begovic will turn 38 over the summer and is becoming increasingly prominent as a pundit but both represent low-cost options that could maintain a unit that is functioning well, should they wish to stay. Their decision may partially rest on who takes over as goalkeeper coach after Billy Mercer left with Dyche.

At the back, the biggest question will be over talismanic club captain Coleman. The 36-year-old has been unavailable since Moyes’ return following his latest injury setback but remains an important figure and showed his experience is still an asset when he played in the draw at Manchester City on Boxing Day.

Coleman has his coaching badges and expressed a desire to head into management at some point after he stops playing when he assisted Leighton Baines in the dugout against Peterborough United after Dyche’s dismissal. Should he wish to move behind the scenes there is likely to be a pathway for him to do so at Everton.

Ashley Young had been one of the Blues' better players in the first half of the season but has lost his starting place under Moyes, who has developed a new approach on the right of the defence with Jake O’Brien and Jesper Lindstrom. Young will become 40 in July and his future is uncertain.

The picture is clearer with Mason Holgate, who is on loan at West Bromwich Albion. The centre-back is on his third loan spell in two seasons and looks likely to depart in the summer. He has expressed a desire to earn a permanent deal at the Hawthorns.

Also on an expiring contract is Michael Keane, who has been repeatedly tipped as an option to lead the frontline during Everton’s striker injury crisis given his reputation for finishing. Keane played through most of the first half of the season and topped a string of solid performances with his stunning goal at Ipswich Town. He attracted loan interest in January and is the subject of interest in Europe and the US as he moves into the final months of his Blues deal.

In midfield, Doucoure and Gueye are both due to be out of contract. Doucoure opened the scoring against Leicester City on Saturday with another big goal for the club. Gueye has been a solid performer in the middle and has continued to showcase his talent and importance to the first team over recent months. Orel Mangala has formed an effective partnership with the pair but his season-ending knee injury means the Belgium international, on loan from Lyon, has played his final game in Royal Blue.

Fellow loanees Jack Harrison and Lindstrom will also return to their parent clubs in the summer, though both could have a future on Merseyside. Moyes has been a fan of Harrison in the past but the player would need to rediscover his form if he is to have a chance of making the move permanent. He faces competition from Lindstrom, who has found new inspiration under Moyes. The Denmark international wants to stay at Everton and there is an option to make his move from Napoli permanent should he impress and the Blues wish to stump up close to £20m.

There is a similar option in the contract of Chelsea loanee Armando Broja. The striker arrived from Stamford Bridge injured and made just five appearances before he was stretchered off against Peterborough last month. It is hoped he will get another chance to make an impression after the March international break, but he will have some work to do to justify Everton triggering the option to sign him for around £30m.

There is then Calvert-Lewin, one of the Blues' top Premier League goalscorers. The 27-year-old turned down fresh terms in the summer and then struggled for the first half of the campaign. His fortunes looked set to change when he ended his goal drought against Tottenham Hotspur but a hamstring injury picked up at Brighton & Hove Albion looks set to rule him out until well into spring.

Another player playing for an Everton future is deadline day signing Carlos Alcaraz. The 22-year-old joined on loan from Flamengo and the Blues have the option to make it permanent for an initial fee of just over £12m if he starts enough games over the coming months.

Finally, Neal Maupay’s deal will also expire in the summer though the controversial forward’s future is already decided given his loan move to Marseille includes an obligation to make it permanent.