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Joshua Zirkzee

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Jokerdan said:
Seems to suggest that Everton's youth set up is now being recognised as up there with the best in Europe. Youngsters will learn and be given opportunities to develop and if ultimately not with us most will go on to establish decent career paths with other clubs. Unlike Chelsea et al who simply buy up 'starlets' and then farm them straight out we want to take them on and actually teach and develop them. We actually show them the love and help them to progress which other clubs are failing to do.
I imagine there are many youngsters who now regret moving to Chelsea, Man City/United...etc because they are made to feel no more than commodities when they should be made to feel part of a family which encourages them to thrive much in the same way we do with our own kids.
Very proud of our club in so many, many ways and whilst mistakes will be made our handling of youth development has to rank as one of the best.
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I have mentioned this before. This needs to be our competive advantage over the SKY clubs. If we can continue to demonstrate a clear path from u23 to the first team we can become the first choice Prem destination for the top young talent around the globe
 
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I have mentioned this before. This needs to be our competive advantage over the SKY clubs. If we can continue to demonstrate a clear path from u23 to the first team we can become the first choice Prem destination for the top young talent around the globe
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A very valid point, this!

It's often used as a joke when young players head to Chelsea or Man City, that they'll spend their career there in the dutch league on loan along with the other 40+ talents they sign per-season.

If we can continually show that if you progress and perform well for our youth set-up, then you'll get a chance, then that gives us a massive upper hand.

I think we're beginning to see this now with the young players we're signing.

I've even seen comments from fans of other teams about how good our youth setup is... so we must be doing something right.

Giving Davies, Lookman, Calvert-Lewin et-al. game time, is not just good for their future development, but a fantastic advertisement for Everton to other young players around the globe! ;)
 

maccavennie said:
Yep could be talk of everyone being interested to drum up interest in the kid or we may have already officially signed him and just not confirmed it yet??
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...it's a confusing one but all the reports suggest we've beaten off a number of top clubs to get him. Odd that he's only just travelled over and is already in Prague. Very odd.
 
Eggs said:
..we've signed a few youngsters from abroad without a trial. If he is on trial I can only think he's not as in demand as reports suggest. Unless Everton are offering a staggering amount of money if he impresses.
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I'd guess that we've spoken with his agent and his agent has said hes signing for Arsenal or someone...then weve asked him to come for a trial and if he impresses we will pay him a lot more.

I don't think a player would risk injury in a trial game if he had other offers on the table.
 

Zatara said:
I'd guess that we've spoken with his agent and his agent has said hes signing for Arsenal or someone...then weve asked him to come for a trial and if he impresses we will pay him a lot more.

I don't think a player would risk injury in a trial game if he had other offers on the table.
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..can't really have that, Zat. You might be right but if he's agreed an offer with Arsenal and then Everton came in you'd ask "how much are you offering". You surely wouldn't risk a trial game, particularly if it's in a competition. None of this makes sense. Mind you, it doesn't make sense he's gone to Prague so quickly after landing at Speke.
 
Eggs said:
..can't really have that, Zat. You might be right but if he's agreed an offer with Arsenal and then Everton came in you'd ask "how much are you offering". You surely wouldn't risk a trial game, particularly if it's in a competition. None of this makes sense. Mind you, it doesn't make sense he's gone to Prague so quickly after landing at Speke.
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lol I know.
 
Unless it was done I doubt we would have played him,

Its also not that likely that we would "announce" a 16 year old, for various reasons.
 

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