Everton sign a 15 year old for £2 millon

[Storer 68]

puts our signings into perspective..........................



Everton have paid a reported fee of £2m to sign 15-year-old midfielder George Green from Bradford City.

The Toffees are believed to have beaten a number of clubs to Green's signing, including Premier League rivals Tottenham and Germany's Bayern Munich.

Green will become a full-time part of Everton's youth setup next summer.

"He has got good potential but at the moment that's all it is," said the club's academy director Alan Irvine. "He has got a lot of work to do."

 

[Storer 68]

Everton sign a 15 year old for £2 million

puts our signings into perspective..........................



Everton have paid a reported fee of £2m to sign 15-year-old midfielder George Green from Bradford City.

The Toffees are believed to have beaten a number of clubs to Green's signing, including Premier League rivals Tottenham and Germany's Bayern Munich.

Green will become a full-time part of Everton's youth setup next summer.

"He has got good potential but at the moment that's all it is," said the club's academy director Alan Irvine. "He has got a lot of work to do."

 

[Norman Potting]

So let me get this straight, they have signed 2 x 15 year olds for £2 million or is it one 30 year old for £4 million??

Madness either way.

 

[Gritt23]

That doesn't seem very likely considering the lack of money Everton have been spending. If Moyes had £2m to spend, he'd be looking for for some cheapo import that can help him NOW, not a "potential" signing like this.

Perhaps there are numerous add-ons that could eventually take the fee to £2m, but there is no way they've spent that up front IMHO.

 

[Biscuit]

If he's anything Rooney...

 

[terryberry1]

Everton do not have a pot to piss in..... So how?

 

[Icy Gull]

How many of these big money under 16 players have gone on to be good Premier League players?

Walcott, was he under 16 when signed? Now I'm struggling. Who else?

 

[Gus is god]

cant see it myself they have no money to spend apparently so why spend 2mill on a youth when ya need to strengthen ya first team

 

[Gritt23]

How many of these big money under 16 players have gone on to be good Premier League players?

Walcott, was he under 16 when signed? Now I'm struggling. Who else?

Wasn't Defoe pretty young when there was a whole fuss about West Ham nicking him off Charlton?

 

[Gritt23]

Jermaine Pennant. Arsenal bought him off Notts Co. at about 15.

But for every success there are a lot of Sunny Pikes.

 

[brightn'ove]

so they spend f*** all in the transfer window, but sign some kid for 2mil?

yeah, right.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

How old was Gareth Barry when he was ponced from us?

 

[Gritt23]

How old was Gareth Barry when he was ponced from us?

15, I think.

Wasn't there some other lad taken at the time. Some sort of relation to someone else at the club .....

 

[brightn'ove]

How many of these big money under 16 players have gone on to be good Premier League players?

Walcott, was he under 16 when signed? Now I'm struggling. Who else?

gareth barry?


edit: balls too late.

 

[Pat McCrotch]

15, I think.

Wasn't there some other lad taken at the time. Some sort of relation to someone else at the club .....

wasn't he Dick Knight's nephew or something?

 

[phoenix]

cant see it myself they have no money to spend apparently so why spend 2mill on a youth when ya need to strengthen ya first team

Because 2 mill will get them naff all, that will help in the prem.

 

[Gus is god]

Because 2 mill will get them naff all, that will help in the prem.

David Goodwillie
Simon Vukcevic
John Arne Riise
James Vaughan
DJ Campbell
Ahmed Elmohamady
Ji Dong-won
Wes Brown
Michel Vorm
Leroy Lita
Shaun Maloney


and thats without the free transfers?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

David Goodwillie
Simon Vukcevic
John Arne Riise
James Vaughan
DJ Campbell
Ahmed Elmohamady
Ji Dong-won
Wes Brown
Michel Vorm
Leroy Lita
Shaun Maloney


and thats without the free transfers?

Elliott Bennett -£1.5M
Davor Suker -£500k
Yaya Toure -£150k
Eboue - £1m
Diaby - £2m
Song - £1m
Ljungberg - £2m upfront

 

[clippedgull]

£350,000 down payment with future add ons.

 

[catfish]

They're supposed to be skint.