Everton Youth Teams Thread

[mightymoyes]

Meant to be good but 4m for someone we've all never seen play, oh well

We all have

 

[The binman chronicles]

Are we fire selling any prospect out of the academy now. I didnt think my opinion of this club could be lowered after the end of the season. We're plummeting new lows.

Would anyone in the youth teams trust they'd ever get a game under Dyche? It's sad but at the end of the day better to go for something than just walk out the door like usual.

 

[Parker]

Exactly. Better than in front of twenty bloke's for our under 23s.

They have a route to the first team. We don't.

Nah they just have better young players because they can poach them from the best youth systems in world football.

They bring through Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount whereas we do Mathew Pennington and Morgan Feeney.

 

[LocalNative]

Nah they just have better young players because they can poach them from the best youth systems in world football.

They bring through Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount whereas we do Mathew Pennington and Morgan Feeney.

Both mentioned weren’t poached - Chelsea was their first proper club.

More than anything mate it’s the London factor. Bigger area and more talent in the pool sadly.

Chelsea are very good at developing young players.

 

[CalBuckeye_Rob]

Not a good look when you develop them for nearly 10 years then sell them to a more successful team before he plays a single minute on your first team. The only way Everton is likely going to elevate itself from the relegation war is to actually use this young talent to start winning. They probably invested close to £4 million in training him to this point and that money can't buy anything that matters to this roster.

 

[Connor]

We all have

No ones seen him play at a decent level, so 4m is good money

 

[Nymzee]

Chelsea for years now have had a fantastic development centre.

Reece James, Mason Mount, Levi Colwill three of the biggest recent benefactors of that, becoming key players after coming through the academy and getting the right loan deals.

We’re not attractive to young players, it won’t have gone unnoticed to him the lack of pathways for young players at Everton in recent years.

3 out of how many though? He’s joining the cast of five thousand over there. He’ll disappear.

 

[jinkyali]

Nah they just have better young players because they can poach them from the best youth systems in world football.

They bring through Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount whereas we do Mathew Pennington and Morgan Feeney.

Ironic you say they poach but then name two who they brought through themselves.

 

[andy4efc]

Can’t refuse 4m for a 17 year old who’s not played men’s football yet.

Useful 4mil to go towards our situation.

 

[Lapeno77]

Yep, I think the 2 keepers thing certainly wouldn't go down too well with the youngsters.

Everton just look like a sinking ship in all departments tbh

Not just that but last game of the season, we didn't even fill the bench. 8 subs rather than 9

 

[catcherintherye]

Not a good look when you develop them for nearly 10 years then sell them to a more successful team before he plays a single minute on your first team. The only way Everton is likely going to elevate itself from the relegation war is to actually use this young talent to start winning. They probably invested close to £4 million in training him to this point and that money can't buy anything that matters to this roster.

I mean we probably havent invested anything like that in training mate.

That fee will probably pay for the entire academy for over a year.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Chelsea feels like a weird move, and I dont really get it, but all the best to the lad. Its a lot of money for someone yet to play senior football.

 

[catcherintherye]

More chance of first team football at Chelsea.

I mean is there? Outside of a brief time when Lampard was there I cant remember them blooding any younger players. Most of them het stuck on the loans conveyor belt, and throw away their potential.

 

[Nymzee]

Is he even on a pro deal yet? How are they bidding? Thought it was a tribunal jobby

 

[catcherintherye]

Chelsea feels like a weird move, and I dont really get it, but all the best to the lad. Its a lot of money for someone yet to play senior football.

I wonder if he wanted to go. I also wonder if they are offering silly money to sign that we werent prepared to match?

It honestly wouldnt surprise me if he was on 30k p/w or something for them.