18 year old Jack Rodwell from Everton is a defensive midfielder who can also play center back. "He was just 15 when he made his first reserve appearance, replacing David Weir in a game with Sheffield United in October 2006. Earned five caps for England’s under 16 team, and is now captain of the under 18s team." (from the Everton website)
22 year old Gervinho is already considered one of the star strikers at the Ligue 1, where he plays as a foreword for Lille. He is also captain of the Ivory Coast Olympic team and was just added to the national Ivory Coast roster for the World Cup. Many consider him to be Didier Drogba's heir.
Romelu Lukaku is only 16, but that didn't stop him from starring on the Belgian league playing for Anderlecht, and scoring against such big teams as Ajax at the EUFA league. He's been said to be on Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Milan's watchlist.
Italian teen Davide Santon has already been compared to Paulo Maldini. At 18, he's probably the best young attacking right defender in the country, and already plays for Inter, and on the national Italy squad.
17 year old Iker Muniain plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao. He's the youngest player ever to score a goal in a first division match in La Liga, at 16. He also plays for the U17 Spanish team.
Tottenham should grab him now, he's worth the 2 mil!
They should wait until summer, they don't need him right now.
Everton's Steven Pienaar has agreed on a 70,000 pounds per week contract with Tottenham but the move could me made only in June after his current deal with the Toffees will expire. Tottenham can bring the midfielder in January for a fee of 2 million pounds, should they do that?
Aston Villa have drawn five of their last six home matches and they will be looking to end that poor run tonight against Everton. Aston Villa are 7th while Everton are just behind them in 8th, so it could be an important match for an Europa League spot. Can Aston Villa end their nightmare run and save their season?
Everton's Mikel Arteta is eligible to claim British citizenship under residency rules and said that he would be interested in representing the Three Lions. The Basque is frustrated at being overlooked by Spain and says that it is up to the FA to make the next move: "The situation is the same as it has always been. No-one has contacted me about it and I said really clearly last week my thoughts about it." What do you think, would he be useful for England?
Another edition of the Merseyside Derby will take place at Anfield Road on Sunday and struggling Liverpool will be looking to get revenge for the 2-0 defeat they recorded at Everton earlier in the season. Liverpool are still looking for a win under new manager Kenny Dalglish as their last result was a 2-1 beating at Blackpool. On the other hand Everton grabbed a good 2-1 win against Tottenham last week and they are in 12th place, just one position above their arch rivals.
Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has been strongly linked with a summer move away from Eastlands after falling out of favour at the club since the arrival of Roberto Mancini at the club. If you think he will be playing for someone other than the 5 teams pictured below, feel free to comment!
The South African midfielder has not yet extended his contract with Everton and there are already two clubs interested in his signature: Tottenham and Juventus.
Everton accepted bids from both Chelsea and Tottenham for midfielder Steven Pienaar, the deal supposedly is around 3 million pounds since the player's contract with Everton will expire this summer. Which offer should Pienaar choose?
