Source: Daily_Mail
Everton sign Bradford starlet George Green
In the market: Everton boss David Moyes[LNB]Everton have agreed a ?2million deal to sign 15-year-old Bradford midfielder George Green, who has been hailed as the next Gazza.[LNB] David Moyes spent virtually nothing on transfer fees this summer but beaten a host of Barclays Premier league clubs to land Green. [LNB]Tottenham were thought to be leading the race for Green, and Bayern Munich were also in the running. [LNB]Green will cost Everton ?350,000 up front, and add-ons could bring the overall cost of the transfer up to the ?2m mark. [LNB]Bradford City's head of football development Archie Christie said: 'This is one of the highest deals ever for a 15-year-old from a League Two club. [LNB]'But George is the best I've seen in his position at his age. He could become another Wayne Rooney or Paul Gascoigne.' [LNB]Everton's academy director Alan Irvine is looking forward to working with the teenager. [LNB]'George is a young player who was attracting interest from a number of clubs,' Irvine said. 'He has got good potential but at the moment that's all it is. He has got a lot of work to do and he knows that. We're happy to have him and we're looking forward to working with him here at the academy.'[LNB]Meanwhile, Bradford want Charlton striker Paul Benson, 31, on loan. [LNB] Everton appeal Rodwell's controversial red card in Merseyside derby defeatCarroll's Liverpool career blasts off at last with precious derby strike against Everton Graham Poll: Despite Rodwell error, Atkinson was the right choice to referee the Merseyside derbyAll the latest Everton FC news, features and opinion[LNB]
