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Everton sign highly-rated teenager George Green for '£2m'

Tuesday 04 October 2011 11:01 BST
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Manager David Moyes was frustrated in the summer by his lack of clout in the transfer market
Manager David Moyes was frustrated in the summer by his lack of clout in the transfer market (Getty Images)

Everton's academy director Alan Irvine is looking forward to working with highly-rated teenager George Green after the club agreed a deal with Bradford for the youngster join the Toffees' youth set-up next summer.

The 15-year-old attacking midfielder had been linked with the likes of Tottenham and Bayern Munich but Everton got there first with a reported initial bid of £280,000 in a deal potentially worth £2million to the Bantams.

"George is a young player who was attracting interest from a number of clubs," Irvine told evertonfc.com.

"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."

PA

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