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River Plate teenager trains with Everton
35 Comments Roberto Martinez made the announcement today that Andrade, who has been likened to Argentine star Juan Roman Riquelme and played against the Blues during the Dallas Cup earlier this year, has been invited to the club's Academy to work with David Unsworth and his side with a view to joining permanently.
"Tomas has got that raw natural talent to use in attacking play," the manager said. "He is left-footed and can play in between the lines. He has a very interesting profile.
“He will need that adaptation period because he is very young and would fit in very well with our development squad.
“We will try to do a deal where we can get him on loan, with a clear plan to develop Tomas and fulfil his potential.”
Quotes sourced from Everton FC.com
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2 Posted 06/08/2015 at 11:58:41
3 Posted 06/08/2015 at 12:26:38
4 Posted 06/08/2015 at 13:22:59
"Everton are close to signing highly rated River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade, who has been training with the Blues.
Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Everton are interested in making a permanent play for the player.
"Tomas is a very talented young man," Martinez told the Liverpool Echo.
"He has raw, natural talent to use in the attacking play. He can play between the lines, he is left-footed, heÂ’s has a very, very interesting profile."
5 Posted 06/08/2015 at 13:24:04
6 Posted 06/08/2015 at 13:38:22
7 Posted 06/08/2015 at 13:39:05
EVERTON WANT WHIZZKID
Everton are close to signing highly rated River Plate midfielder Tomas Andrade, who has been training with the Blues.
Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Everton are interested in making a permanent play for the player.
"Tomas is a very talented young man," Martinez told the Liverpool Echo.
"He has raw, natural talent to use in the attacking play. He can play between the lines, he is left-footed, he's has a very, very interesting profile."
8 Posted 06/08/2015 at 13:49:39
9 Posted 06/08/2015 at 14:23:20
https://www.facebook.com/TomyAndrade
10 Posted 06/08/2015 at 14:26:24
11 Posted 06/08/2015 at 14:27:16
12 Posted 06/08/2015 at 14:42:13
We still need three players to automatically challenge for a first team place right at this moment.
13 Posted 06/08/2015 at 14:49:57
No doubt he has one too.
14 Posted 06/08/2015 at 15:00:04
15 Posted 06/08/2015 at 15:01:09
16 Posted 06/08/2015 at 15:03:15
18 Posted 06/08/2015 at 17:08:23
It's about time we go to the core and get them before the likes of Benfica, Porto or Atletico Madrid. For years they've been getting the best young talents on the cheap and then selling them on for a fortune. Good news if it happens.
19 Posted 06/08/2015 at 17:18:47
20 Posted 06/08/2015 at 17:21:40
21 Posted 06/08/2015 at 17:30:04
I suppose he will be given a bit of time to adapt and show his wares. I hope so because he's a talented lad.
22 Posted 06/08/2015 at 17:45:49
23 Posted 06/08/2015 at 19:30:06
24 Posted 06/08/2015 at 22:03:33
It's a start! Would like to see some more of these signings before the window closes as well as the obviously needed 1st team strengthening.
Ajay - yes Henen signed permenantly earlier in the summer.
Agree with Colin, we need to be targeting these youngsters in S AmeRica etc when you can get them for peanuts.
This lad actually scored against our youth in for River Plate. Dowell also scored a fantastic goal for us in that game.
25 Posted 06/08/2015 at 22:12:06
26 Posted 06/08/2015 at 22:20:12
With our lack of funds, it's the strategy we need to be employing.
27 Posted 06/08/2015 at 22:45:30
28 Posted 07/08/2015 at 00:07:45
29 Posted 07/08/2015 at 01:45:58
This should be a blue print for us and a passageway to move us forward.
If work permits are a problem, solve it. Teams in lesser leagues with less in terms of finance would happily develop these talents for us.
Chelsea have Dutch club and united have a Belgian club. Why can't we have a Greek club like Olympiacus whom we have some sort of relationship with, hence the Henen deal.
Were there's a will there's a way, and we're there's the offer of top quality players for no charge there will always be a way.
We foot the bill, Olympiacoe gain a player or two for a period of time, and we get a work permit. Everybody's happy.
30 Posted 07/08/2015 at 02:09:15
Nethertheless, one of the most highly rated teenagers in South America right now. He's said by the Echo to be a left sided player, but he's more of a Number 10 to me. Maybe he's turning into a Pienaar.
Can't see him playing much before Christmas, but if we can get him settled and coax some of that potential out, well this could be the signing of the season.
31 Posted 07/08/2015 at 02:24:14
32 Posted 07/08/2015 at 09:44:08
33 Posted 07/08/2015 at 10:19:15
35 Posted 07/08/2015 at 10:56:47
Nobody could understand the Henen deal initially but it makes sense now.
Ant -- I read yesterday that he won Player of the Tournament in the U17 World Cup, whether this is correct I have no idea.
He looks a player on YouTube, clearly has skill & talent. I appreciate a YouTube clip is a YouTube clip.
Can somebody please tell me wtf is "playing between the lines"? I think I know but am not certain.
36 Posted 07/08/2015 at 18:15:31
Colin, he might not be so homesick with Uncle Pato around . . . . . . !
37 Posted 07/08/2015 at 19:41:35
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