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He failed a trial at Everton but now is the second most valuable player in Europe

Everton could do with a prolific goalscorer at the moment.

Only Southampton, who sit rock bottom of the Premier League, h𓆏ave netted fewer than Everton’s tally of 14 with just 11 goals, as Sean Dyche wওatches the likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto struggle.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
15 EvertonEverton14 3 5 6 14 21 -7 14

The Goodison Park faithful must long for a lethal marksman – something they have not truly had since the days of Romelu Lukaku on Merseyside – although Everton actually turned down a man who eventually went on to become the deadliest striker on the p🐎lanet.

Erling Haaland failed a trial at Everton

Yes, you read that correctly – Erling Haaland once failed a trial at Everton.

It was Ian Atkins – Head of European Recr🌌uitment at Everton between 2012 and 2016 – who told the about this tale, revealing in 2021: “Brian King was really excited about this kid.

“He’d watched Haaland a lot and rated him really highly. He gets on to the club and manages to get him in for four days 🤪with the Academy so that the coaches can have a look at him and see what they think.

“This is when Haaland is a♋t Bryne, before the Molde move, so he’s raw but he’s got all these great attributes you don’t often see in someone so yo𝐆ung.

“He comes in for four days and the Academy decided he wasn’t good enough, something that Brian King didn’t agree with. H♐e thought there was a real talent in there but they didn’t agree. He was one that got away for Everton, but you get that in♑ football. I think Haaland would have suited the English game, though.”

Photo by Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Photo by Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images

As you will know, Haaland, who Barcelona want, has since risen to become the best No.9 around today, remarkably scoring 108 goals in just🌳 119 appearances for Manchester City – winning two Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FA Cup and sev𒆙eral other trophies.

Asꦡ such, the Norway international is now valued at €242m (£200m) by the – making him the second most valuable footballer on the planet behind Jude Bellingham.

Sean Dyche keen on a new frontman in Yuri Alberto

As aforesaid, Everto🐭n have scored just 11 goals in 14 Premier Leagueꦑ outings so far this season – a tally Dyche is keen to improve with the addition of a new striker.

Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images
Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

TBR Football understand Everton want Yuri Alberto from Corinthians – along with West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle – after the South American scored 31 goals ไin all competitions for the Brazilian giants last season.

It will take some effort for the Brazil international to emulate Haaland in English football – but his tally for Corinthian🐻s suggests he would be a fine addition at Goodison Park nonetheless.

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