Former Everton player Pat Nevin has been speaking about his hopes for Tyrique George who has joined on loan from Chelsea
Pat Nevin believes David Moyes will improve Tyrique George and he hopes the on-loan Chelsea player makes a permanent transfer to Everton. The Blues snapped up the Camden-born player on transfer deadline day of the winter window on Monday for the remainder of the season in a deal which gives them an option to buy him in the summer.
George, who subsequently celebrated his 20th birthday on Wednesday, has been with Chelsea since under-eights level and has made 37 appearances and scored six goals after first being included in the senior squad for their 6-0 win over Everton on April 15, 2024. Nevin, who played 150 games for Everton between 1988-92, scoring 21 goals after signing from Chelsea for £925,000, told NewBettingSites.uk: “My preference for Tyrique George would be a permanent move to Everton and it’s a difficult one for me, having feelings for both clubs.
“Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall going to Everton was brilliant, absolutely fantastic. He’s grown, he’s not necessarily got any better, he’s just been given a chance and allowed to become a core player for the team.
“For all the qualities Tyrique has got, Chelsea Football Club are always going to buy somebody else to play ahead of you. It’s just the way it is.
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“It’s a completely different position but Chelsea got rid of Marc Guehi. He needed to go somewhere else to develop.
“Going on loan helps but you know it’s part-time. They know that the club’s planning for when you’re not there but Tyrique under Moyesy is interesting because he will improve him.
“Remember the Chelsea players that came through like Dominic Solanke, they bring them through and it’s hard for them to stay in the side. Tammy Abraham was exactly the same, it’s not right for them.
“Dominic Solanke and Hudson-Odoi were the same and that was just one cohort. I think the Chelsea model that’s produced Tyrique George has delivered a player that’s cost them nothing but is going to be sold for a good profit.
“Chelsea have not lost anything, they’ve made money. The system works.
“The academy is doing what it always does, providing top quality Premier League players for other teams and the odd one for themselves. That’s fine.
“Everybody benefits. I think Everton would benefit as well.
“The odd thing is people are talking about this now and both of Everton’s strikers at last have scored so he might have a little bit of difficulty getting through there, but then again the good thing about Tyrique is that although he can play up front, he can play out wide too. He’s a wide attacker though, not a winger – they are different things.”