When I first read the new that Chelsea were interested in signing Ross Barkley for £20 million I’d have to say I was rather flabbergasted. A 17-year-old and with only a handful of first team game under his belt it seems rather deranged that the new Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas would be prepared to pay that amount of money for such an inexperienced player. With Manchester Unitedalso interested in acquiring the teenagers signature and Barkley’s status as a supposed ‘wonder kid’ it seems likely that a bidding war will ensue between the Premier League giants.
It’s plausible to say that Everton will, in all probability, accept any bid for Barkley that matches or exceeds what Chelsea are reportedly ready to offer due to their perilous financial state. With the Toffees latest prodigy likely to leave Goodison Park in the near future and two of the countries leading clubs vying for his services, a big decision will have to be made over who will offer the best platform for him to achieve his potential. Would Barkley be better off moving to Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge?
He has certainly warranted the interest in him after putting in some eye-catching performances in the opening weeks of the season with many fans and pundits already tipping him to reach the pinnacle of English football having already broken into Stuart Pearce’s under-21 side.
His stock sky-rocketed since he made his debut against QPR in August where he displayed a feather light tough, razor sharp vision and determined attitude that is absent in a lot of young players these days. With his eighteenth birthday fast approaching it’s amazing to think he is being linked with a big money move just weeks after his Premier League bow. At his age he is still a rough diamond that needs to extensively polished if he is to become the player he is prophesized to be.
With Man Utd and Chelsea on his tail there is only one place Barkley should think about going should an offer from either team ever materialises. It’s a club who has nurtured some of the best players on the planet turning them from hot prospects into world-class footballers. They have a manager who knows the ins and outs of refining young talent, putting them on the right track to global stardom and helping them achieve more in their careers than most others will.
In my opinion Barkley should look no further than Manchester United if he aspire to reach footballs top level. You only have to look at the faces who have graced Old Trafford in the last 20 years that have gone on to be recognized as some of the finest players that have ever stepped onto a football field.
Can’t you find something better to write instead of bullsh** stories
or you know he could stay at Everton with moyes planning a squad around him and all that i doubt he’d want to lose him unless a bid that matched rooney’s 30+ million was offered where we could pay off next to everything owed.
Only Man Ure are allowed to have any good players. All other teams can go to hell. As for Rooney – he was an established International BEFORE going to Man U and nearly ALL his good displays for England were years ago when he was an Everton player. He has been pants since. These players going to Man U is not doing THEM as much good as it is doing MAN U good. Utterly disgusting media manipulation. 99% of football fans are rendered nauseous by the media’s obvious pro Big 4 agenda. You are killing football and are beneath contempt.
Well Jack
A waste of time even for a Manure fan
Keep you grubby little hands of him
COYB
He should sign for the Brazil 1970 world cup team, its about as ridiculous as this article
The answer is neither. He will get far more opportunities to develop and grow as a player at Everton than at either Manure or Chelski – who have taken players merely to put them on the bench and in the process ruin often very promising careers – eg Wright-Philips.
The boy agent need to think properly before any move cause young lad need permanent club manager that he will gain from cos he’s not up to 20 yet.he need to move to club that will not sack manager from time to time not distabilize is carrier.