Everton on verge of signing record-breaking centre-forward in summer transfer
Everton are set to sign young striker Cerian Loney from Partick Thistle, according to The Athletic.
The news outlet reported via their live blog on Friday (7 June) that the Blues are on the verge of announcing the 16-year-old’s arrival from Scottish Championship side Partick.
It is understood that Loney, who is the youngest-ever player to play for Partick, has wowed Everton’s scouts before impressing during a trial period on Merseyside.
The Athletic add that Brighton and other English clubs were keen on the striker, who only celebrated his 16th birthday in March.
Everton set to seal first summer signing
Kevin Thelwell and his team will have no doubt done a lot of homework on Loney, who made his one and only appearance for Partick Thistle in their 4-1 defeat to Dundee United last month.
It’s always exciting to see a promising young player join the club but obviously, there’s little chance that Loney will be in Sean Dyche’s mind for the first team just yet.
The Athletic reports that the Scottish striker will join up with the Blues’ youth teams, presumably the Under-18s, because even Premier League 2 is a much higher standard than the league the 16-year-old played in for Partick.
Everton are strapped for cash, there’s no getting away from that. Therefore, fans cannot expect the club to go crazy in the transfer market this summer – even if new owners come in sooner rather than later.
PSR is holding the club back but it’s good to see there’s still a bit of room to make some additions at the youth level.
These are the kind of players who can be the future for Everton and maybe if Loney does well and ends up in the first team, he’ll be worth a lot of money and will count as almost pure profit on the PSR calculations.
In other Everton news, the Blues are set to make a major takeover announcement with Farhad Moshiri to reach a new agreement.
