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da leao： It is becoming a bit of a theme for German clubs to snap up young, British talent from Premier League clubs.
We’ve seen Borussia Dortmund snap up Jadon Sancho, Schalke secure the services of Rabbi Matondo from Manchester City, Hoffenheim take Reiss Nelson on loan, and RB Leipzig sign Everton’s own Ademola Lookman on loan in the previous campaign.
On the topic of the Toffees, there is another young Englishman in their ranks who is attracting interest from the Bundesliga, as well as France – Under-18 Premier League star Ellis Simms.
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The 18-year-old has smashed in a remarkable 31 goals in just 25 appearances for the Everton Under-18 side this season, where his phenomenal form has caught the eye of first-team boss Marco Silva – the former Watford manager is said to be considering a first-team debut for Simms.
Worryingly, the teenager’s scholarship deal runs out in the summer, meaning that the Merseysiders need to move quickly to tie the marksman down.
It has been reported that the Toffees are keen to tie Simms down to a professional contract, as the likes of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen keep tabs on the situation.
Elsewhere, Monaco and Lyon are said to be willing to take him to France in a bid to help him kick-start his career – his eye-catching scoring rate at youth level means he is being viewed as the next big talent that foreign clubs are swooning over.
Given Cenk Tosun’s struggles for game time, along with Silva’s recent preference to use Richarlison as a right-sided forward, we could see Simms drafted into the first-team in the near future to compete with Dominic Calvert-Lewin for a place in the starting XI.
Whatever happens, we may be watching the next big thing come out of an academy that has produced the likes of Ross Barkley and Wayne Rooney.