Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City all chasing Everton’s 17-year-old wonderkid Ishe Samuels-Smith, hailed as ‘the next Leighton Baines’
- Ishe Samuels-Smith is attracting interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City
- The 17-year-old left-back has been hailed as ‘the next Leighton Baines’
- Everton have had offers from Swansea and Ipswich Town for striker Ellis Simms
Everton‘s promising young left-back Ishe Samuels-Smith is attracting interest from Chelsea and Manchester City.
The 17-year-old, whose brother Odin is also on Everton’s books, has been hailed as ‘the next Leighton Baines’ and has been part of the first team squad since September.
Chelsea, City and Tottenham have been following his progress for the past year with the Stamford Bridge club weighing up an offer.
Everton have had offers from Swansea City and Ipswich Town for striker Ellis Simms. Swansea discussed a potential swap involving Joel Piroe.
Stoke City are also interested in Simms but Coventry could yet strike a deal as they look to replace Viktor Gyokeres who is close to joining Sporting Lisbon.
17-year-old Ishe Samuels-Smith is attracting interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City
Samuels-Smith has represented England at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level so far
Everton have recieved offers from Swansea City and Ipswich Town for striker Ellis Simms, 22
Samuels-Smith is yet to make a first team appearance for Everton but was on the bench for the Toffees trip down to the south coast to face Bournemouth in the third round of the Carabao Cup last November.
The Manchester-born youngster joined Everton at Under-9 level and impressed for both the Under-18s and Under-21s last season.
He has also represented England at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level.
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