Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City chasing Everton’s 17-year-old wonderkid Ishe Samuels-Smith
Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City are all chasing Everton’s 17-year-old prodigy Ishe Samuels-Smith, hailed as ‘the next Leighton Baines’
- Ishe Samuels-Smith attracts interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City
- The 17-year-old left-back 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 since September.
Chelsea, City and Tottenham Hotspur have followed his progress over the past year as the Stamford Bridge club weighed up a bid.
Everton have had offers from Swansea City and Ipswich Town for striker Ellis Simms. Swansea discussed a possible trade involving Joel Piroe.
Stoke City are also interested in Simms, but Coventry could still sign a deal as they want to replace Viktor Gyokeres, who is about to join Sporting Lisbon.
17-year-old Ishe Samuels-Smith draws interest from Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Man City
Samuels-Smith has so far represented England at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17
Everton have received offers from Swansea City and Ipswich Town for striker Ellis Simms, 22
Samuels-Smith has yet to appear in the first team for Everton, but was benched for the Toffees trip 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 at both Under-18 and Under-21 level last season.
He also represented England at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level.
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