Everton transfer target plays like Manchester United star who tormented them

Everton have been linked with a potential move for Jaden Philogene, but what could the Hull City man offer the Blues?

The ECHO understands Everton are interested in the winger who played 32 times in the Championship last season, scoring 12 and providing six assists as Liam Rosenior’s side narrowly missed out on the play-offs. Everton are now considering whether to join the race for the 22-year-old’s signature after a campaign that has caught the attention of scouts from the Premier League and further afield.

What kind of player is Jaden Richard Philogene-Bidace (to give you the full title)? Born in Hammersmith, west London, on February 8, 2002, he started out at the capital’s Pro:Direct Academy, where he was spotted by Aston Villa.

Developed through the youth ranks at the West Midlands outfit, he attracted attention from Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund and made his senior debut as a last-minute substitute in a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on 19 May 2021. Philogene made six first-team appearances in total for Aston Villa, his last outing a three-minute cameo in Unai Emery’s side’s 5-1 defeat of Newcastle United at St James’ Park on August 12 last year.

Having previously had loan spells in the Championship at Stoke City and Cardiff City, the wide man joined Hull City on September 1 for an undisclosed fee, understood to be in the region of £5m, and has proved a big hit with the Tigers. When measuring aspects of Philogene’s game against players already making it to the Premier League, Comparisonator’s similarity comparison tool calculates that he has a 96% match with teenager Alejandro Garnacho, Manchester United’s FA Cup final hero. who also tormented Everton in the last two Premier League meetings. season, scored a sensational overhead kick just three minutes into his side’s 3-0 win at Goodison Park to silence the hosts from the Blues’ 10-point deficit, before winning both penalties in the win his team 2-0 at Old Trafford.

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Philogene is calculated to have an 83% match with Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling and a 73% match with another England international, West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen. Comparisonator’s virtual transfer tool also allows us to match Philogene’s stats from last season’s Championship with players who have already played in the Premier League in his position.

Although operating in a division below, of course, the attacking parameters of the England Under-21 international are particularly attractive. When it comes to 0.4 goals per 90 minutes, only Manchester City’s Phil Foden (0.73) and Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard (0.56) can better him.

He would be second in both shots per 90 minutes (3.15) and shots on goal (1.23), categories that are surpassed by Garnacho (3.38) and Foden (1.37) respectively. Running with the ball is also a strength and again only one man in the Premier League can beat Philogene’s figures for successful dribbles (6.44, behind Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku’s 8.66); dribbling in the final third (9.08 behind Doku’s 12.11) and successful dribbling in the final third (5.53 behind Doku’s 7.45).

He would be ranked third for chances converted (0.4) behind Foden (0.73) and Trossard (0.56); interceptions (2.89) behind Everton’s Dwight McNeil (3.04) and Trossard (2.97); plus pick-ups – where neither team has possession (at 3.83) behind West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta (4.15) and Liverpool’s Luis Diaz (4.06). Other areas where Philogene scores very well are in forward runs, where 4.77 would put him fifth in a category above Doku (8.54) and he hits the same spot for ball recovery at 5.03, an area led by West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus United on 5.63.

Featuring for the East Riding of Yorkshire, he also relishes the one-on-one situations as his total of 32.16 tackles was more than anyone in the Premier League, with Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew leading the way on 31.35. Philogene, on 14.47, would be second only to Doku (15.26) for duels won, while he would be third for offensive ground duels won with 8.86 behind Doku (10.9) and Kudus (9.33).

Such numbers certainly provide significant encouragement to manager Sean Dyche and director of football Kevin Thelwell and, despite Jack Harrison returning for a second season on loan from Leeds United, an Everton side that saw Arnaut Danjuma return to Villarreal and now Lewis Dobbin sold to Aston Villa. , runs out of wide options in attacking areas. Bringing in the best emerging talent from the Championship could be a potentially prudent option for the Blues, with Thelwell making it clear that a sustainable football model must be built on smart trading, inside and outside the club.

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