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"Everton want to sign Coventry City youngster next season after he rejected offer from League One side
Everton face a fight with Newcastle United to sign teenage striker Bassala Sambou.
The 18-year-old has caught the eye of the Blues after hitting 25 goals for Coventry City’s youth teams this season.
Sambou has rejected the chances to sign professional terms with the League One side and is set on a move up the league ladder.
Everton are very keen on the young forward but have competition from Newcastle United.
Should he decide to join the Blues in the summer then Coventry would be due compensation.
If an agreement could not be reached between Everton and the League One side then the matter would go to a tribunal.
Coventry, disappointed that Sambou has turned down their contract offer, will seek a sizeable fee for a player who has been with them since the age of 11.
Everton’s chief scout Kevin Reeves has been to watch Bassala but Roberto Martinez is yet to have seen the teenage striker in the flesh, it is understood.
Should the Blues land Sambou then he would join up with the under-21s squad for next season.
Coventry boss Tony Mowbray, who has promised the teenager first-team involvement next season, said: “They have taken up that option not to sign after we made a pretty good offer beyond what we might have offered normal scholars. He’s a young boy with huge potential and yet they want to go down another route.”"
"Everton want to sign Coventry City youngster next season after he rejected offer from League One side
Everton face a fight with Newcastle United to sign teenage striker Bassala Sambou.
The 18-year-old has caught the eye of the Blues after hitting 25 goals for Coventry City’s youth teams this season.
Sambou has rejected the chances to sign professional terms with the League One side and is set on a move up the league ladder.
Everton are very keen on the young forward but have competition from Newcastle United.
Should he decide to join the Blues in the summer then Coventry would be due compensation.
If an agreement could not be reached between Everton and the League One side then the matter would go to a tribunal.
Coventry, disappointed that Sambou has turned down their contract offer, will seek a sizeable fee for a player who has been with them since the age of 11.
Everton’s chief scout Kevin Reeves has been to watch Bassala but Roberto Martinez is yet to have seen the teenage striker in the flesh, it is understood.
Should the Blues land Sambou then he would join up with the under-21s squad for next season.
Coventry boss Tony Mowbray, who has promised the teenager first-team involvement next season, said: “They have taken up that option not to sign after we made a pretty good offer beyond what we might have offered normal scholars. He’s a young boy with huge potential and yet they want to go down another route.”"
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