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Tony Cottee
Tony Cottee
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Tony Cottee, one of the most prolific goal scorers that English football has ever seen, smashed a hat-trick on his debut for Everton. The Toffees spent £2.2 million to buy the striker from West Ham, making him the most expensive player ever signed by the club in England at that point of time.
He could not have started any better, as he scored a hat-trick to help his team defeat Magpies 4-0 on his debut. He also netted on his debut for West Ham at the age of 17.
It does not end there. Players like Robbie Keane, Alan Smith, Fabrizio Ravenelli, Alvaro Recoba, Jermain Defoe, Robbie Fowler, Bobby Charlton and Christian Vieri also had sparkling starts to their career in football.
Irrespective of what followed, whether they went on to become celebrated personalities or lost their identity, one thing was sure, all of them had the potential to become greats.
