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Gerard Deolofeu

The arrival of Roberto Martinez at Everton is sure to bring along some exciting attacking football at the Goodison Park. Capturing a prodigy of the La’ Masia for a season long loan is a step forward in the direction of new things to come at Merseyside. Gerard Deolofeu is rated as one of the best products of his generation to emerge from the famous Barcelona academy. His heroics in the U-20 world cup with the Spanish side were signs of future star in making.

The future of Spain!

With world class forwards such as Messi, Neymar and Pedro fighting for a spot, chances for Gerard to get first team action at Barca were slim this year. An year long loan at Everton will be a good learning experience for the youngster. It’s still harsh to consider his spell mere vocational as the young forward has immense talent. Martinez has been known to work with young players and will surely find a starting birth for the lad. What Gerard needs to do is to make impact in his limited chances if he wants to be considered for regular first team football. Everton has lacked a quality striker in front of the goal and Martinez had to bring Kone from Wigan to supply the goals, and now with Gerard as an understudy we can expect Everton to resolve its striker crises this year.

Deolofeu can be deployed in an attacking midfield or the number 10 position effectively as he is quick with his feet and has a good command over the ball. Considerably stronger for his size, one cannot expect Gerard to be bullied easily by the defenders and he will be able to adapt to the physical nature of the English game with ease.

If few players decide to make a move away from Everton before the window closes, then Martinez will have to utilize every resource at his disposal and Deolofeu could prove to be an important asset in such a situation. We expect him to stay a little longer than just one season in England.