Everton have announced the signing of England youth international Tyrique George from Chelsea. The winger, who turns 20 in two days, will join the Blues on a loan with a buy clause at the end of the season.
The London-born right-footed player is the only Blues signing of the winter transfer window
. George will be wearing the #19 shirt for the Toffees, having worn #67 and #32 at the Stamford Bridge side.Speaking after signing for the Toffees, George expressed his desire to help the team’s goals for the season
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“Getting European football for next season is a good target for us and I know everyone will be working hard to achieve it.
“I want to come here and help the team win as many games as possible and keep climbing up the table.”
The #19 shirt at Everton is not one that has been worn very often, mostly since the advent of the Premier League era – Vitaliy Mykolenko (21/22 – 24/25), James Rodríguez (20/21), Djibril Sidibé (19/20), Oumar Niasse (17/18 – 18/19), Enner Valencia (16/17), Gerard Deulofeu (15/16), Christian Atsu (14/15), Magaye Gueye (10/11 – 13/14), Dan Gosling (09/10), Joleon Lescott (06/07), Nuno Valente (05/06 – 08/09), Nick Chadwick (04/05), Joe-Max Moore (00/01 – 01/02), Abel Xavier (99/00), John Oster (97/98 – 98/99), Marc Hottiger (95/96 – 96/97), Stuart Barlow (93/94 – 95/96).
Transfermarkt has a comprehensive Everton’s squad number history here.
