🚨 Everton Lock in £24m Tyrique George Deal After Loan Spark

📝 THE FULL PICTURE: Everton have struck a £24m deal-£18m upfront plus £6m in add-ons-to sign 20-year-old Chelsea winger Tyrique George after his loan spell last season. The initial loan came with a £25m option to buy, but Everton reworked the terms, slashing the immediate cash outlay while tying bonuses to European qualification and appearances. Chelsea kept a 15% sell-on clause, and George impressed enough for manager David Moyes to call him “an excellent boy with an excellent work-rate.” The England U21 international came through Chelsea’s academy, had talks with RB Leipzig last summer, and was nearly sold to Fulham for £22m in September 2025-before that deal imploded on deadline day. Now, pending personal terms and a medical, he’s set to be Everton’s second summer signing after Hayden Hackney’s £16m move (no add-ons), with Merlin Rohl also going permanent from Freiburg. 💭 MY TAKE: George’s rise is wild-he’s been shopped around like a clearance rack item for a year, yet Everton still pulled off the deal. £18m upfront? That’s a steal if he develops even halfway to expectations. Moyes vouching for him? That’s practically a seal of approval in Everton world. He’s not a flashbang star yet-but work-rate? That’s the Everton blueprint. If he gets minutes and confidence? Could be a sneaky-good piece. If not? Well… we’ve all seen what happens to “excellent boys” with no output. Let’s see if he’s more than a hype word. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━