Tyrique George finished his loan at Everton with 0 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, but he does not see that as the full picture. He says the chances he created, and the trust shown by the club, mattered more than the raw line on the page. Everton then paid an initial £18m to bring him back permanently, with the deal potentially rising to £24m.
George's view of the loan spell
“That’s football isn’t it? I was so close to getting the stats and even though they don't show it, if you watched the games you would have seen that I had those moments. It was just unfortunate,” George told liverpoolecho.co.uk.
The strongest example he gave came at Tottenham Hotspur, where he said the best chance of his loan was denied when Antonin Kinsky made a sublime stoppage-time save. That is the sort of moment George is leaning on, not a headline number.
He also said he only started once last season, which is part of why the loan reads differently if you look beyond goals and assists. His own argument is simple enough: he had moments, even if the final count stayed blank.
What Everton paid for
The fee is the other part of this story. Everton backed him with an initial £18m outlay, and the total could rise to £24m. That is not the sort of deal a club makes if it thinks the player has nothing to offer.
George also said the main aim now is to break into the team and make an impact for the manager. He added that he was excited after a good week in Scotland, where he played the first half on the left wing and the second half up front against Dundee.
He said he has a good understanding with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from their time together at Chelsea, which gives him one more reason to believe there is more to come. The loan numbers were empty, but the permanent move shows Everton still see value in the player they brought back.
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