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RODWELL SIGNS FOR CITY

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Former Everton midfielder, Jack Rodwell, has signed for Manchester City. Rodwell has joined the club on a contract of 5 years. Rodwell successfully passed a medical test on 12th of August and his contract got finalized. Rodwell is the first player to be signed by Manchester City this summer. Rodwell will join the Manchester City squad after a few days. He is currently with the England national team. England has to play a friendly match against Italy on 15th of August. After that match, Rodwell will join the City squad.

After signing the contract, Rodwell said that he is going to miss Everton a lot. Rodwell had been playing for Everton since the last 7 years. When he was just 14 years of age, he had played his first match for the youth team of Everton. He made his debut for the senior team of Everton only at the age of 16. He played his debut match against Alkmaar Zaanstreek (a Dutch club). Rodwell’s first goal for Everton was against Aston Villa in a match of the FA cup. As per Rodwell, he had been with Everton since the age of 7. He has learnt all his football here. This club has given him a lot and it has been wonderful to represent Everton for so many years. However, Rodwell looked delighted after signing for Manchester City. He told the reporters that Manchester City is one of the oldest clubs around and it is fantastic to join such a traditional club.

The Manchester City squad is full of talented players and Rodwell might struggle to find a place in the first team. On being asked about that, Rodwell said that he has full confidence in his ability. Whenever he gets a chance to go on the field, he would try to make a mark.

FUTURE OF EVERTON

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Everton legend Peter Reid has said that he expects the midfield trio of Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley to become the future of Everton in the next couple of seasons. The England under 21 international Jack Rodwell was regarded as the big thing to come from Everton after Wayne Rooney. However, he has suffered numerous injury problems in the last few seasons, which have proved to be extremely detrimental in his efforts to improve as a player. In the meantime, the 18-year-old midfielder Ross Barkley has emerged as another potential star from the Everton youth academy.

Peter Reid, who is regarded as a legend at Goodison Park, has said that he is extremely confident that both these players will prove to be standing for Everton in the near future. He expects them to continue development in various stages over the next few years before they start to perform as people expect them to do. Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley, however, have been linked with moves away from Goodison Park. It is expected that both these players will help Everton get around £ 60 million in transfer fees, which can then be reinvested in improving the whole squad. Peter Reid, however, thinks that Everton should keep both these players.

“We’ve had Naismith come in and there’s speculation about Pienaar. Hopefully the two young lads, (Jack) Rodwell and (Ross)Barkley will be fit and put pressure on for a first team place as well. Jelavic in the last transfer window was a master-stroke. If they can actually get Pienaar it would be great, and then you’re looking at a really strong, well-balanced squad which you would want at any football club,” said the former Everton player Peter Reid ahead of the start of the pre-season. David Moyes has just past the decade mark in charge of Everton.

RODWLL WILL MISS EURO 2012

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Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell is expected to miss the Euro 2012 as a result of the hamstring injury he has been suffering from over the last few months. Jack Rodwell is one of the most promising young players for the England national team. Former England manager Fabio Capello said that he saw Jack Rodwell as a player capable of replacing either Rio Ferdinand or John Terry at the back for England. However, the last few seasons has been a struggle for the Everton midfielder, who has been beset by a number of injury problems. The latest one troubling him is the hamstring, which could force him to miss the Euro 2012 according to new rumours.

The 21-year-old recently completed the first 90 minutes after a long time in the Merseyside derby match against Liverpool recently. Even though Everton lost to the match quite heavily 3-0, with Luis Suarez stealing the show, the presence and the performance of Jack Rodwell has come under praise. However, the hamstring problem once again came to the fore just ahead of the match against Arsenal on Wednesday night. Rodwell was forced to withdraw from the squad just ahead of the match. Everton lost the match 1-0, thus suffering consecutive defeats after a run of nine games without defeat.

“He seems quite strong mentally and he will overcome this. Once he gets into the team and gets a run, he will improve. Jack is at the stage where he needs to be a regular. This has set him back a little bit but I have got every confidence that he is going to be a top player for Everton and England,” Steve Round said ahead of the FA Cup match with Sunderland. The timeframe for the return of Jack Rodwell to the first-team action is not known yet.

MOYES CONCERNED

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Everton manager David Moyes has said that he is extremely concerned about the hamstring problem Jack Rodwell was at the moment. Jack Rodwell has suffered his fourth hamstring injury of the season. He has been out of the first team action since January 4. Hamstring injuries usually take about a month to recover, but Jack Rodwell is yet to return to first-team action. This has seriously concerned Everton manager David Moyes, who has said that the situation with Jack Rodwell is extremely confusing. Despite being allowed extra time to recover from the injury, Jack Rodwell is yet to come anywhere close to full fitness.

This is not the first time Jack Rodwell has not been at 100%. The 20-year-old England midfielder has suffered a number of injury problems in the past. They have been the only limiting factor in preventing him from moving to a big club in very much the same way Wayne Rooney did in 2004. Prior to the injury problems surfacing, it was thought that Jack Rodwell could be worth around £ 30 million for Everton. However, it is highly unlikely that clubs will be prepared to pay such a huge amount of money for a player who is injured often.

“It is a big concern. In truth, we have given this injury longer than we should. He has done lots of extra work, lots of strengthening. He has had a week and half of football training. We were going to play a practice match here and I was going to maybe play him in that. Maybe it’s not too bad. We don’t know yet,” said the Everton manager. Despite the incredible number of injuries suffered to major players, Everton are doing well in the Premier league table. They are currently in the 10th position.

CHELSEA CHASE RODWELL

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It seems that Chelsea are moving ever closer towards lowering the age of their squad by bringing in Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell. A number of reports have surfaced stating that Chelsea are closer to any other club to signing Jack Rodwell from Everton.

It is thought that Andre Villas-Boas has made Jack Rodwell as his first priority in the January transfer window. Even if it is not possible in January, then Chelsea are most likely to come back for him in the summer. It is thought that Everton would be willing to sell the player for around £ 20 million given that he has endured a number of injury problems in the last few seasons.

As a result, he has been overshadowed by the likes of Barkley, who made his debut recently. Manchester United were once the favourites to sign the youngster from Everton, but it seems that the London club has moved into the pole position to secure the services of the 20-year-old. Other clubs who are keeping tabs on the situation include the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham. Jack Rodwell is currently out of the first team action due to a hamstring problem, but is expected to return soon.

“His development here has been good. He came on the scene very early but I’ll always think players will be better served being at Everton. I don’t think we’ll be selling because we need the money for the bank or anything like that. But there have been some really big players sold,” Moyes said when asked about his future. Everton have been suffering from a number of financial problems of late and the £ 20 million generated from the sale of Jack Rodwell will prove to be a massive war chest for David Moyes in his efforts to strengthen the team.

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