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CONFIRMED: Everton beat Liverpool and Spurs to get Barca's Gerard Deulofeu on year loan
EVERTON have pipped Liverpool and Spurs to bring in Gerard Deulofeu on a one-year loan.
The 19-year-old Barcelona forward, who was a product of the famed La Masia academy, arrives with a burgeoning reputation.
The 5ft 10in player is comfortable operating as either a winger or just behind the front two.
"Gerard is a real diamond of Spanish football and a boy with incredible footballing talent and I am delighted that he has chosen to take the next step of his career with Everton," Roberto Martinez told the club's official website evertonfc.com
Deulofeu has represented Spain at Under-17s, Under-19s, Under-20s and Under-21s.