Hughton hopes to make a Mag of Vaughan?
Posted on January 26th, 2010 | 29 Comments |
However, with news that Harewood has suffered a broken bone in his foot whilst training with Villa, Hughton has turned his attentions to Vaughan instead. Speaking to local press, including the Chronicle and Shields Gazette, Hughton had this to say:
“Everybody’s aware we’ve been looking for a striker,”
“We missed out on our main target, and everybody knows who that was, and I’d have taken back Marlon had he not been injured badly.”
“James Vaughan is a player we’re aware of, and one we’re interested in, but I don’t know if that one will happen.”
Having been injured for part of the season, the striker has made seven appearances for the Toffees, scoring once since his return. Having played at U17, U19 and U21 levels for England, Vaughan has always shown lots of promise without holding down a permanent place. However, still the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer, he is still highly regarded.
His contract with Everton was extended until 2011 but he went out on loan to Derby this year where they had high hopes for him, until he suffered a cartilage tear. Reports suggest he shouldn’t suffer ill-effects from the injury and so far so good, however Derby have already made it clear that they want him back if becomes available again.
Hopefully with the momentum we have and with some clearer intentions in the transfer market, we should be an appealing prospect for the likes of Vaughan. The Routledge transfer came out of nowhere so perhaps we should expect the unexpected, though while Hughton is cautious in his comments, we’ve already learned that words count for nothing in these transfer windows.
Moses, Vaughan or Best, in that order are all future stars and at this stage in their careers, could be bought for bargain prices.