Everton have pulled off ‘bargain of the century’ after what I saw at Leeds – Whelan
Noel Whelan has claimed Everton have pulled off “the bargain of the century” with the signing of Demarai Gray.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the Leeds ambassador, who was at Elland Road on Saturday, heaped praise on the 25-year-old for his performance against Marcelo Bielsa’s side.
Gray scored his first goal for Everton in a 2-2 draw with the Whites on Saturday and was unlucky not to finish the game with an assist as well.
The winger put pen to paper on a three-year contract with the Toffees last month after a £1.7million deal was agreed with Bayer Leverkusen.
Whelan claimed the best is still to come from the ex-Leicester City and Birmingham attacker.
“I think Leeds United were rumoured to be looking at him at one point,” he told Football Insider assistant editor Dylan Childs.
“There was a question mark over whether he could do it but he has proved to be an absolute snap in the first couple of games.
“Gray is a top-quality player. He was heavily involved on Saturday. He got down the wing on numerous occasions, put in some dangerous crosses and got his goal.
“For £1.7million, that really is the bargain of the century. If he continues to produce that kind of quality on a weekly basis, what a bargain.
“He is not even into his prime yet so it really is a great bit of business from Everton.”
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