Theo Walcott’s £20m Everton move spells trouble for Lookman and Vlasic | Andy Hunter

Sam Allardyce says Theo Walcott ‘should be at the peak of his career’ and he is an experienced goalscorer but his arrival is bad news for Everton’s youngsters

Sam Allardyce believes Theo Walcott “should be at the peak of his career” at 28 and with the experience of 397 games played over a dozen years at Arsenal behind him. Should be. It is a career in need of revival instead, and a £20m relocation to Everton offers no such guarantees.

The transfer suits club and player in many respects. The squad that director of football Steve Walsh and former manager Ronald Koeman assembled at Goodison Park is imbalanced. It desperately lacks pace and width, even with Yannick Bolasie available after a long-term knee injury, and there appears an obvious place for Walcott to reclaim a regular starting role in the Premier League, his form and perhaps even an England recall in World Cup year on the right of Everton’s attack.

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