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David Unsworth believes Everton under-18s forward Anthony Gordon has a bright future

Everton youth team forward Anthony Gordon put pen to paper for his first professional contract last week after the Merseyside club warded off interests from Bundesliga duo Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and under-23 boss David Unsworth believes the teenage sensation has a bright future.

So happy to sign my first professional contract till 2023. I want to thank the club for showing such belief in me. Looking forward to the future pic.twitter.com/ONrHaNMojD

— Anthony Gordon (@AnthonyGordon59) March 6, 2019

Gordon has progressed swiftly through the youth ranks since arriving seven years ago and is already eyeing permanent promotion to the under-23’s having featured mainly for the under-18’s of recent.