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Bayern Munich rising star Joshua Zirkzee has said he almost signed for Everton before completing his 2017 switch to the Bundesliga champions.
The forward has impressed during his two-year journey through Bayern's system and is now knocking on the door of the starting XI.
However, Zirkzee has revealed to Voetbal International (via Sean Lunt of Sport Witness) he nearly ended up at Goodison Park before his move from Feyenoord's academy.
"Everton was a serious option for me.
"Ronald Koeman was the first team coach at the time, and I didn’t have a lot of strikers in front of me at the time.