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‘Kean needs time at Everton after stepping out of Ronaldo’s shadow’ – Saha urges patience

The former Toffees striker is excited by the Italian’s arrival at Goodison Park, but has called for expectations to be reined in around the youngster

Everton have been urged by Louis Saha to show patience with Moise Kean, with the 19-year-old needing to time to adjust after stepping out of Cristiano Ronaldo’s shadow at Juventus.

The highly-rated youngster was involved in one of the more intriguing deals of the summer transfer window, as he swapped life at the Serie A champions for that at Goodison Park.

With regular time considered to be essential at this stage of his career, the Italy international has opted to walk away from his homeland and into a new Premier League challenge.