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Barry 'going to be a major success' once adapted to Premier League

Barry 'going to be a major success' once adapted to Premier League

BBC News10-07-2025
Thierno Barry is "an exciting prospect" but fans may need to be patient as he beds into the club.That is the view of Mike Richards from the Unholy Trinity podcast after the France Under-21 striker joined for £27m from Villareal on Wednesday."It is exciting because we have been looking for a new striker for a little while now," Richards told BBC Radio Merseyside. "He has potential at 22-years-old, and after a breakthrough season at Villarreal where he scored 11 goals, he is someone Everton fans will grow to love."Obviously, fans will want to see him score goals but we might need to be a bit patient with him because he is raw."He clearly has bags of pace and that is one thing Everton have struggled with when the ball has been turned over and we transition to attack. He can eat up the turf, so to get someone in like him was really important."At 6'5 he is a big lad so that will only add to the threat we have from set-pieces and he has an eye for goal."He is an exciting prospect and he has chosen to sign for us as other clubs were looking at him as well."But when you transition from any other league as a young player it does take time, so we need to give him time to develop and grow to the pace of the Premier League."If we do that, then I am sure he is going to be a major success."Listen to Richards' full interview on BBC Sounds
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