Everton starlet Harrison Armstrong handed shock Premier League opportunity amid transfer interest

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Everton’s season hasn’t thrown up many positive points to take forward but for youngster Harrison Armstrong. We’re taking a look at his story so far this campaign as Premier League rivals are hunting for the teenagers’ signature, and it’s possibility the toffees want to avoid.

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00:00Harrison Armstrong's remarkable season took another twist as Sean Deitch turned to the

00:0617-year-old at half-time against Bournemouth, preferring him over Jack Harrison and Beto

00:12in a bold attacking change.

00:14With the game goalless, Armstrong was handed his first major taste of Premier League football,

00:19a significant show of faith from Deitch.

00:22Armstrong has been on the radar of top clubs this January after emerging as a standout

00:26talent in Everton's academy, which he joined as a schoolboy.

00:31His rise accelerated over the summer when Deitch promoted him to the first-team squad.

00:35The box-to-box midfielder made his Premier League debut against Tottenham in August and

00:40earned a first start in the Carabao Cup versus Southampton.

00:44Despite Everton losing to Bournemouth, Armstrong gained valuable experience, even shifting

00:49into midfield as Deitch searched for solutions.

00:52With Championship and League One clubs monitoring him, his future remains a major talking point

00:58this January.

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