Football: Baines wants to move to the next level.Byline: By IAN IAN Interactive Affiliate Network IAN i am nothing IAN Instrumentation & Automation News IAN Ianuarius (Latin: January) IAN Instituto Agronomico Nacional (Paraguay) IAN Incident Area Network DOYLE NEW Everton signing Leighton Baines Leighton John Baines (born December 11, 1984 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays at left fullback for Everton F.C. in the English Premier League. He won 16 caps for the England Under 21 team. believes moving to Goodison can take his game on to a higher level. And the ambitious England under-21 international reckons playing in the Uefa Cup can aid his attempts to break into the full national side. The 22-year-old left-back completed his transfer from Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. yesterday after passing a medical and penned a contract which ties him to the club until 2012. Baines will have to wait for his debut as a hamstring hamstring /ham·string/ (ham´string) one of the tendons bounding the popliteal space laterally and medially. inner hamstring the tendons of gracilis, sartorius, and two other muscles of the leg. strain has ruled him out of a swift reunion with his former team-mates in Saturday's Premier League opener at Goodison. But the Kirkby-born defender is eager for his first taste of European football, and said: "Europe is always something you are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , and something I am happy about because you need that European experience to help you progress on to the next level. "Everton had a good season last time out, the lads did really well so hopefully we can build on that, get into Europe again and have a decent European campaign." He added: "I am very happy now it is all done and I am looking forward to getting on with it. People knew this was the place I wanted to come and I am glad now that it is all done. "I ama local lad and all my family support Everton so it's good to be here at last." Baines is Everton's third summer signing and he has been impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the quality of boss David Moyes' previous captures. "There has not always been a lot of (transfer) activity over the years but when they get someone in they are always top quality, like Andy Johnson and Mikel Arteta Mikel Amatriain Seddon (born March 28 1982 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional Spanish footballer. He is an attacking midfield player, currently playing in the English Premiership for Everton. ," he added. Baines already has a friend in the Everton dressing room in striker James Vaughan, with the pair becoming pals during the summer when they were in the England squad for the Uefa European under-21 Championships. And Baines said: "I watched Everton's recent friendly with Werder Bremen with him - hopefully there will be a lot more European games like that this season. "I got to know Vaughany well over the summer. We spent a lot of time together." He added: "There seems to be a good mix here. There are some experienced lads and quite a few good young lads as well - Victor Anichebe Victor Anichebe (born April 23, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a young footballer currently playing for Everton. Everton He has been described as a fast and powerful player, in the mould of a "traditional" centre forward, and is a product of Everton's Youth Academy. being one of them. "He and Vaughany were a real handful up front last season and playing against them wasn't easy." Moyes said: "Leighton is someone we have been after for a long time." CAPTION(S): Leighton Baines yesterday |
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