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Speaking to Centro Suono Sport (via Calcio Mercato), Moise Kean's father has admitted his son's move to Everton was a "mistake".
What did he say?
The Italy international joined from Serie A giants Juventus in a high-profile move earlier in the summer, but has struggled to settle into life on Merseyside. The 19-year-old has made 11 appearances for Marco Silva's side this season, but has failed to open his goal-scoring account.
His previous three games in the Premier League have not even seen him take the pitch, with reports in recent days suggesting that he missed the match-day squad against Southampton due to disciplinary measures for being late to a team meeting. Now, Kean's father has expressed his regret at seeing him move to England at such a young age, and urged for him to make his return back to his native Italy.
He said (as translated by Sky Sports): "Sending my son to England was a mistake, because he's still too young, he's not feeling good at Everton, I didn't like this transfer. I hope he can come back to Italy as soon as possible, I hope he goes to Rome, but the important thing is that he comes back here.
"At Everton, where he is playing now, he is not settling in well. I think he was supposed to wait a few more years before he had an experience abroad. If there is a possibility for him to come back to Italy, I hope he can do that, so as not to ruin him."
Regret
When Everton managed to sign Kean in the summer - a teenage starlet who had shown he could score goals for a big side like Juventus by netting six in 13 games in Serie A last season - it was seen as a major coup. A highly-talented prospect who still has the peak years ahead of him, coming to the blue half of Merseyside to tear things up.
Instead, his first few months at the club have been nothing short of a disaster. The £36m-rated ace's failure to score a single goal, and then the recent news of him being dropped from the match-day squad, have painted a picture of a young forward who is experiencing some serious struggles adapting to life in a new country and environment.
So whilst Everton were understandably right to pursue a move for someone as talented as Kean, perhaps they should really take into consideration in the future about the kind of character, age and profile of the player they are signing.
Juventus are a higher calibre of club in a league with limited similarities to the English top flight; life at Goodison is a completely different kettle of fish and Kean has failed to transition effectively.