Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan 18: Forward Theo Walcott has uncovered that previous England chief Wayne Rooney was one massive factor which enticed him to change from Arsenal to Everton.
Walcott, who is likewise the England worldwide, marked an arrangement of 20 million pounds to move to Goodison Park from Arsenal, where he put in 12 years and scored 108 objectives in 397 appearances.
What's more, now Walcott uncovered that his England partner assumed a urgent part in persuading him to change to Everton.
"I had various visits with Wayne and that was one gigantic factor which truly enticed me to come to Everton. He revealed to me it was an incredible place to play football and a club that is on the up. Those are the reasons I came here," Sport24 cited Walcott, as saying.
"This is a club with awesome history. The fans are splendid, they are constantly enthusiastic . furthermore, I used to think that its extremely intense playing here. You need to be a piece of something and Wayne feels Everton are extremely going to enhance," he included.
The 28-year-old had neglected to locate the net in his Premier League crusade this season, showing up for Arsenal this season.
He, nonetheless, scored a sum of four objectives crosswise over 16 coordinates in every one of the rivalries.