Liverpool vice-captain James Milner has revealed that he could have been an Everton player when he was a youngster if not for snow ruining a trial that he was scheduled to play in.
In his new book, Ask a Footballer: My Guide to Kicking a Ball About, the 33-year-old said that Everton were the first club who were interested in signing him as a youngster and he could have been a Toffee if not for the weather.
He said:
The first club that showed an interest was Everton. I might even have ended up signing for them if my trial hadn’t been called off because of snow.
He went on to explain how the poor Merseyside weather led to him joining Leeds and not Everton
I played a district match in Crosby and I was told afterwards an Everton scout had been watching and wanted me to go on trial. That was the first time I had even thought about the possibility of being a footballer, but then the trial game got called off because of snow. We kept waiting for another phone call, but it never came, so I thought my chance might have come and gone.
Milner, of course, went on to sign for his boyhood club, Leeds United, with whom he started his professional career.
Read Liverpool Verdict
Thank goodness for snow! Everton could have had a young James Milner on their books if not for the bad weather and that would have been awful! Instead, Milner’s career panned out as it did and Liverpool are delighted to have him as the club’s vice-captain.
