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title: "Milner at Everton? More stars who were rejected by other clubs as youngsters"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/articles/milner-at-everton-more-stars-who-were-rejected-by-other-clubs-as-youngsters/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Articles"
published: "2019-11-08T07:54:14Z"
modified: "2019-11-08T07:54:15Z"
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# Milner at Everton? More stars who were rejected by other clubs as youngsters

In his latest book, James Milner revealed that he could have become an Everton player at a young age. The Blues offered him a trial but when bad weather halted the trial, they simply rejected the chance to bring the Yorkshireman back on a different day. We’ve taken a look at some other top players who were rejected by other clubs when they were much younger.