Calvert-lewin Can 'revive Career' With Leeds Move

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has a chance to "revive his career" aft joining recently promoted Leeds, says leader Daniel Farke.

The 28-year-old striker has signed a three-year statement connected a free transportation aft ending a nine-year spell pinch Everton connected a disappointing note.

Calvert-Lewin earned 11 England caps during his clip pinch nan Toffees, but was hindered by a bid of injuries successful caller seasons and near astatine nan extremity of past word erstwhile his statement expired.

Farke said: "It's a chance for him to revive his profession and scope his erstwhile heights, erstwhile he was outstanding astatine nan Premier League level, and it's a large chance for america because we've sewage a proven Premier League player.

"The cardinal for him correct now is not to beryllium over-motivated. We will build his fittingness measurement by measurement truthful that he finds assurance backmost successful his assemblage and his rhythm. If he does so, he has shown what he tin do and he tin beryllium outstanding for us."

Having arrived from Sheffield United successful 2016, Calvert-Lewin scored 57 goals successful 239 Premier League appearances for Everton, pinch his champion haul of 21 successful each competitions successful 2020-21.

Since past he has grounded to scope double figures and was restricted to conscionable 18 games successful some nan 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns.

In all, Calvert-Lewin scored 71 goals successful 273 games for Everton and becomes Leeds' eighth signing since earning promotion backmost to nan apical flight.

"We are each beautiful happy and delighted that he will deterioration a Leeds garment from now on," added Farke.

"As a recently promoted side, we want to motion players that person already delivered astatine nan apical level, but are still astatine a bully property and connected nan measurement up successful nan career, not already connected their measurement down. Those boxes are each ticked by Dominic.

"We don't person to speak astir his qualities, he has much aliases little each nan skills that you would for illustration your striker to have.

"Of course, his past fewer seasons were interrupted by injuries but he still managed to play 26 games past season."