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Max Wilkins

Mon 16 March 2026 20:40, UK

Tyrique George may have caused more problems than good since joining Everton on loan in January.

The Toffees moved to bring the Chelsea youngster in on deadline day as the need for attacking reinforcements emerged.

That largely hinged on Dwight McNeil’s departure to Crystal Palace, which looked set to bank £20million for David Moyes’ side.

A deal collapsed, and the Englishman returned to Merseyside and has now become a surprise regular with the Blues in recent weeks.

That has harmed George’s game time after his Chelsea move, with his limited minutes having a negative impact on the L4 outfit.

Tyrique George curse on show at Everton

It had looked as if the Stamford Bridge talent would be on his way to Fulham, but a move never materialised with the Cottagers.

That opened the door for the Toffees to bring the forward in after a largely positive spell with Chelsea last season, but things haven’t really worked out at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

He has only made five appearances in blue, with just one of those bringing over 21 minutes of action, which was the 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth.

So, his only start ended in a loss, while the other two of his substitute cameos had the same outcome.

George came on against Manchester United after being instructed to get ready to come on while Benjamin Sesko netted the winner.

The Englishman was most recently brought on against Arsenal at 0-0, but once again, while he was getting ready, Viktor Gyokeres found the net.

None of these examples are the fault of the attacker, but it isn’t a good look after George completed a loan move to Everton to hardly play.

Chelsea bound to be fuming by George treatment

The Toffees may be frustrated that the winger keeps coming on and playing a role in defeats, but he can’t really help what is going on at the back.

What Moyes can help with is the amount of game time the loanee is picking up after coming in on deadline day.

George will have been confident of picking up regular game time on Merseyside, but McNeil has arguably put an end to that.

The ex-Burnley man has been great since his Palace move failed, so it makes sense to prefer him over a loanee from Stamford Bridge.

That won’t please George or Chelsea, who are bound to be growing increasingly frustrated with the way this loan spell is going.