The story of how Jake O'Brien showed his potential at Swindon and his character in Belgium before so impressing at Lyon to earn his move to Everton.
It was in the first half of Molenbeek's game against Beveren in April of last year that it happened. Molenbeek's best defender contested a duel with the opposition striker and emerged from it with a broken nose. The blood was streaming down his face. 'There was a lot of it,' Jonathan Alves tells Sky Sports. Alves was Molenbeek's assistant coach and feared the worst, for player and team. 'This was first against second and we were sure he was going to stop.
' Everton complete deal for Lyon defender Jake O'BrienTransfer Centre LIVE! | Paper TalkSky Sports+ launches in August: Every EFL team live at least 20 timesStream Sky Sports with NOW | Get Sky SportsAs at Swindon, his aerial prowess was outstanding. As at Swindon, his former coach is keen to caveat the compliments about his physicality with a reminder that it comes with other qualities too. 'He is tall so he is going to win all the duels in the air,' says Alves.
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