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title: "Everton: Jamie Redknapp wants Dominic Calvert-Lewin to continue spearheading the Toffees’ attack"
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author: "Stephan Georgiou"
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published: "2019-12-31T07:20:05Z"
modified: "2019-12-31T07:20:05Z"
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# Everton: Jamie Redknapp wants Dominic Calvert-Lewin to continue spearheading the Toffees’ attack

**Former Premier League midfielder Jamie Redknapp has hailed Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s recent performances – and has expressed his desire to see the 22-year-old continue his fine form for Everton.**

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Calvert-Lewin scored three times across Everton’s post-Christmas double-header, heading home a late winner against [Burnley](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50847258) before firing in a decisive double to see off [Newcastle United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50875689) at the weekend.

[Carlo Ancelotti](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11896898/everton-boss-carlo-ancelotti-tips-dominic-calvert-lewin-to-rank-among-europes-best-strikers) responded by tipping the striker to become one of the best across the continent, and Redknapp believes this praise could be key to his progression.

In his column for the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7835441/JAMIE-REDKNAPP-Dominic-Calvert-Lewin-true-No-9.html), Redknapp suggested Ancelotti’s words should give Calvert-Lewin the confidence to nail down a place in the Everton attack for the foreseeable future.

He said: “What Ancelotti said will give Calvert-Lewin belief. It will give him confidence to hear a man with his reputation saying that about him.

“It feels like every transfer window, you hear about how Everton simply have to sign a top striker.

“But Calvert-Lewin should want to take on that role himself. I’d love to see him have a real crack at it. If this young forward is willing to listen and wants to learn, he might save that club an awful lot of money in the summer.

“Calvert-Lewin is already a nightmare to mark because he doesn’t stop running. You cannot doubt his work rate or desire. He is a big boy, too — strong, physical, capable of battling with any defender.”

The recent goalscoring form of Calvert-Lewin makes Redknapp’s praise no surprise. While he has notched in each of Ancelotti’s matches since the Italian’s arrival, he also recently grabbed a double against [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50611310) in a December which has seen him [more than double](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dominic-calvert-lewin/leistungsdaten/spieler/306024) his Premier League tally for the season.

Given his young age, his upturn in form is certainly a promising sign going forward for the Everton striker, while he could hardly have timed his latest performances better having made a positive first impression to Ancelotti, who was also understandably complimentary of his double match-winning hero.

That arguably makes him extremely difficult to drop ahead of the coming weeks and the January transfer window – which may have Ancelotti looking elsewhere judging by the current form of Calvert-Lewin and the striker’s promising start to life under his guidance.

***Everton fans, do you still want to sign a striker in January? Let us know what you think below!***