Tuchel liked what he saw from the Everton star (Picture: Getty)Thomas Tuchel has described Everton star James Garner as England’s ‘mini Valverde’ following his international debut against Uruguay. Ben White scored on his England return before Valverde levelled from the spot late on. He made just six more appearances for the club, joining Everton for £10million where he has grown into a first-team star. In the highest of praise, Tuchel compared his best qualities to those of Real Madrid star Valverde – recently hailed ‘the most underrated footballer on the planet’ by teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold. Garner impressed on his international debut (Picture: Getty)‘I’m very happy [with Garner] — he’s our mini Valverde,’ Tuchel said.

Source: Metro March 29, 2026 04:15 UTC