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Merlin Röhl
Attacking Midfield / Germany / Everton FC
65 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Vision and passing
Creative playmaker
As Everton languish in 12th place with five winless matches (LLDDL), a €25 million gamble waits to ignite. Merlin Röhl—Sean Dyche's €18 million deadline-day loan-to-buy from SC Freiburg—has made four appearances (180 minutes) for the Toffees but is yet to register a goal or assist. At 6'4" and 24 years old, the German playmaker brings rare creative vision (70 passing, 65 dribbling) to a midfield crowded with industrious workers like Dewsbury-Hall and Gilmour. His #34 shirt still seeks its signature moment. Those who witnessed his Bundesliga brilliance know the wizard's touch remains—his adaptation from German rhythm to Premier League grind could yet conjure the inspiration Everton desperately need.