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How Bellamy nearly signed for Everton

"I'd just finished [a loan period] at Celtic, and obviously with the problems I had at Newcastle with Graeme Souness, I was allowed me to speak to other clubs.

"David Moyes came down to Wales to see me. I spoke to him about football; where he wanted the team to go, and where he wanted me. He spoke really well - Everton is a good club, and you can't deny that fact.

"He said have a couple of weeks; I need to sign a few more players, and we'll see where we go from there. After a couple of weeks...I was all set to go to Everton.

"I was ready to sign, but the meeting I had in his house was completely different to the one a few weeks before. He had a list of rules; I don't know if someone had been in his ear, but he just seemed completely different.

"Bill Kenwright was on the phone pushing it...and then I felt, is he the one who's trying to sign me more? It just seemed like a U-Turn from him. I remember coming out of his house and telling my agent: no, this isn't going to happen.

"Then I went to Blackburn. I do feel though that if I'd gone to Everton that Summer, I'd still be there now".

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