Halid Djankpata, the Everton star who grew up in Lecco: ‘I dream of Juve and Italy’

Halid Djankpata is 17 years old, he was born in Togo but lived for a long time and played in Italy before moving to Manchester and exploding. And he confesses to the Gazzetta: “Lampard made me train with the greats, now I also want to conquer Dyche”

He was born in Togo to Benin parents. But he remembers almost nothing of Africa because he left her at 9 months to move with his family to the province of Lecco. Today he is 17 years old, has lived in England since 2016 and is one of the stars of Everton’s youth sector, captain of the Under 18. And to those who ask him which of the four national teams he wants to represent, Halid Djankpata answers without any doubt.

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