Everton U21 coach Alan Stubbs says Ross Barkley is the real deal.
Stubbs helped bring Barkley through at Everton.
"Sometimes people get a bit over excited when players come through," he told talkSPORT. "You can put an awful lot of pressure on those players in the early part of their careers.
"There are not many who come through and are the real deal. Ross Barkley is the real deal.
"I had Ross for a couple of years and, at times, the hairs on the back of your neck would stand up because he was that good.
"What he's doing at the moment, aged 20, shows you how bright his future is."
