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Schalke youngster Holtby admits Everton ambition

Lewis Holtby insists he's happy at Schalke.

The young winger is a £7 million target for Everton boss David Moyes.

But he says: "My mother is German but my father is originally from England, got me into football and he is a big Everton fan and I remember in 1995 when they last won the FA Cup.

"My goal when I first arrived was to just get used to life in the Bundesliga, but I am young and still have a long way to go.

"A lot of my relatives live there so my relationship to England is big, but since I sang the German national anthem with the Under 18s - I decided that Germany is the country I want to play for."

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