Howard wants to keep Barry & Lukaku

Everton star wants loanees to stay

Tim Howard believes that keeping hold of loan stars such as Romelu Lukaku and Gareth Barry should be Everton’s priority this summer.

The duo are two of a few stars currently at Goodison Park on a temporary basis, and have played huge roles in the Toffees’ impressive campaign.

Lukaku has been, arguably, the more important of the pair netting 14 Premier League goals, but a permanent move from Chelsea appears to be unlikely.

Barry has been almost as pivotal, and he could be snapped up for free with his Manchester City contract due to come to an end in the next few months.

Howard – one of the Merseysiders’ most influential players – believes that with Europa League football secured signingsBob Feller, byname of Robert William Andrew Feller, also called Rapid Robert and Bullet Bob (born Nov. 3, 1918, Van Meter, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 15, 2010, Cleveland, Ohio) American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher whose fastball made him a frequent leader in games won and strikeouts during his 18-year career with the Cleveland Indians of the American League (AL).

Bob Feller.

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Feller made his major league debut at age 17, when he joined the Indians mid-season in 1936, and he broke the AL single-game strikeout record in just his fifth start. The young hurler soon became a national sensation: his high school graduation was covered live by NBC radio, and he appeared on the cover of Time magazine before his second season. Initially Feller