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The 31-year-old, valued by Transfermarkt at £9m, recently made a sensational switch to Southampton on a season-long loan from his parent club.
Speaking to talkSPORT [via Daily Echo], Walcott revealed the centrality of family in spurring on a desire to achieve and improve his performances.
The best motivation for myself is my kids. They are getting to that age where they can start to see me and see games.
Every time they see a football match, they always think I’m playing – even if I’m sat next to them! It’s quite funny.
They are slowly starting to get into it and that’s my drive and goal for it all, to be honest.
You think completely differently when you have kids. A lot of things happen in the world and it doesn’t matter – it’s all about your kids and your family.
Walcott’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season despite the south coast switch. Consequentially, it therefore seems likely that Everton loaned him out with a view to shifting some of his £100,000-a-week wages off the Toffees’ books for the time being.
The former Arsenal star joined the Toffees for a fee of £20.25m from the Gunners in 2018. The England international has already managed two assists in just four appearances for Southampton, with the Saints currently fourth in the Premier League table.
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It seems that Walcott is set to leave Everton for good, with the Saints in pole position to bring the winger back to the club where his career began.
Aside from the almost poetic reunion with his boyhood club, it seems as though Walcott never really got going on Merseyside. He managed only 11 goals and nine assists in almost 90 appearances, which may explain why the Toffees might be keen to part ways.
