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title: "Everton linked with move to sign Hamburg’s David Bates"
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author: "Luke Osman"
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published: "2018-10-22T08:52:21Z"
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# Everton linked with move to sign Hamburg’s David Bates

Everton, Arsenal, Southampton and Leicester are all being linked with a move to sign Scottish youth international David Bates.

According to claims from the Daily Mirror, as cited in a report from the [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/former-rangers-defender-david-bates-13453012), Everton are among a host of Premier League clubs who have scouted the young defender in recent times.

Bates completed a switch to Hamburg in the summer transfer window after leaving Rangers for free. He has since established himself as a key man for the German outfit, making eight league appearances so far this season.

![Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Sport](https://production-354f.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/10/1031855078.jpg)

In these aforementioned eight starts for Hamburg, the team have kept six clean sheets as they continue to push for an immediate return to the Bundesliga.

Bates, who is a full international for the Scotland Under-21 side, is said to have caught the eye of several Premier League representatives as clubs weigh up respective swoops for the player.