After they have been doing battle within the Barclays period, Emile Heskey and Christopher Samba presumably didn’t envisage sharing a mother and father’ lounge a era later…
Sufficient time has handed since that golden age of top-flight soccer whereby the shining stars are sufficiently old to have fully-grown children. Which, frankly, is all too miserable.
Listed below are 5 sons of memorable Barclays-era Premier League footballers set to catch the attention within the coming months and years…
Floyd Samba
The delivery of Floyd in January 2009 maybe prompted Samba Sr to try for his peak for the reason that centre-back’s colossal kind in 2008-09 prompted Blackburn to offer him a bumper five-year contract whereas the Lancashire Telegraph described the then-25-year-old, signed for £450,000 from Hertha Berlin, as ‘one of many bargains in Premier League historical past’.
That was Large Sam’s Blackburn, the one which performed in Europe, not the chicken-bothering, Championship dwellers Blackburn have been to change into beneath Venky’s and Steve Kean.
Samba ultimately left Rovers for Anzhi Makhachkala when the Russians have been making it rain roubles.
Earlier than that, although, Samba confirmed there may some attacking instincts within the genes when he performed up entrance as an emergency striker for Rovers simply after Floyd’s delivery.
Quick-forward 17 years, and Samba Jr is slotting for Manchester Metropolis, scoring twice on his debut within the Carabao Cup in opposition to Norwich.
Much more spectacular is the very fact he was taking part in out of place: “I requested him within the final three, 4 days – once I determined to play him as 9 – he stated he by no means performed there. He isn’t a 9 for positive, however he was good,” stated Enzo Maresca.
Hold an eye fixed out too for his older brother Tyrone, who can also be coming by means of the ranks at Metropolis as a ahead.
Lewis Koumas
Whereas Samba Sr was locking down Blackburn within the late noughties, down the street, Jason Koumas was patrolling Wigan’s midfield.
Each have been proud dads this week, with Koumas Sr watching son Lewis earn the Man of the Match award on his second begin for Liverpool.
His first got here greater than two years in the past when he scored on his debut within the FA Cup in opposition to Southampton.
That was beneath Jurgen Klopp and Koumas wasn’t seen in a purple shirt for Arne Slot. However Andoni Iraola was adamant in pre-season that the ahead ought to keep at Anfield reasonably than be loaned out once more following spells at Stoke and Birmingham.
A complete of 907 days separated Koumas’s first and second Liverpool appearances however the 20-year-old is ready to be a daily face across the Reds’ squad this season, even when he has nearly £500million-worth of attackers to get previous.
Reggie Watson
The Watson title is already pure soccer heritage after father Ben buried an added-time header previous Manchester Metropolis to win the FA Cup for Wigan in 2013.
It was a gradual ascent into the historical past books for Watson Sr, who got here by means of at Palace earlier than becoming a member of the Latics, whereas additionally taking in mortgage spells at QPR and West Brom.
His boy appears to be taking a much less scenic, extra direct path to the very high, regardless of additionally beginning at Palace. Reggie swapped the Eagles for Chelsea when he was Underneath-15s.
Earlier than the top of his Underneath-16s yr, the midfielder began for Chelsea in Xabi Alonso’s first match in cost on the pre-season tour.
These weren’t charity minutes for the 16-year-old, born in Bromley whereas his outdated man was on mortgage at QPR. Alonso picked him to begin once more within the daft 6-3 Carabao Cup win over Leeds.
Mathis Eboue
Given how his marriage to Aurelie Bertrand ended and the style by which his life subsequently spiralled, Eboue may curse the day he met his Belgian ex-wife had they not had three kids collectively.
The ex-midfielder, who overcame being booed by his personal supporters at Arsenal to go on to change into a cult hero, misplaced a lot of the fortune constructed up within the Barclays period across the similar time he went by means of a messy divorce, by which Eboue additionally misplaced a custody battle over his two daughters and his son.
Eboue’s boy, Mathis, was born in Watford when his dad was at Arsenal, and from the Hornets’ academy he joined Chelsea in 2025.
The 17-year-old has been capped at England Underneath-16 and Underneath-17 stage tends to function as an inverted winger off the left, and has up to now made it as far Chelsea’s bench at Anfield final Might.
Eboue Jr, although, is estranged from his father, who has spoken quite a few occasions of his damage over lacking milestones, resembling Mathis signing his first skilled contract earlier this yr.
Reigan and Jaden Heskey
Like Chris Samba, ex-England worldwide Heskey – to whom you must want no introduction – had two of his boys enrolled at Manchester Metropolis till 18-year-old Reigan was offered to Cologne in the summertime for £8million.
Reigan signed off with the successful purpose within the FA Youth Cup last in opposition to Manchester United in Might earlier than transferring to Germany. The Heskey title, although, stays on the books at Metropolis by means of older brother Jaden.
Jaden, 20, has additionally scored in an FA Youth Cup last triumph, in 2024 in opposition to Leeds United. He has since made his senior debut, alongside his little bro, in a Carabao Cup win at Huddersfield final season.
Heskey’s oldest boy has additionally flown the Metropolis nest, although solely quickly and to someplace reasonably nearer to his Manchester residence. Jaden joined Sheffield Wednesday for the second half of final season earlier than transferring again to Hillsborough in the summertime for a season on League One.
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