Jordan Pickford's son could join Man City after receiving training ground invite

Jordan Pickford's son is treading in his father's footsteps, having been snapped up to train with Manchester City's academy. Six-year-old Arlo, the Everton goalkeeper's firstborn, has clearly caught the football bug from his dad and seems every bit the young prodigy.

The international shot-stopper took Arlo to watch Sunderland, Pickford's own boyhood club, nail a spot in the Championship play-off final after triumphing over Coventry at the Stadium of Light last Thursday. Arlo is also set to step out beside his father as a mascot in Everton's penultimate match of the season against Southampton at Goodison Park.

Pickford said: "My eldest son loves football. He's a keeper. He won a cup final at the weekend and he won a tournament the week before.

"He trains at City. He loves it. It's one of them where I just let him enjoy it. I'll go in the garden with him and kick the ball. It's brilliant.

"He's six, so it's a good age where he's learning and stuff. He loves watching me and always watching the team. He's so invested in it.

"My dad thinks my son's better than I was at six - but we'll see how good he is when he's 31!"