Everton's $36M star admits he's closely watching Liverpool rival in bid to improve fortunes

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But Barry says he is trying to learn from Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike and Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade. I was the youngest of the three at Villarreal, but I played the most minutes.

"People say I’m in competition now with Beto, but I don’t see it like that. I’m in competition with myself, and if I prevail personally, then I always have confidence I could do the job.

"That’s why I got a tattoo during my time at Basel — ‘Me against me’. Whenever I have a difficult moment now, I look at that." Hugo Ekitike in action for France against Azerbaijan (Image: Getty Images) Barry scored 19 times and assisted four goals last season across 41 appearances in the Swiss Super League with Basel and in the Spanish top-flight with Villarreal.