Adam Jones has shared the news that youngster Mathew Mallon has now left Everton and is set to sign for Blackburn Rovers.
The Lowdown: Following Unsworth
It has been reported that Toffees under-23 manager and Academy Director David Unsworth is also leaving Goodison Park to pursue the chance of becoming a first-team coach.
One of his players in Mallon is set to follow him out the exit door, in what could be the start of a mass exodus at youth level on Merseyside.
The Latest: Mallon leaves Everton
Taking to Twitter, Liverpool Echo journalist Jones has shared the news that the ‘exciting’ Mallon has now ‘quietly left’ the Toffees and will make a move to a Championship club in the summer.
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Jones expanded on the news line in a corresponding article, stating that the 18-year-old is set to sign for Blackburn in July after captaining Everton’s under-18s on a number of occasions this season.
The Verdict: Shame
It is certainly a shame that the Blues have lost yet another promising academy prospect, after Thierry Small joined Southampton back in August.
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Describing his pace, strength, defending and crossing as his ‘main assets‘, Mallon featured heavily for both the under-18s and under-23s at Everton, playing 35 times in total over the last two campaigns, scoring two goals and providing a further two assists (Transfermarkt).
Nonetheless, the Toffees will now be hoping to have no regrets as they watch the right-back’s development from a distance.
In other news, Everton now want this ‘unbelievable’ magician on a free transfer
