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title: "Everton: Mathew Mallon leaves for Blackburn Rovers"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-04-13T19:35:21Z"
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# Everton: Mathew Mallon leaves for Blackburn Rovers

**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](https://twitter.com/skysportsnews/status/1513809230280773633?s=21&t=D4nGNMcEBw9732JYDebM9Q) 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.

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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](https://twitter.com/Adam_Jones94/status/1513896949329674242), 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](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-defender-leaves-new-club-23666632), 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](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-08-24/announcement-thierry-small-everton-southampton-transfer).

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Describing his pace, strength, defending and crossing as his ‘[main assets](https://www.evertonfc.com/players/78257/mathew-mallon)‘, 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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-mallon/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/801033)).

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***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/tottenham-transfer-news-eriksen-newcastle-west-ham/)