Everton winger Anthony Gordon has been urged to remain at the Merseyside club amid recent transfer rumours linking him with a move away from Goodison Park. 

The Lowdown: Gordon linked with Everton exit

The 21-year-old was linked with a move away from the club during the previous summer transfer window but ended up staying at Everton.

Since then, reports have emerged claiming that not only are there doubts over whether Gordon will sign a new deal with the Toffees, but also that Tottenham Hotspur are continuing to monitor the player ahead of the upcoming January transfer window.

With that in mind, it seems as though the winger has been urged to stay put at Everton for the time being.

The Latest: Gordon urged to stay at Everton

Speaking to Football Insider, former Hibernian striker Tam McManus had words of advice for Gordon and what the future could look like for him if he were to depart Everton in the near future.

The 41-year-old said: "I’ve seen it a million times, players move when they aren’t ready and then their career just fizzles out. Gordon has played 60 or 70 games for Everton, you really need to be looking at 140 or 150 before you make a big move.

"Right now he doesn’t have the maturity to handle it, I don’t think anyway. Think about where he will be in another 70 games if he gets his head down and grafts at Everton.

"He’s the main man there. If he went somewhere else then maybe he wouldn’t be getting the same minutes and his development would be stagnating.

"He’s a massive, solid, raw talent. There is no doubting that. You don’t want to see him making mistakes at this point in his career."

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The Verdict: Gordon needs to step up

Despite scoring three goals across his 14 appearances for Frank Lampard's side in the Premier League this season, there have been other aspects where the 21-year-old has been disappointing.

For example, Gordon has one of the lowest passing accuracy percentages (71.9%) among outfield players at Everton. He also has one of the lowest percentages for successful dribbles (22.2%) at Goodison Park, which is quite disappointing for a winger.

 

With Everton hovering around the relegation zone, Gordon and the rest of his team-mates will need to step up once the campaign resumes if they want to avoid the risk of being relegated by the end of the season.

In terms of Gordon's future, it could be said that his performances this term have not warranted a move to another club and should instead force him to focus on the here-and-now instead of potentially looking to up sticks from Goodison Park.