Yerry Mina 'allowed to leave' Everton as Nathan Patterson lifts lid on efforts to reach 'different level'
Here are your Everton morning headlines as one player looks to raise his game and while another reportedly begins to look elsewhere
It's time for your Everton morning headlines on Wednesday, December 21.
Everton make January transfer window decision over Yerry Mina, claims new report
Centre-back Yerry Mina will be allowed to leave Everton next month if an offer is received for him, according to a new report.
The 28-year-old's current contract runs out at the end of the season and Goal correspondent Raisa Simplicio claims that the Blues will make no attempt to retain his services, after a succession of injuries ravaged his Goodison Park career.
Simplicio tweeted: “Yerry Mina has a contract with Everton until June 2023 and in January he can already sign a pre-contract with any club. The English club will not make an effort to keep the defender and if a proposal arrives, he can be released.”
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Colombian Mina has fallen down the pecking order since Frank Lampard brought James Tarkowski and Conor Coady to Merseyside in the summer. And with Mason Holgate and Michael Keane also still vying for centre-back berths, Mina's game time prospects look increasingly bleak for the Blues.
Read the full story HERE.
Nathan Patterson details behind-the-scenes Everton work to adapt to 'different level'
Nathan Patterson has detailed the work he undertakes with Everton's sports science team in a bid to reach the required level to play in the Premier League.
The full-back completed a move to Goodison Park from Rangers back in January. Patterson arrived at Everton from Ibrox for an undisclosed fee.
However, the Scotland international initially struggled to make a meaningful impact at the club and only featured once for the first-team last season. But to his credit, Patterson has bounced back with renewed purpose this season and impressed with a string of impressive displays.
And speaking to Mail Sport, Patterson has opened up on how the standard of players in England’s top-flight initially blew him away, and prompted him to undertake one-on-one with Everton’s sports science team in a bid to reach the required level.
Read the full story HERE.
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