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Report: ‘Fantastic’ youngster could leave Everton ‘on loan’ in January

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According to Adam Jones & Sam Carroll of Liverpool Echo, Lewis Gibson could leave Everton ‘on loan’ in January. The ‘fantastic’ 19-year-old is rated highly on Merseyside and could be getting competitive football for the second half of the season.

Gibson has impressed in the Everton u23s and finds himself fourth in the centre-back pecking order, behind Yerry Mina, Michael Keane and Mason Holgate. The England u20 international has yet to make his first-team debut, however, so a loan move away is his best chance of getting playing time.

This season, Gibson has made five Premier League 2 appearances for the reserves, scoring one goal. He’s been on the losing side of late but was part of the team that won the title with aplomb last season.

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Gibson joined Everton from Newcastle in 2017 and has gone on to make around 34 appearances for the u23s. He has a bright future and will benefit from playing against experienced players in the Football League or abroad. Reserve-team manager David Unsworth believes it’s up to Marcel Brands and Marco Silva to decide what to do with him in January.

He told the Liverpool Echo: “I have to say they have both been fantastic for me. They are both great players at this level and both leaders. They are both terrific lads and I have all the time in the world for them Whatever happens in January with both of them, I don’t know.

“That’s up to Marco and Marcel. That’s not my decision. That would be Marcel’s decision. But if any manager phones me they’ll only hear good things.”

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