Now worth even less than Harrison: TFG must sell struggling Everton flop

Everton are on the up once again, with David Moyes transforming the club since replacing Sean Dyche in January.

There’s plenty of work to be done over the coming months. The Friedkin Group are willing to hand the manager ample funds to make some impactful signings ahead of the new campaign.

While forwards are clearly required after another year of inconsistencies in the final third, Everton will need to get rid of some existing options first.

The future of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, approaching free agency, is up in the air, and the same could be said for loanee Jack Harrison, who should be cut loose at the end of the term.

Jack Harrison’s Everton future

Harrison, 28, might be versatile and industrious, but all of an Everton persuasion will have been frustrated by his output at Goodison Park, especially this season.

Across 36 outings in all competitions, Harrison has scored just one goal and provided only one assist.

Moyes and Everton’s Director of Football, Angus Kinnear, may value the Leeds United man’s commitment and tenacity, but so much has been left to be desired this term.

Still, Moyes likes the player’s attitude and appears open to signing him permanently after the final fixtures of the term are dealt with.

However, Everton’s right side has lacked substance and potency this year, and right-back Nathan Patterson may well follow Harrison out the door.

Everton must sell Nathan Patterson

Everton signed Patterson from Rangers in a deal worth £16m back in January 2022. He was 20 years old and highly sought-after, but over three years later his value has actually diminished.

Transfermarkt record that Patterson bears a market value of just shy of £13m right now, having only started 12 Premier League fixtures since the beginning of last season due to incessant injury bother.

Harrison’s is marginally higher at £13.5m, but this does serve to underscore the depths to which Patterson has sunk, with his recent performances doing little to convince detractors that he’s got what it takes to earn a successful starting role in Moyes’ system.

The Royal Blue podcasters had already agreed that “Dyche doesn’t fancy him” before Moyes’ arrival, and it doesn’t look like the change in manager has raised his level, only afforded playing time in recent weeks because of James Tarkowski’s season-ending injury.

Given that club captain Seamus Coleman, 36, is slated to renew his contract and, furthermore, that Jake O’Brien has been so formidable in a moonlit right-back berth since January, it’s hard to envisage Patterson having a good shot at hitting the heights once touted.

Indeed, as per Sofascore, he’s struggled with his crosses in the top flight, connecting with only 36% of his efforts, while also losing over half of his contested duels.

Coleman will play a part that transcends that of a mere player. He will use his experience and leadership to guide the team forward in something of a hybrid role.

But nonetheless, it’s not a revelation that bodes well for Patterson, who has flattered to deceive when fielded this year, and admittedly, his chances have been few and far between.

Given that this young talent is worth less than Harrison, it might be time for Everton to cash in and make their move for a new, more reliable right-back.

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