Everton are expected to complete a move for 16-year-old Northern Ireland youth international Jack Patterson this summer.
A deal for Crusaders midfielder Patterson was first reported in Northern Ireland in January, at which time Everton were without a director of football and former manager Rafa Benitez was still in charge.
But the ECHO has been told by a source at Crusaders the teenager is still set to make the move to Goodison Park despite Frank Lampard and Kevin Thelwell arriving and a strategic review taking place at the club. Patterson has already made four professional appearances after making his senior debut at 15.
