A former Everton Academy hopeful has explained his decision to leave the club after a five-year spell as a youth player.
Mohamed-Ali Cho, 18, joined the Blues in 2015 after moving to England with his family though the attacker left the club for Ligue 1 side Angers in 2020 after failing to make a first-team appearance at Goodison Park. The teenager signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2020 – becoming the second-youngest player to sign a professional contract in France behind Eduardo Camavinga in the process.
After two years at Angers, Ali was signed by Real Sociedad this summer for a fee of between €12 (£10.2m) to €15million (£12.7m) as he takes the next step on his journey as a professional player.