Everton completed an incredible U-turn on Friday when they announced that Mathew Mallon had been offered a new deal having initially released the young defender.
The right-back had not turned out for the under-18s since February, after captaining the team on numerous occasions earlier in the season, and the choice was made to let him go before his scholarship ran out at the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
Mallon had a move to Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers lined-up for when he could officially sign on the dotted line in July and he took to Instagram in April to share his thanks for Everton for his time working his way through the academy ranks.
