Lewis Gibson was one of the jewels of Newcastle United's academy setup when he was lured away by Everton. The Magpies were powerless to prevent the teenage defender from leaving in the summer of 2017 in a deal worth up to £6m.
Gibson snubbed interest from Tottenham in favour of a switch to Merseyside, outlining his hope of following the first-team pathway recently taken by the likes of Tom Davies and Jonjoe Kenny. Five years on, the now 21-year-old is yet to make his competitive senior debut with Everton and faces a career 'crossroads' with his contract due to expire this summer.
The former Newcastle prospect enjoyed an impressive debut campaign with the Toffees, and was briefly named the U23s captain at the age of just 17 by David Unsworth. However, injuries have stalled the centre-back's progress and loan spells at Fleetwood Town, Reading and current club Sheffield Wednesday have failed to deliver the desired regular first-team action.
