Everton have announced that recent first-team squad members Lewis Warrington and Mackenzie Hunt will be among a number of players leaving the Club this summer.
The young midfielder, who made his Premier League debut in the final home game of the season, is one of several academy products who have not been offered a new contract. It marks the end of a 15-year spell at the club for the 21-year-old, who joined as a schoolboy.
Following his debut as an added-time substitute in the dying minutes of the game against Sheffield Utd, manager Sean Dyche heaped praise on the centre-midfielder and said: “He’s been terrific. He is a young player, he trains so well, so hard, gives his lot, has got a brilliant attitude and it was nice to just get him on. Even though it was only for a few moments, it was nice to get him on.”
Mackenzie Hunt, who was on the bench as an unused sub alongside Warrington for the final game at Arsenal, will also leave along with Katia Kouyate (who scored in the pre-season win over Stade Nyonnais last summer), Kyle John, Ed Jones and Dylan Graham.
Under-21s defender Roman Dixon, who is currently with the England elite squad (formerly the U20s), Jacob Beaumont-Clark and Bradley Moonan have been offered new deals with the club. Sean McAllister and Liam Higgins will remain at Everton on a short-term basis to enable the midfielders to continue their recoveries from injury.
In the U18s, Matthew Apter, Callum Bates, Jack Butler, Coby Ebere, Odin Samuels-Smith, Jack Patterson and Martin Sherif have signed professional contracts. Goalkeeper Sebastian Jensen and defender Danny Maher will leave when their current deals end this month.