Mason Holgate has made a loan move to Southampton after agreement was reached on how to fund his weekly wages, said to be around £72k per week.
The defender travelled to the south coast today to undergo a medical which he has successfully completed and his season-long switch to St Mary’s will be confirmed today after the Everton and Saints agreed to both pay portions of his salary.
Holgate last played regularly under former Everton boss Frank Lampard and has fallen out of favour after being out injured for 2 months last season.
He was not involved in either of the Premier League games Everton have played so far this season as the club sought to move him on before the transfer deadline.
Mason has had one previous loan spell away from Everton in 2018-19 when he spent the second half of the season with West Bromwich Albion. His current contract with the Blues still has almost 2 years to run and there is no option or obligation to buy built into the loan arrangement for this season.