Mason Holgate looks to have played his last game for Everton after completing a loan move to West Bromwich Albion, the club where he spent a half a season five years ago.
The defender, again deemed surplus to requirements at Goodison Park, looked set to join Sheffield Wednesday earlier today but when that loan switch fell through, the Baggies came in with an offer to sign him for the remainder of both this season and his contract with the Toffees.
Holgate had two spells on loan last season, first at Southampton and then Sheffield United, as he winds down the five-year deal he signed with Everton in 2020 under Carlo Ancelotti.
The terms he agreed back then have proved prohibitive to prospective clubs seeking to sign him on a permanent basis, while his poor form in the Premier League has left him out in the cold at Goodison under successive managers.
That was reflected in the negotiations with West Brom who are said to be covering around a third of his wages until next May.