Everton want Rangers wonderkid, a good deal?

The
teenage
defender
has
also
attracted
interest
from
the
likes
of
Liverpool,
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion,
Southampton
and
West
Ham
United
in
the
Premier
League
in
the
past
while
there
are
some
Championship
sides
also
impressed
with
the
youngster’s
unquestionable
talent.

Everton
tabled
a
£5
million
bid
for
the
young
defender
in
the
summer
which
Rangers
boss
and
Liverpool
legend
Steven
Gerrard
branded
as
a
‘joke’ but
also
stated
that
‘every
single
person
has
got
a
number’
which
indicated
that
they
are
willing
to
cash
him
in
if
the
price
is
right.

They
are
believed
to
be
looking
for
£10
million
and
Gerrard’s
former
Liverpool
manager
Rafael
Benitez,
who
is
currently
on
the
hot
seat
at
Goodison
Park,
is
believed
to
be
ready
to
match
that
price
tag.

Regarded
as
one
of
the
brightest
young
prospects
in
British
football
right
now,
Patterson
came
through
the
ranks
of
Rangers
and
has
been
carefully
managed
by
Gerrard.
He
made
his
senior
debut
on
17
January
2020,
in
a
Scottish
Cup
match
against
Stranraer
at
Ibrox
Stadium.

He
made
his
league
debut
against
Kilmarnock
on
22
August
2020,
coming
on
as
a
substitute
in
the
86th
minute
in
a
2–0
win.
The
youngster
has
managed
to
make
18
senior
appearances
for
the
Gers
so
far
scoring
twice
in
the
process.

Patterson
was
given
his
senior
Scotland
debut
by
Steve
Clarke
in
June
in
a
win
against
Luxembourg
and
he
has
later
added
two
more
caps
to
his
resume.
Despite
having
one
of
the
most
consistent
players
of
Rangers
ahead
of
him
in
the
pecking
order
at
right-back
in
the
form
of
skipper
James
Tavernier,
Patterson
has
looked
lively
every
time
he
has
been
given
a
chance
to
impress
and
was
vital
for
the
Gers
during
the
later
part
of
the
last
season
deputising
for
Tavernier
while
he
was
injured.

Everton
have
had
one
of
the
best
right-backs
in
the
Premier
League
in
the
form
of
Seamus
Coleman
who
is
still
pretty
solid
even
at
the
age
of
32
but
the
Toffees
must
start
their
search
for
someone
capable
of
filling
in
his
boots
in
years
to
come
and
academy
graduate
Jonjoe
Kenny,
now
aged
24,
seems
to
be
not
good
enough
for
that.

Patterson
is
still
pretty
young
and
while
it
cannot
be
said
for
certain
that
he
will
be
an
upgrade
over
Kenny
or
not
but
getting
one
of
the
best
British
prospects
of
the
game
for
£10
million
seems
like
a
good
deal
for
Everton
anyway.