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da dobrowin： According to Sky Sports, Everton have informed out-of-favour defender Mason Holgate that he is free to leave Goodison Park on loan in the upcoming January transfer window.
What’s the word?
22-year-old Holgate played in all of Marco Silva’s first five Premier League games in charge of the Toffees. However, he has not featured for the Merseyside club at all since then, failing to have even made a matchday squad since mid-October.
It is clear, then, that Silva doesn’t consider the England under-21 international part of his current plans, leaving the 6’0” youngster surplus to requirements at Goodison Park.
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A loan switch, and the vital experience that regular football would bring, would be the best thing for Holgate at this stage.
Plenty of clubs – especially in the Championship – ought to be interested in securing Holgate’s services. Aston Villa, though, represents an ideal destination for the defender to revitalise his career.
Getting game time
Dean Smith’s side are currently in great form, but their lack of depth at the back could cost them in their bid to reach the play-offs in the second half of the gruelling Championship campaign.
The Villans desperately need to bolster their defensive contingent, and swooping for Holgate on loan offers them a cost-effective solution for this frailty in their squad.
Holgate would stand a great chance of securing regular game time at Villa Park, and would surely thrive under the tutelage of a progressive coach such as Smith. A fine spell with the midlands outfit could see him return to Everton ready to compete for a place in Silva’s side once again.