The highly-rated defender, 20, joined Everton in January and was one of Rafa Benitez’s final signings before he was sacked. He said to Liverpool Echo: “We messaged each other and met up a few times through circumstances and chatted about the job. I spoke to him when I came in here, and the experience of working with Nathan Patterson. I respect Stevie’s word, on what he thinks about football and just generally." Stevie's a hard-worker and I'm delighted he did so well at Rangers and now he's at a club with the quality of Aston Villa."

Source: Express August 13, 2022 13:19 UTC