Everton: 3 things to know about Seamus Coleman successor Nathan Patterson

Nathan Patterson has joined Everton from Rangers after undergoing medical and agreeing on personal terms. Rangers will receive a £12 million fee plus add-ons as Everton are moving fast in the winter transfer window.

Everton made two attempts to sign Patterson in the summer but both the bids were rejected as then Rangers manager Steven Gerrard considered the offers to be far off from their valuation. After seeing £8 and £10 million bids being rejected, the Toffees have returned in the winter transfer window with an improved offer of £12 million and another £4 million in add-ons, making this a club-record fee received for Rangers.

At 20, Patterson is still an unknown quantity outside the realms of Scottish football. Here are some important things to know about the successor to Seamus Coleman.

Nathan Patterson’s background

Much like any other footballer, Patterson began his football journey from the youth setups. Patterson was a part of the Scottish football association’s ‘Performance Schools’ development programme, attending the Holyrood secondary school in Glasgow while developing at the Rangers academy since 2009.

Patterson signed his first professional contract in December 2019 and made his first team debut in January 2020 at the Ibrox. The right back had to wait until August 2020 for his league debut. Patterson is one of the hottest prospects emerging from Scotland and while there’s still a long way to go, the youngster has shown tremendous promise in the limited opportunities he has got.

While Patterson remained a deputy to James Tavernier, the exuberant full back had a fair share of opportunities in the European competitions, playing nine games in the Europa League and the Europa League qualifying rounds.