Everton have announced the signing of 20-year-old defender Nathan Patterson from Rangers.
Patterson has agreed a contract until June 2027 and is Everton's second January signing, after left-back Vitalii Mykolenko.
He is an attacking right-back who helped Rangers go unbeaten and win the Scottish Premiership title in his first full season in 2020/21. He was been capped six times by Scotland.
“It is really exciting to come to a club that has huge talent in the team," Patterson told the club's official website. "I am going to work my socks off.
“I want to nail down a starting position and win some trophies to make the fans proud.”
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Patterson is hoping to emulate Everton defender Seamus Coleman, the club captain who has racked up 313 Premier League appearances since leaving Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2009.
“I’ve had a good conversation with Seamus," he added. "I am really looking forward to learning from him and working together.
“That is why I am here: to learn and get better as a player and, hopefully, win things and do well for the club. If I am working alongside Seamus that is definitely going to happen.”
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Patterson, who will wear the No 3 shirt, will hope to make his Premier League debut when Everton host Leicester City on Tuesday 11 January.
