Season › 2011-12 › News Dier heads back to Portugal Lyndon Lloyd , 19 June, 18comments | Jump to most recent Promising defensive prospect Eric Dier has decided to return to Sporting rather than extend his time at Everton as he believes he has more chance of seeing first-team action in Lisbon. The 18-year-old England youth international has spent two loan spells with the Blues and it was hoped that he would eventually sign a permanent contract at Goodison. David Moyes is quoted by O Jogo newspaper as saying: "We wanted him to stay with us... we knew he wanted to be in the first team, even though there would be little chance. "Maybe [coach Ricardo] Sa Pinto and Sporting have other plans for him." Quotes or other material sourced from The Mirror Reader Comments (18) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads