Season › 2020-21 › News Whitaker signs pro forms Thursday, 17 September, 2020 2comments | Jump to most recent Charlie Whitaker is the latest Academy player to sign a professional contract for Everton. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder, who joined the Blues five years ago from Blackburn, agreed a three-year deal with the club. Reader Comments (2) 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 Phill Thompson 1 Posted 17/09/2020 at 23:06:10 Another of those just turning 17 and getting a 3-year Pro deal. From the little I've seen of Charlie Whitaker he's looked really good, an attacking mid, often playing as a No 10, can tackle, moves forward with the ball and has scored a few cracking goals from outside of the box in past years. I think it was him who scored the U16 goal of the season shown last month, a free-kick from way outside the box. He also featured highly in that game v City of Liverpool back in January. He's scored 3 goals so far, 2 in pre-season and the winner in our 2-1 win over Blackburn. Having said that, I was surprised he wasn't in the starting lineup in that Blackburn game last Saturday, so maybe Paul Tait doesn't rate him as highly, but he's been given a contract so must be showing something. One to look out for later in the season. Chris Mason 2 Posted 17/09/2020 at 23:50:10 Nice one, Phill – excellent insight as ever. 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