John is a talented left-footed midfielder with excellent passing ability.

Born in Liverpool, he has been with Everton from a very early age and signed a full-time scholarship in July 2010.

A strong tackler, the youngster was named the Blues’ Under-16 Player of the Year at the end of the 2009/10 campaign, and also received his first call up to the England Under-17s squad for the Nordic Tournament in August 2010.

He played in the Under-17s World Cup for England in the summer of 2011 and earned a first Under-19s nod in April 2012.

At Everton, John is now a reserve-team regular.

Contracted until: June 2015.