Everton instrumentality Mark Staniford says determination is "lots to like" astir the Toffees signing of Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney for the "relatively inexpensive" terms of astir £16m,
Hackney made 154 appearances for Boro, scoring 16 goals, and won the 2025-26 Championship subordinate of the play arsenic helium helped his broadside scope the play-off final, which they mislaid 1-0 to Hull City.
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"Some aboriginal concern which is bully and not similar america astatine all," Staniford told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"The lad has travel for a comparatively inexpensive price. He ripped up the Championship past play and was voted the champion player.
"I'm not definite if helium was a precedence oregon much the timing wherever we thought, 'he's disposable we tin get him in.' With the rumours Idrissa Gueye isn't signing a caller deal, we're losing an experienced caput successful midfield.
"Hackney is bright, he's a young prospect, helium tin people goals, helium tin enactment his ft in. Lots to similar astir the signing.
"In the strategy of things it's not a immense magnitude of wealth which is besides a positive."
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