Several Everton players will attract offers in the 2024 summer transfer market, but the club should keep hold of a the young star defender if it possibly can.
That friendly marked the only time Michael Mancienne featured in the senior England squad – before he had even made his Premier League debut.
Mancienne was a name to watch, however. An England Under-21 regular, the Chelsea academy product had been impressing for a number of years with his performances on loan in the Championship.
An early senior international call-up seemed a logical step on the ladder towards a long career for both the Three Lions as well as at Stamford Bridge.
Yet, as for so many who have attempted to crack the Chelsea first team from the academy in the Premier League era, things did not work out that way.