HITC Sport understands Barnsley have agreed a deal for the Premier League defender.
Highly-rated Everton defender Gethin Jones has agreed a deal to join Barnsley on loan until the end of the season, HITC Sport understands from sources close to the club.
Jones has come through the ranks at Everton and is highly-regarded within in the corridors of power at Goodison Park.
Liverpool’s Kris Peterson (R) and Everton’s Gethin Jones in action
The full-back has been a regular for Everton’s Under-23s side, but he has only played one minute of first-team football in a Europa League clash against Krasnodar two seasons ago.
Jones has seen his path into the first-team blocked by Seamus Coleman and Mason Holgate and Toffees boss Ronald Koeman is willing to let him move on.
Everton’s Gethin Jones
Barnsley are looking to bolster their defensive options at Oakwell and they have lined up a loan deal for Jones.
Jones is in the final six months of his contract at Everton and the loan deal includes the option of making the move permanent at the end of the season.
The news of Jones’ imminent arrival at Oakwell will fuel speculation that Barnsley could lose first-choice right-back James Bree before the close of the transfer window.
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