Middlesbrough, Hull City and Leeds United reportedly want Everton’s Matthew Pennington.
The West Yorkshire outfit are not the only club who are reported to be interested in Pennington, though.
Championship rivals Middlesbrough, now managed by former Leeds United head coach Garry Monk, and Hull City are also claimed to want the the 22-year-old.
Pennington is a versatile defender who is hugely talented and has a lot of potential, and signing him would be a good move from Leeds.
The Whites do need to recruit a defender for the 2017-18 campaign, and a player of the Everton youngster’s promise and calibre would be great for their prospects of finishing in the top six of the Championship next season.
The former England Under-19 international has been on the books of Everton since 2005, and in recently years he has spent time on loan at Tranmere Rovers, Coventry City and Walsall.
As reported by The Express, Pennington was given his breakthrough at Everton by Roberto Martinez, and scored against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at Anfield in the Premier League in April 2017.
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