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Everton defender Matty Pennington set to join Leeds on loan

Everton have agreed on a deal with Leeds United for the loan transfer of the highly rated young defender Matthew Pennington.

The 22-year-old defender finalised his move to the Championship yesterday evening according to the reliable Liverpool Echo. Pennington flew to Austria yesterday to complete his loan move.

Pennington will now look to continue his development with regular first team football at the Championship club. At this stage of his career, he needs to play regularly and the arrival of Michael Keane has pushed him down the pecking order at Goodison.