'It was always going to be Everton' - Hackney

[Getty Images]"It was always going to be Everton," says Hayden Hackney after signing a five-year contract with the Blues.The 24-year-old central midfielder, who was named the 2026-26 Championship Player of the Season for Middlesbrough, is David Moyes' first signing of the summer."I'm delighted to be here," said Hackney. "As soon as I spoke to the manager, as soon as I knew Everton were interested, to be honest, it was always going to be Everton."It's such a big club, with the new stadium and the