Everton to face Nathan Patterson roadblock after World Cup scenes - View

Everton will be looking to shift Nathan Patterson out of Merseyside this summer transfer window.

The Scottish full-back has not been able to cement his place at Everton ever since he first made the move back in 2022.

Injuries have ultimately been the story of his career in England, and after falling out of favour with David Moyes, cutting ties seems to be the best move.

While the Toffees will be hoping to receive a decent fee for Patterson, that could prove difficult.

With the World Cup having the potential to increase transfer fees, it could also have the opposite effect.

Unfortunately for Everton, that opposing effect may now head their direction.

Why Everton could struggle to sell Nathan Patterson

Over the last year, Patterson has barely played football. For Everton in 2025-2026, he played just 446 minutes.

Additionally, on top of his injury woes, picking up seven separate blows since joining and missing 55 games total, Patterson is not exactly an attractive prospect for many sides.

Hope would have been that the Scotsman could turn his career around in North America at the 2026 World Cup.

However, against Morocco, Patterson was extremely poor. The right-back struggled to complete simple passes at times and was overall sloppy.

While that could be put down to Scotland's performance in general, for potential suitors, it could likely put them off.

The full-back was unable to produce a promising display on the biggest stage of them all.

Everton will have little room to negotiate any higher fee and realistically, the price could fall instead.

As things stand, Rangers appear to be the front-runners to sign Patterson, in what would be the Scotsman returning to his former side.

However, the Gers may be feeling confident of striking a better financial deal for the full-back.

Patterson's performance in numbers vs Morocco

The numbers for Patterson also highlight a poor showcase from the defender.

Sofascore handed him just a 6.3 match rating - the lowest of any Scotland player.

Patterson completed 81 per cent of his passes, was unsuccessful in his only attempted tackle and competed in just two duels throughout the match.

While it would have been a memory to remember forever, with it being his full World Cup debut, it was certainly a performance to forget.