Tim Iroegbunam medical underway to leave Everton on deadline day
Tim Iroegbunam is putting the final touches on his move away from Everton.
He's begun to fall out of favour with David Moyes to start the 2026-27 season.
The signings of Hayden Hackney and Christian Norgaard have certainly not aided his Everton cause in that regard.
Indeed, he's only played four minutes of Premier League football through the Toffees' opening two games of the campaign.
As a result, he now feels surplus to requirements at Hill Dickinson Stadium, but another Premier League side will have big plans in mind for him.
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Where is Tim Iroegbunam right now as Everton exit nears?
At 23-years old, it's getting to the stage of Iroegbunam's career where he needs to be playing regular football.
That isn't guaranteed for him with Everton, and so ending his two-year affiliation with the club before today's 11pm deadline feels like the right move.
Sky Sports now claim that Iroegbunam is having his medical with Hull City on Tuesday morning.
Hull are reportedly paying £22million to sign Iroegbunam from Everton, handing the Toffees a nice payday on the midfielder.
But will the MKM Stadium prove to be a smart destination for the ex-England youth international?
What is Iroegbunam's starting prospects with Hull?
On the face of it, joining a newly promoted side in Hull should give Iroegbunam better prospects of a key role than with Everton.
However, the Tigers have signed four central midfielders this summer already in Lucas Gourna-Douath, Jens Hjerto-Dahl, Hidemasa Morita and Oscar Zambrano.
That doesn't factor in the players that were already in place such as Tigers fan-favourites such as Regan Slater and Matt Crooks.
Strangely then, Iroegbunam may not find much less competition with Hull for a starting role than he would've done had he stayed with Everton.
Although given the size of the deal, it's to be expected that Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic has a big role in mind for him.