TOM DAVIES has made an immediate Premier League return with Sheffield United following his Everton exit.
The 25-year-old left his boyhood club this summer after turning down a new contract.
The midfielder played 179 games for the Toffees after joining their academy aged 11.
Davies, 24, was offered the opportunity to stay and fight for his place at Goodison Park.
But after starting just four Premier League games last season, the former England youth international opted to move elsewhere in search of more regular game time.
We reported on Saturday that Davies was in talks with Sheffield United.
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And now he has sealed a top-flight move with the newly-promoted Blades after they announced he had signed a three-year contract.
He said: “I'm made up to be here and can't wait to get started.
“It was time for me to go from the previous club to join Sheffield United and I'm really excited for it, I think it is a great project that the team have here and I'm full of enthusiasm and hunger to get going.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world so when Sheffield United came knocking I thought this was the place to be, playing against the best teams and the best players.
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“I played here (Bramall Lane) twice during Covid, and I think that helped Everton, but I'm looking forward to getting on the pitch in front of the full crowd and showing the fans what I'm about.”
Davies became Everton's youngest-ever captain in 2018, when he skippered his side in a League Cup clash with Rotherham aged just 20.
He went on to wear the armband on a further five occasions in the Premier League.
A Finch Farm academy product, Davies burst on to the scene at Everton as a teenager.
He made his Premier League debut under Roberto Martinez in April 2016, before being handed his first start in the Spaniard's final game in charge.
Davies got more action under Martinez's successor Ronald Koeman, memorably announcing himself with a stunning solo goal during a 4-0 win over Manchester City in January 2017.
In addition to showing early promise at Goodison, Davies also earned plenty of accolades while playing for England Under-21s.
He was capped 23 times at U21 level – representing the Three Lions at the Euro U21 Championships two years ago.
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