Hackney is a 'throwback midfielder'
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BBC Radio Tees' Mark Drury says new Everton signing Hayden Hackney is a "throwback" midfielder with "plenty of room for improvement".
The 24-year-old has signed for the Blues for a fee of at least £16m from boyhood club Middlesbrough after being named Championship Player of the Year last season.
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"For Middlesbrough fans, it's long since been expected," Drury told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"It's a shame to see him go because he is a homegrown player and a Middlesbrough fan, but everybody wishes him well.
"What he is now is the baseline. I'm really interested to see what he becomes as there is lots of room for development.
"He is a player who likes to get on the ball and a box-to-box midfielder. He will quite often come and take the ball off the central defenders and he loves to carry the ball - it is not all about passing.
"He wants to drive the side up the pitch so he does like to dribble. He's got a good shot on him, he likes to join attacks and he's not shy of a tackle. He's a throwback to the sort of midfielder I grew up watching in the 80s and 90s.
"But there's plenty of room for improvement and I'm sure Everton will look to see him develop further in different ways."
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