31/07/2026(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)It’s hard not to just be repetitive when discussing Everton’s right-back situation. There have been links to Desire Doue, Djed Spence and Rico Lewis, all of whom would be expected to cost north of £30M. At 27, and turning 28 in October, Johnston has played for Vaughan Azzurri, Nashville SC, CF Montreal and, since 2023, Celtic. Everton’s dallying and delays and mishaps on the right-back position, stretching back years and years, have led them to this point. Johnston is by no means my first choice, and I would hazard a guess that he isn’t Everton’s, either.