While United offer the bright lights of European contention, Everton have emerged as a potential destination where Hackney might find a more guaranteed path to the starting XI. With the Toffees moving into a new stadium just last season and seeking stability, Deane believes the Merseyside club could offer the perfect environment for a player of Hackney’s profile to continue his education at the highest level.
"Everton is a very stable club. I think that in terms of their recruitment, being able to offer a stable environment for a player who's developing, who's a very good player, they would offer that," Deane noted. "Again, under David Moyes, they're made sure that they've steadily transitioned into the new stadium, and that's gone quite smoothly. So it would definitely be the kind of club where you could see a young player like that at."