Everton star James Tarkowski
Everton star James Tarkowski
The 33-year-old defender has been in superb form for the Toffees this season, showing no signs of slowing down.
He's started every single one of Everton's 10 Premier League games so far, playing each and every minute of them as well.
As such, many Evertonians felt he'd surely done enough to see his number called by Thomas Tuchel for England's Nations League games this month.
Unfortunately, this didn't happen for him, with Tuchel opting to select the likes of Dan Burn, James Hill and Jarrell Quansah instead.
So, with some additional time now on his hands, Tarkowski has decided to go and pay one of his former clubs a visit.
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Tarkowski is entering the twilight years of his career, but as aforementioned, he's still performing at a top level.
But with growing age comes experience and wisdom that he can impart on others.
The central defender began his senior career all the way back in 2011, when making his debut for Oldham Athletic against Plymouth Argyle.
Indeed, it was with Oldham where he took his first steps in the senior game, and it's clear he's never forgotten where he came from in that regard.
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Posting to their official Instagram account on Thursday night, Oldham shared footage of Tarkowski back at their football club.
They share that the Everton defender returned to their Boundary Park stadium to speak to their young academy scholars about his career.
As well as that, Oldham also say Tarkowski discussed opportunities away from football too, and this shows why he could be perfect for a certain Everton role when he hangs up his boots.
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Certain players just look made to work with young players, and Tarkowski has that feel about him.
A leader both on and off the pitch, he'll surely be starting to think about what he's going to do once he retires from playing.
It seems clear that working with young players and helping them develop, both as players and people, is a passion of Tarkowski's.
Therefore, a future role as a head of youth development, loans manager or even just as an academy coach at Everton could all be perfect for Tarkowski.
For now though, he'll be fully focused on continuing his excellent start to the 2026-27 season, and helping the Toffees in their push for Europe.