Young Everton defender Luke Garbutt has joined League Two outfit Cheltenham Town on a month-long loan deal.Left-back Garbutt, who has represented England at U19 level, is yet to make a senior appearance for Everton with his opportunities limited by the consistent brilliance of Leighton Baines.
He joined Everton from Leeds United in 2009 and has featured for both the academy and reserve sides as well as in the pre-season friendly against Bohemians in August.
Cheltenham manager Mark Yates said: "We've got another good young player from a fantastic club.
"He (Garbutt) has been a very good youth player, he's stepped up well to reserve football and now he is looking to take the next step in his career by getting involved in and around our first team.
"He has been around the international set-up and he's a very good player. He has a great left-foot, he's quick and his delivery from set-pieces is very good too.
"He'll add another dimension to our squad down the left hand side. He's young but he is a decent player and I'm delighted to have him here."
The deal may be part of an agreement that will see Everton sign a trio of Cheltenham youngsters, as reported on thisisgloucestershire.com.
Garbutt could be in line to make is Cheltenham Town debut this weekend against Bristol Rovers.
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