“We live in a world where everyone is aware of how big a problem mental health is. So, in football, why do we find it acceptable because these young men are on a lot of money and that's OK to mess and toy with their mental health and that it's just part of the job?”

Instagram (quoted in BBC) · Jan 31 · Everton and Crystal Palace in talks over McNeil-Johnson swap deal

“To have something promised to you, to have been dragged along on an emotional rollercoaster and to be toyed with until the final minute. For that to be torn away from you at the last second with absolutely no explanation has hurt more than I can say.”

Instagram (quoted in BBC) · Jan 31 · Everton and Crystal Palace in talks over McNeil-Johnson swap deal