The 19-year-old has already broken into the first team at Goodison Park and signed a new contract with interest from Premier League and Bundesliga clubs.
After deciding to leave Everton academy at the age of 16, French striker Mohammed Ali Jo is currently playing for Angers in Ligue 1 and moving to Borussia Dortmund for €20 million (£17 million/$23 million).
Meanwhile, in the summer of 2021, The Toffee's youngest ever first-team player, Thierry Small, also decided to decline his contract with Goodison Park in favor of Southampton.
As a result, Everton fans are understandably worried that 19-year-old college graduate Lewis Dobbin will also be leaving the club, as his contract expires this summer.
After reporting on the interest of Bundesliga and Premier League clubs, and after Everton descend into chaos over a series of poor results and the dismissal of Rafa Benitez, the pressure to appease supporters and tie Dobbin for a long-term future is mounting.
Perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, they managed to do it, and the attackers signed up until the summer of 2025.
Now, following the appointment of Frank Lampard as manager, Dobbin's future has even more reason to be excited, as the former England midfielder has been willing to trust young players in his previous jobs at Derby County and Chelsea.
"My Twitter and Instagram comments are full of people who want me to sign a new contract," Dobbin said. "It made me believe they wanted to see more from me. I want to give back to them and do a good job for them in the future. ”
The excitement surrounding Dobbin was built on a strong youth team career and is now starting to manifest as a breakthrough in the first team.
He has made four appearances so far this season, including a 28-minute cameo away to Chelsea.
Dobbin regularly trains with the first team this season and has been named to the matchday squad 10 times, though he has yet to start.
However, with Lampard's arrival, that could soon change.
Dobbin's versatility will be key to his efforts to get more playing time, as he can easily maneuver anywhere in the top three.
Although his predictions for the future are the best as a left-wing attacker, he has spent most of his time in everton's first team so far as a striker, and he has spent most of the season playing on the right wing of Everton's under-23 players.
Debuting at the U18 in 2018 at the age of 15, dobbin was named Everton's U18 Player of the Year for the first time in the 2019-20 season, scoring 11 goals in 16 league games. season.
"He's going to be a top player, there's no doubt about it," Everton said U23 boss David Ainsworth said that season, when Dobbin began signing his first professional contract.
However, the ensuing campaign was ruined by a knee injury in January 2021, which left him unable to compete for almost the second half of the season.
However, the 19-year-old was counter-attacked at the start of the 2021-22 season, scoring 10 goals in five pre-season games against U23, including three hat-tricks, which in turn earned him their first team in a pre-season friendly against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
He made his debut in front of 55,000 spectators and then performed well in the Toffee, making a late-belated substitute in Goodison Park's 2-0 win over Norwich City in September.
Although it has only entered the public eye in recent years, Dobbin has been designated as someone to watch since joining the club at the age of 11.
He has the speed of the blazing and the ruthlessness of being in front of the goal, and he also has international pedigree.
He was recommended by the FA's youth scouts as a candidate for their first team of young players in 2003 and made his debut in England at the age of 14.
Despite his versatility, no matter what position he is asked to play, Dobbin's style of play is unique.
Hardworking, energetic when not on the ball, he was a keen oppressor, often combining his speed and clever interpretation of the game to win the ball in dangerous positions.
He didn't just show this powerful wit when he lost possession. His excellent running position, especially outside the last line of defence, forms an important part of his race.
Good at combining this with his speed and acceleration, he is able to cause problems for most defenses.
Although those in the back row tend to prove more challenging for Dobbin, he has the skills needed to break through the backline.
He is a strong dribbler and long-distance dribbler and is particularly good at one-on-one with opposing defenders, although he usually needs to catch the ball in space to get the most out of it.
There's plenty of room for improvement in his back-to-back ball and decision-making ability — he often makes ambitious shots when there are better passing options — but he has the original tools of a potential superstar.
However, it must be said that Everton did not make it easy for him to get into the first team.
Lampard's arrival is sure to increase first-team involvement, with the club on loan from Aston Villa on loan from Aston Villa in January and he will likely take most of the rotation time he could have left to Dobbin.
It may seem like a very unnecessary signing, but it can also be viewed from a different perspective: for Dobbin, this could be an opportunity to prove his worth, rather than a proven and experienced professional.
Even if he didn't end up doing so, Dobbin was probably destined to do great things.
He turned 19 in January and is very inexperienced in senior football, meaning that if Everton's first-team football path seems to be blocked in the short term, he may need to be on loan to the Championship next season.
However, his new long-term contract and Lampard's arrival as head coach are undoubtedly encouraging for Dobbin and his ambitions to reach the top.