JOSE Baxter could be in line for a swift return to the Football League.

The 25-year-old has been given a “third chance” to relaunch his career by Everton in the summer after a year long drugs ban.

Baxter has been playing with the Blues’ under-23s side and is already attracting interest from Football League outfits.

Fleetwood Town and Oldham Athletic are understood to have expressed an interest in the Everton Academy graduate and could swoop in January.

The Blues handed Baxter a 12 month deal in the summer and after announcing their intention to give the Bootle midfielder a career lifeline, David Unsworth said: “He will be given the same opportunities as everyone else.

If that means he moves on to a Championship club or League One club later on, that will be down to Jose.”