The five players have been included in Roberto Martinez’s first team squad this week as the Premier League club fly out to Austria to continue their preparations for the new campaign.
Barkley went to this summer's World Cup with England after breaking into the Everton team under Martinez
Martinez has told his youngsters that they could easily follow in the footsteps of Everton and England stars Ross Barkley and John Stones, if they can make the right impression over the next few weeks.
Both Barkley and Stones caught the eye in Everton’s pre-season trip to the USA last year, having already featured in the U20 World Cup with England in Turkey earlier that summer.
And Martinez is now enthused about the potential new influx of Goodison Park kids as the new season comes closer into sight.
"We have five young players whose programme we’ve been following closely since we set them out 12 months ago," revealed Martinez.
"They’ve been out on loan and working in the first team environment and they've done that very well.
Garbutt made his England Under-21s debut against Wales in May
"We’ve got Tyias Browning, Luke Garbutt, John Lundstram, Chris Long and Matthew Kennedy. We’ve been trying to develop them and they deserve an opportunity.
"We want to see how they react in the first team, how close they are to being ready - like John Stones and Ross Barkley were last season.
"Last year, they [Stones and Barkley] did well in pre-season, showed really high standards and that they were ready so that's going to be the case at Everton."
Defenders Browning and Garbutt were part of Gareth Southgate’s Under-21s squad which took part in the Toulon Tournament in May, whilst Lundstram and Long have been capped at U19 and U20 level in recent years.
And after breaking through the club’s academy system and junior teams, Martinez admits he feels they now deserve a chance to impress and earn themselves a shot in the first team.
John Lundstram has captained England at U18 and U19 level
"We want to win football games in the manner that we want to win games, but also with the responsibility of developing young players from as young as U9 level and all the way to getting an opportunity," he told Everton TV.
"That's a lot of work and if they're working well, they're always going to get an opportunity so it's now the time to do that.
"It's exciting to see that young and ambitious talent coming through and we need to see if they are ready to help the team and if they are ready to be a part of it.
"As a young player you need one opportunity. That’s all you need and that’s all you want and sometimes in football you need to be in the right place at the right time.
"We want players to have the attitude that they are ready for their opportunity and I’m excited to see the fruition of many years work with these players."
Everton face warm-up games with Tranmere Rover, Leicester City and FC Porto over the next few weeks, during which all five of the Young Lions will be hoping to get a chance.
