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Mc Neil has scored 15 goals and provided 19 assists in 120 appearances for Everton Dwight Mc Neil's partner has criticised Crystal Palace for "messing" with the winger's mental health after his transfer from Everton fell through late on transfer deadline day. Palace had agreed a loan-to-buy deal for the 26-year-old, including a £20m permanent transfer this summer. Mc Neil had completed a medical and Palace had submitted a deal sheet before Monday's 19: 00 GMT deadline. However, while Everton are understood to have filed the necessary paperwork, sources have told BBC Sport that the deal fell through because Palace failed to complete the required documents at their end. Mc Neil's partner, Megan Sharpley, said the midfielder got "radio silence" from the London club on Monday evening. In a social media post, Sharpley said a four-and-a-half-year contract had been offered to Mc Neil and that the pair had "prepared to move our life 100s of miles away" before having it "torn away" without explanation. Two club-record signings - but are Palace papering over the cracks? Palace sign Strand Larsen in deal worth up to £48m but Mc Neil loan off Mateta's move from Palace to AC Milan called off "We live in a world where everyone is aware of how big a problem mental health is, " Sharpley wrote on Instagram. "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? "We all deserve to be treated with respect, kindness, and fairly. The last 48 hours have broken my heart to see how the football world you love so much can be so cruel to you. "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 - going from everything to radio silence, no phone call, no communication, and be left broken-hearted with nothing but confusion - has hurt more than I can say. " In a separate social media post, Mc Neil echoed Sharpley's comments about the lack of communication and expressed his commitment to Everton. "Whilst even now I'm still left in the dark. .. what I do know, and have been supported with, I am an Everton player. I will use this as motivation, " he wrote. Mc Neil, who joined Everton from Burnley in July 2022, has not played regularly since David Moyes succeeded Sean Dyche, starting just seven of his 14 league appearances this season. Crystal Palace have been contacted for comment. Follow your club with BBC Sport Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Infantino 'infantile' for wanting to lift Russia ban What is going on with Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia? What impact might 'unprecedented' Six Nations schedule have? Watch every gripping episode of The Night Manager Graham Norton discusses being invited to Taylor Swift's wedding Four women join forces to expose a dangerous predator Olympian Keely Hodgkinson on the mindset behind her success What impact might 'unprecedented' Six Nations schedule have? 'Don't be afraid of being different, it's your superpower' Is the Australian Open still the 'Happy Slam'? Just seven signings - the Premier League's quiet deadline day 'Strong and smart' - Liverpool's £60m man, who can 'become like Van Dijk' In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week All the done deals on deadline day in one place Will Seahawks stop Patriots' record bid? Lowdown on Super Bowl 2026 Two club-record signings - but are Palace papering over the cracks? Six Nations preview & BBC pundit predictions 'Complacent and lost control' - Man City's second-half problem 'If Arsenal don't win title now the blame will be entirely their own' Happy tennis, serious name - how history-maker Alcaraz clinched career Slam What's gone wrong for Chelsea in WSL and is Bompastor still right coach? Why 2026 could be GB's most successful Winter Olympics The most powerful woman in football - meet game's first female super agent Your Winter Olympics need-to-know guide in six charts Nine siblings and a dog called Zoomer - Wirtz in his own words Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026 The NFL's 'Queen's Gambit' who helped create $1. 5bn worth of talent Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.