Baxter was banned after traces of cocaine were found in a sample last year

Jose Baxter will resume his playing career next week and re-join Everton after serving a season-long drugs ban.

The FA has confirmed Baxter will be able to register with a club from July 1 with his suspension due to end on Friday.

Baxter, 25, will report to Everton next Monday for the start of pre-season training and will work with David Unsworth’s Under-23 squad after being handed a season-long contract by the club.

Kenwright decided to give Baxter a second chance at Everton after reading an interview with him in The Times TONY MCARDLE/GETTY IMAGES

The midfielder was contacted by Everton chairman Bill Kenwright following an interview in The Times in which he discussed his ban after traces of cocaine were found in a sample given following a night out while he was at Sheffield United.

He has been given a second chance by the club he