(The Guardian) Everton seek to secure Pickford future
Everton are planning talks over a new contract for Jordan Pickford that they hope will keep England’s first-choice goalkeeper at the club for the remainder of his top-flight career.
Pickford is under contract at Everton until 2027 but the club’s new owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG), want to secure him on a lucrative, long-term deal that reinforces his importance to their future ambitions. Negotiations are expected to commence with the 31-year-old’s representatives now that the summer transfer window is out of the way.
The England international joined Everton from Sunderland for £30m in 2017 and has played a key role in preserving the club’s Premier League status throughout a troubled period. With the club raising its ambitions under TFG, Everton believe retaining the services of the country’s best goalkeeper is important for the team’s improvement and their long-term strategy.
Pickford is already one of Everton’s highest earners on the four-and-a-half years contract he signed in February 2023. He has received interest from rival Premier League clubs but Everton hope the player, who has a strong relationship with the club’s hierarchy, will commit his peak years to Moyes’ team on improved terms.
Pickford, who could win his 77th England cap against Andorra on Saturday, has grown in influence behind the scenes at Everton in recent years and is part of the team’s leadership group alongside captain Seamus Coleman and James Tarkowski. A good friend of Jack Grealish, he was also influential in encouraging his England colleague to join Everton on loan from Manchester City this summer.
Moyes considers the defensive trio of Pickford, Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite as the cornerstone of his attempts to improve Everton and compete higher up the table. Branthwaite signed a new five-year contract at Everton amid interest from other clubs this summer and Pickford could follow in committing his long-term future to Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton are planning talks over a new contract for Jordan Pickford that they hope will keep England’s first-choice goalkeeper at the club for the remainder of his top-flight career.
Pickford is under contract at Everton until 2027 but the club’s new owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG), want to secure him on a lucrative, long-term deal that reinforces his importance to their future ambitions. Negotiations are expected to commence with the 31-year-old’s representatives now that the summer transfer window is out of the way.
The England international joined Everton from Sunderland for £30m in 2017 and has played a key role in preserving the club’s Premier League status throughout a troubled period. With the club raising its ambitions under TFG, Everton believe retaining the services of the country’s best goalkeeper is important for the team’s improvement and their long-term strategy.
Pickford is already one of Everton’s highest earners on the four-and-a-half years contract he signed in February 2023. He has received interest from rival Premier League clubs but Everton hope the player, who has a strong relationship with the club’s hierarchy, will commit his peak years to Moyes’ team on improved terms.
Pickford, who could win his 77th England cap against Andorra on Saturday, has grown in influence behind the scenes at Everton in recent years and is part of the team’s leadership group alongside captain Seamus Coleman and James Tarkowski. A good friend of Jack Grealish, he was also influential in encouraging his England colleague to join Everton on loan from Manchester City this summer.
Moyes considers the defensive trio of Pickford, Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite as the cornerstone of his attempts to improve Everton and compete higher up the table. Branthwaite signed a new five-year contract at Everton amid interest from other clubs this summer and Pickford could follow in committing his long-term future to Hill Dickinson Stadium.
