Injuries hold him back
Chris Beesley : Fabian Delph played a pivotal role in Everton’s hard-fought victory over Manchester United and could be a key player over the rest of the season – if he stays fit – but his career at the Blues should not continue beyond his current contract. Nobody can doubt the Yorkshireman’s pedigree given that he has over a dozen years of Premier League experience and won the competition twice with Manchester City but at 33 later this year, he’s not what Everton need going forward.
On those, albeit all too rare, occasions that Delph has been able to pull on the royal blue jersey, his performances have been impressive enough as we saw against the Red Devils as he kept things simple but effective, always willing to show for the ball and move possession on to a team-mate. However, he’s just not been available enough to justify a bumper new deal at this advanced stage of his career.
