Everton are yet to exercise their option to buy Conor Coady but look set to do so when they believe the time is right.
Coady is currently on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in a season-long deal that gives the Blues the chance to sign the centre-back on a permanent basis for a reported fee of around £5m. It is widely expected Everton will take advantage of that clause. But with no imminent deadline it may well be a move that is turned to after the January transfer window.
Blues boss Frank Lampard is a huge a fan of the player and what he brings both on and off the pitch. Coady’s influence has already seen him wear the captain’s armband since moving to Merseyside.
