Everton look set to offer Jordan Pickford a new long-term contract. But however long the England number one commits himself to the club, legendary goalkeeper Neville Southall’s seven-and-a-half year deal will take some beating.
At the end of last month, The Guardian reported that the Blues were to open talks with Pickford, with negotiations expected to run “smoothly”, while The Times have now reiterated this in an article that claims Goodison Park chiefs also plan to offer Anthony Gordon a new deal.
Pickford signed for Everton from Sunderland for £25million in 2017, initially penning a five-year contract. Having enjoyed an impressive debut campaign on Merseyside – picking up a hat-trick of gongs at the club’s ‘Dixies’ awards evening: Player of the Season; Players’ Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season – while establishing himself as first choice for his country and proving to be a penalty hero for the Three Lions at the World Cup finals, he was rewarded with improved terms in the shape of a new six-year deal in September 2018 that took him up to the summer of 2024.
