Paul Joyce: New Seamus Coleman contract mooted at Everton as announcement made
Everton captain Seamus Coleman could be handed a new contract in the near future, according to Paul Joyce.
Coleman’s current Toffees contract is set to expire this summer, having joined the Merseyside outfit from Sligo Rovers in 2009.
The long-serving right-back is currently expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season after a nasty knee injury suffered against Leicester on Monday (1 May), with Sean Dyche to give an exact prognosis of the injury on Thursday (4 April).
“Sean Dyche, the Everton manager, will give an exact prognosis on Coleman’s injury at his weekly press conference on Thursday,” Joyce wrote for The Times.
“A new contract has been mooted for Coleman, who was signed from Sligo Rovers for £60,000 in 2009 and has become a revered figure at the club, with Dyche praising his influence on and off the pitch last week.”
Captain fantastic
Coleman has been a superb servant for Everton for over a decade now, with the Republic of Ireland international rightfully handed the captain’s armband at Goodison Park for his leadership skills both on and off the pitch.
However, his absence is set to be a huge miss for the entire team and manager Sean Dyche, with the Toffees crying out for such leaders in their ongoing relegation fight.
Youngster Nathan Patterson looks set to try his best to fill Coleman’s boots for the last four matches of the season, but that is a big ask given how successful the Republic of Ireland veteran has been in the role over the years.
Coleman has definitely done enough to warrant an extension on Merseyside, but his future and indeed the futures of other players looks likely to be settled only when the campaign has come to a close, such is the need to focus on results right now.