New contract for Jordan Pickford?
Monday, 30 July, 2018 66comments | Jump to most recent
Everton are reportedly set to negotiate a new contract for Jordan Pickford, to fend off predatory interest from the likes of Chelsea who have been credited with uncorroborated interest in the goalkeeper.
The Toffees are determined to hang on to the 24-year-old after one season at Goodison Park and, according to Paul Joyce in The Times, will offer him improved terms to secure his immediate future when he returns from his post-World Cup break next week.
Chelsea are said by Sky Sports to have made Pickford their top choice as replacement for Thibaut Courtois should the Belgian ‘keeper join Real Madrid.
The Belgian, who comments about Pickford ironically caused a stir in Russia this summer following the goal that the England star conceded during the two countries’ meeting in the group stage of the tournament.
Courtois was forced to try and walk back his criticism of Pickford and his inferior height after Belgium’s 1-0 win.
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Pickford only arrived at Goodison Park last year in a deal from Sunderland that could eventually be worth £30m. Were Chelsea to firm up any in him, that price tag would almost certainly double at the very least and would likely need to eclipse the £67m Liverpool just paid for Brazilian stopper Alisson Becker.
His three-week vacation means that the England hero will not be in goal for Everton’s final pre-season game against Valencia at Goodison Park this weekend.
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Michael Morgan
1 Posted 29/07/2018 at 22:05:41
Sky Sports are mentioning that we are about to sit down with Pickford when he returns from holiday to discuss a new and improved contract.
If true, that’s a great statement of intent from our club in warning off any potential moves on him. Plus reassures Pickford how much he means to the club and that he is every bit a part of the future of Everton.
Steve Ferns
2 Posted 29/07/2018 at 22:16:03
I saw that too, Michael. It’s good news if we can tie him down to a new contract.
Oliver Molloy
3 Posted 29/07/2018 at 22:17:17
Michael,
Why should the club give him a rise? Personally I think he has loads to learn and right now is over-rated.
Michael Kenrick
4 Posted 30/07/2018 at 02:04:43
Oliver,
I imagine it’s more about restating our faith in him and our desire to keep him, which in this day and age means keeping him (and his agent) happy. Nothing will do that quite like more money.
So not really the time to call him overrated, get pissy about him learning lessons, needing to improve his distribution and shot-stopping.
Victor Yu
5 Posted 30/07/2018 at 02:29:10
New contract means nothing these days. He can still sign it and force a move next summer if he wants to.
Darryl Ritchie
6 Posted 30/07/2018 at 03:07:03
Victor; a new contract means that when and if he wants to move, we can ask a lot more for him… but… he’s not going anywhere for a while… hopefully.
Mike Gaynes
7 Posted 30/07/2018 at 04:18:39
Well in, Mr. Brands!
Michael Morgan
8 Posted 30/07/2018 at 04:27:28
Before Rooney and Klaassen left, Pickford was the joint 10th highest paid player on our books (so now joint 8th).
In his first season, he got voted:
1. Player of the season
2. Young player of the season
3. Players player of the season
He’s just had an excellent world cup, which has brought him alot of media attention. Which now have him rumoured as being a top target for one of the top 6.
The lads stock this year has sky rocketed. So why shouldn’t that be rewarded, as others have mentioned, it will keep both him and his agent happy and also give us more control in getting a higher price if we ever sold.
Ernie Baywood
9 Posted 30/07/2018 at 05:26:33
If it protects our interests then I’m all for it.
But… It stings a bit doesn’t it?
If we buy someone who flops, we get lumbered with a player on big wages who is hard to shift.
If we buy someone who does well, we have to offer them more just to keep hold of them!
Then they take the extra money until they fancy forcing a move anyway.
Erik Dols
11 Posted 30/07/2018 at 06:16:48
Michael #8 you reckon Richarlison is on lower wages than that?
Pickford might be overrated a little after the WC but he had a good first season and I don’t see us getting in anyone better. Good move to extend his contract.
Alan J Thompson
12 Posted 30/07/2018 at 06:28:29
It seems little has changed at Everton. Somebody has one good season (+ a World Cup) and he is automatically offered a longer contract with a 50% pay rise. It didn’t work with Martinez and I’m hard pushed to think when it did. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how long his present contract is or how much he gets paid, all it seems to do is make an Agent’s job so much easier. I suppose bought loyalty is better than no loyalty at all.
Michael Morgan
13 Posted 30/07/2018 at 06:52:24
Erik @11,
Richarlison was on £30,000 a week at Watford. Just because he cost what he cost doesn’t mean he’s on what Sigurdsson or Shneiderlin’s on. I’m not saying he’s not either, I’m just hoping we have learnt from Koeman/Walsh era.
Don’t forget no-one else was interested in him, so it wasn’t a bidding war, plus he wanted to be reunited with Silva. I’d be surprised if he’s on more than £60,000 a week, if he is, we haven’t learnt in my opinion.
Alan @12, reference increase in wages, again I’m not saying it won’t be a 50% increase, but hopefully we’ve learnt from past mistakes. I mean you could offer him a 25% increase and he would become the 4th highest paid player at the club if Bolasie does eventually go.
Eddie Dunn
14 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:07:01
It makes sense but it also demonstrates that the players, managers and agents are taking too much money out of the game.
The ground is a disgrace and we are fobbed-off as the new stadium is pushed back to a later date. Surely it is time for the PL to impose a pay ceiling.
Alan J Thompson
15 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:09:13
Michael(#13); 50% was merely a figure pulled out of the air, I’ve no idea how much more he may or may not be getting, the point was, as we seem to agree, little seems to have been learnt from past mistakes.
Mike Gaynes
16 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:13:31
The season hasn’t even started yet and the moaning and groaning keeps reaching new heights.
This is good news, people. A commitment to keeping our best players is a GOOD thing.
Kunal Desai
17 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:19:04
Increases his sell on value. He’ll be gone next summer for a record fee for a keeper.
Alan J Thompson
18 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:29:49
Mike(#16); Perhaps we should have moaned and groaned when King’s Dock fell through and the commitment to Lukaku and Stones didn’t work. Pickford has been with us for one season and I assume a contract for several years was agreed. You don’t think there is a chance that this might just be jumping the gun? There doesn’t seem to be this commitment at Spurs and not many seem to want to leave them albeit I know as much about what they offer as to what our players are paid. It just doesn’t seem to have worked in the past.
Ash Moore
19 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:46:26
I guess I just don’t see the upside. He was our player under contract, and he had a good year on the wages he was on. Why pay him more? Is he going to try harder? Put more in than he already is?
Keep him “happy”? I would suggest that if he found his present wedge insulting he’s not the sort of player this club can realistically go forward with.
There is so little upside in paying him any more that I fail to see the point.
Some argue “increases his sell on value”. The rest point to the likes of Sandro and Martina and ask how big wages have increased their value. Like any footballer, goalkeeper Pickford is not immune to the risk of injury and this needs to be factored into contract discussions as well.
Just more poor business.
Colin Glassar
20 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:52:43
Put in a £100m buy-out clause and we are laughing.
Dermot Byrne
21 Posted 30/07/2018 at 07:53:14
Oh how long ago it seems. Our Mike, in almost a ceremony, gave me his rattle. I was 7.
How I long for those days when my granddad talked about football with my Dad. I struggled to understand it as I double-stepped to keep up and looked up nervously at the huge police horse.
Jump forward 50 odd years and our discussions re. a player have lines like “If it protects our interests then I’m all for it.”
Absolutely no criticism of the author of this line, we all write similar things.
Personally I blame Thatcher, the premier league, the media (mainstream and social), and anyone under 45!
Erik Dols
22 Posted 30/07/2018 at 08:00:46
Surely you must be forgetting to blame Hibbert, Dermot!
Michael Morgan
24 Posted 30/07/2018 at 08:16:06
Ash @19,
Absolute madness, so your saying don’t offer him more money because if he’s not happy with the money he’s currenlty on then you don’t think he’s the right player for us?
If that’s the case then you can forget keeping any successful player beyond their first contract with us. As successful players tend to have successful agents, and successful agents are always looking for the best deals for their players.
John Wells
25 Posted 30/07/2018 at 08:18:03
In all honesty folks if Pickford was watching that game the other night he could well be thinking of a switch. The defenders he has to work with are horrendous, they truly are, I’d say he will watch and see hopefully two new centre half’s signed before he touches a pen!
Tony Abrahams
26 Posted 30/07/2018 at 08:21:24
They used to terrify me those horses Dermot, but I love them now. I used to love football then, it was never off my mind, but if I thought about it for to long now though, I would probably never go to another EPL game in my life.
