Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.
The 28-year-old has made 222 appearances for the Toffees since joining from Sunderland in 2017; in that time, Pickford has become England’s number-one goalkeeper and has reached 50 caps for his country.
Pickford was due to enter the last 12 months of his existing deal this summer, and had been linked with a move to Tottenham but has agreed to stay at Goodison Park despite the Toffees sitting 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation zone.
He told reporters: “It’s massive to sign this new contract at such a special club for me. The support I’ve had from everyone at the club since I joined as a 22-year-old has been so important to my family and me.
“I’m happy here and so is my family. We love it at Everton.
“Everton is a massive club. The past few seasons have not been what we wanted but we now have a manager who I believe will point us in the right direction and get us up the table.
“It’s definitely my aim to be successful at this club. The fans, the staff, and my teammates have been great to me from the moment I joined and I want to be great for them.
“I just want to keep working hard and performing for Everton.
“We know we are in a tough place at the moment in the league but I’m eager to help the team improve this season and then aim for success in the future, which will include playing in our new stadium.
“This contract will take me to more than 10 years at Everton and I want to build a legacy here to put myself up there with the likes of Neville Southall to be one of the best keepers to have played for the club.”
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