2025/26 Vitalii Mykolenko

[Brisan123]

Seemingly not only is there a dearth of decent right backs in world football there is also a dearth of left backs
Wonder will Moyes blame it on the World Cup or the war in Iran

 

[MikeH72]

Fantastic news. Trippier can cover him as well as right back next season.

 

[MACCA75]

I remember when we signed Demarai Gray and Townsend - we’d just finished top half but it was a massive red flag for me that the clubs ambition had solely become to ‘stay in the premier league’.

Giving this chump another contract is exactly the same red flag.

 

[Neiler]

Hopefully he’s back up.

 

[Dyo1878]

I said to myself years ago after the city semi final that I don't think I'll ever see Everton win a trophy in my lifetime.

It's small decisions like this, which just keep happening over and over again which builds that case even more.

Whilst we as a football club continue to retain players like this we will never do anything. We just exist and a lot of people seem content at that.

 

[ToffeeScot]

No problem with him getting a new contract if he's our backup and it's protecting the 'asset' so to speak, but last summer we had the same conversation about Keane and he became one of our main CBs all season. I just don't trust the management anymore.

 

[pfim]

27, played in 140 PL matches, one year left on his deal. Of course he'd be offered a new contract, if only to hold his value.

And those who don't think he has financial value, I will just point you to the case of McNeil, Dwight.

 

[pfim]

No problem with him getting a new contract if he's our backup and it's protecting the 'asset' so to speak, but last summer we had the same conversation about Keane and he became one of our main CBs all season. I just don't trust the management anymore.

Well, that's a management problem, not a player problem, as you suggest.

 

[MACCA75]

No problem with him getting a new contract if he's our backup and it's protecting the 'asset' so to speak, but last summer we had the same conversation about Keane and he became one of our main CBs all season. I just don't trust the management anymore.

He’ll absolutely start 30+ games next season. Keane probably will too.

 

[MACCA75]

27, played in 140 PL matches, one year left on his deal. Of course he'd be offered a new contract, if only to hold his value.

And those who don't think he has financial value, I will just point you to the case of McNeil, Dwight.

Or we could just trigger the 1 year extension and sell him. Bring in a full back that can play football.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Hopefully he’s back up.

Boyland's article said we are searching for cover at LB.

Here's to more years of a LB who cannot kick a football properly, completely stunts us as a team in terms of shape and style of play and often puts the back line under pressure with his 'passes' backward.

Yet another joke from our joke of a club.

 

[Furey1878]

We’ve been doing that since the “reset” and again now with Keane, Tarks and now Myko.

They should have all been moved on or let go last summer following the takeover.

McNeil will prob get an extension ffs.

It takes a while to overhaul a squad, mate. I agree they are all players that SHOULD be moved on, but the practicalities have meant that we've sort have had to keep them on.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

27, played in 140 PL matches, one year left on his deal. Of course he'd be offered a new contract, if only to hold his value.

And those who don't think he has financial value, I will just point you to the case of McNeil, Dwight.

He'll be playing regularly under dino Davey. Why wouldn't he? He cannot control a football, has no pace, can't go forward, and is lauded for a defensive ability that sees him often at fault for conceding soft goals.

He's a Moyes dream.

 

[Moomin]

100k per week seems excessive and expensive in my eyes for him.

 

[Moomin]

It takes a while to overhaul a squad, mate. I agree they are all players that SHOULD be moved on, but the practicalities have meant that we've sort have had to keep them on.

To be fair, Sunderland done it in one summer when coming up from the Championship.