Everton delay decision on England defender Conor Coady and others, with boss Sean Dyche keen to secure Premier League status before committing to the future of the players.
Everton are putting long-term decisions on England defender Conor Coady and other players on hold until it is more clear which division they will be in next season.
Coady, part of Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad, joined Everton on loan from Wolves at the start of the season with a view to making him a permanent £5m move.
But Sean Dyche has since replaced Frank Lampard as manager and Everton was recently charged with an alleged breach of the Premier League’s financial fair play rules.
The Merseysiders face Tottenham on Monday night with their top-flight status in jeopardy and Dyche says escalating to safety must be the priority.
The former Burnley boss also stressed that Coady has been a model professional despite being replaced in the starting line-up by Michael Keane.
Everton are putting long-term decisions on England defender Conor Coady and others on hold.
Coady is on loan from Wolves and the club have a £5m option to buy him this summer.
But the center midfielder recently lost his place in the Toffees’ starting line-up to Michael Keane.
Sean Dyche is putting decisions on hold until it’s clear which division they’ll be in next season.
“Apart from the contractual situations that were already in progress, like Jordan Pickford, the others there is a feeling of ‘let’s do the job first.
“The players know that in due course we will have talks with them,” Dyche said.
‘Conor has been fantastic. He is a first class professional. Everyone will tell you that he and Seamus (Coleman) were like that from a very young age and it’s shown by the way he deals with stepping aside and continuing his business.
‘We will take it (your future) in due time. The main priority (now) obviously has to do with the team. Planning and preparing for the future is important, but there are certain things that need to happen faster, focus on the pitch and put points on the scoreboard.’
Dyche also admitted that it cannot be assumed that all players will want to stay at Goodison Park if the team fail.
“Sometimes people think that it is the direction of a club or a coach. Is not always that way. Players want to know what’s going on in terms of how they’re being looked after, staying in the Premier League and all that stuff,” he explained.
‘I can talk about what we do, but they may see it differently. It is always a two-way situation.
‘Sometimes three or four ways with the number of agents involved today!’