Last updated: 8 July 2026
Six players have signed new long-term deals in the past year. A handful of others face genuine decisions before the window shuts. Here is where every member of the first-team squad stands.
Player Position Contract until Status
Jordan Pickford GK June 2029 Signed a four-year extension, October 2025
Mark Travers GK June 2029 Four-year deal on arrival from Bournemouth, 2025
Tom King GK June 2027 Third-choice, no pressure on a new deal
Jarrad Branthwaite CB June 2030 Five-year deal, signed July 2025
James Tarkowski CB June 2028 Two-year extension, October 2025
Michael Keane CB June 2027 New one-year deal, April 2026
Jake O’Brien CB/RB June 2028 —
Vitalii Mykolenko LB June 2029 Three-year extension, June 2026, after months of speculation
Adam Aznou LB June 2029 Four-year deal on arrival, 2025
Nathan Patterson RB June 2027 Loan interest from Sevilla, Rangers, Lazio and Bologna came to nothing in January. Everton still in the market for a new right-back
James Garner CM June 2030 Four-and-a-half-year deal, January 2026, ending a lengthy contract saga
Harrison Armstrong CM June 2028 —
Tim Iroegbunam CM/DM June 2027 Everton’s position has been reported as not-for-sale. Other outlets have him linked with Hull, Dortmund, Stuttgart and Galatasaray, with a c£20m valuation
Carlos Alcaraz CM/AM June 2027 Everton hold a club option for a third year, to 2028
Merlin Röhl CM June 2029 Permanent move completed, four-year deal
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall CM June 2030 —
Hayden Hackney CM June 2031 Signed from Middlesbrough, July 2026
Dwight McNeil W June 2027 Expected to leave. A move to Crystal Palace collapsed in January; West Ham interested, no approach made
Tyler Dibling W June 2029 Four-year deal on arrival, August 2025
Tyrique George W June 2030 Permanent deal completed this week, four years
Iliman Ndiaye W/AM June 2029 —
Jack Grealish W June 2026 (loan) On loan from Man City. Everton have not triggered their £50m option, but are confident of a second loan or a reduced fee
Thierno Barry ST June 2029 Reported interest from RB Leipzig
Beto ST June 2027 Rejected a new contract offer in March amid Fenerbahçe interest. A strong scoring run since has revived the case for fresh terms
Departed since last season: Idrissa Gueye (contract expired 30 June, now a free agent), Reece Welch (released), Armando Broja and Joao Virginia (both left permanently last summer).
The latest…
Pickford, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Garner, Mykolenko and Aznou have all signed fresh terms, several after contracts that ran close to their final year — part of a wider pattern covered in Everton’s summer transfer tracker, where incomings have moved just as quickly. The club prioritised certainty over the spine of the team before turning attention elsewhere.
McNeil’s departure looks closest to confirmed — a move to West Ham has been reported by Sky Sports as a live option after a £20m switch to Crystal Palace collapsed in January, medical and all. Everton’s willingness to sell isn’t in doubt, even if the buyer is.
Iroegbunam and Beto are the two situations worth watching most closely. Beto’s case has shifted since he turned down fresh terms in the spring — his recent run of goalscoring form has revived the argument for a new deal rather than a summer sale.
Iroegbunam’s situation is more finely balanced still, with reported interest from four European clubs sitting against Everton’s insistence he isn’t for sale.
Alcaraz’s case is worth noting, given Everton’s option to extend to 2028 regardless of what happens around him.
Patterson is still an unknown — heavily linked in January, still on the books, and now competing with Everton’s active search for a new right-back.