Vitalii Mykolenko’s contract expires this summer, meaning Everton should be looking at potential replacements.
Vitalii Mykolenko joined Everton in January 2022 and that first contract he penned will soon run out.
It remains to be seen if the Ukraine international will be handed a new deal. But that likely wouldn’t please too many fans.
Vitaliy Mykolenko’s contract expires in the summer, what should Everton do with him? 🤔
Offer him a new deal? Let him go for free? Sell him in January?
An overview of Vitaliy Mykolenko's 2025/26 Premier League season.
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There has again been a lot of criticism for Mykolenko this season, with some feeling he simply isn’t good enough and that Everton could upgrade.
It was claimed last month that Everton could activate an option to extend Mykolenko’s contract, but given his performances there’s every chance he could be allowed to depart.
And with that in mind, here are some potential replacements Everton could target.
Tyrick Mitchell
Tyrick Mitchell will have a year left on his contract in the summer, albeit Crystal Palace do hold an option to extend it by a further 12 months.
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But he is the type of player Everton should be looking at.
Tyrick Mitchell playing for Crystal Palace.
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He is 26 and about to come into his prime years, and has already built up a lot of experience playing in the Premier League, closing in on 200 appearances in the competition which is highly impressive.
He needs to make just one more to go joint-fifth with Jordan Ayew in the all-time Premier League appearance-makers list for Palace.
Mitchell has largely played as a wing-back in recent times. But he’s also had many games as a standard left-back, and is definitely one of the more underrated full-backs in the Premier League.
David Moller Molfe
It has been a dismal season for Wolves and it’s one that will end in relegation.
Naturally, there will then be an exodus at Molineux and David Moller Wolfe is a player Everton ought to look at.
David Moller Wolfe playing for Wolves.
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Wolves’ recruitment last summer has been heavily criticised, but Moller Wolfe has been one of the better additions for them and has actually made decent contributions in the final third.
One major criticism of Mykolenko is that he hardly ever scores or assists. For Wolves, Moller Wolfe has scored two and made three assists in 19 appearances this term, which isn’t too shabby factoring in that he hasn’t always started.
Moller Wolfe had transfer interest in him during the January transfer window, suggesting he’s already made impressions on people elsewhere. Surely Everton have to monitor him, and he would not break the bank.
Dennis Cirkin
Dennis Cirkin has been on Everton’s transfer radar before, and this summer could be a good opportunity to land him.
He’ll be out of contract at Sunderland, and reports from the Northern Echo today have stated there has been no progress on an extension.
Dennis Cirkin playing for Sunderland.
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It’s looking like he could leave for free, and that might appeal to Everton, who could then shell out on other positions.
Like Moller Wolfe, and unlike Mykolenko, Cirkin offers decent attacking threat, having scored eight goals and made seven assists in 124 games for Sunderland.
Everton are no strangers to an Irish signing, and Cirkin could potentially be a great pick up on a free transfer.
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