Overview

• Everton are preparing to open formal talks with their 31-year-old goalkeeper, who is contracted until June 2027, with no new agreement yet announced.
• Multiple outlets report the club could propose terms to keep him for the rest of his career, with Pickford understood to be receptive to a long-term extension.
• The Times reports Everton will review the expiring 2026 contracts of James Tarkowski, James Garner and Vitalii Mykolenko as part of the same planning.
• Pickford’s importance has been underlined by a penalty save in the Brighton win at the new Hill Dickinson Stadium and his role as a senior voice under new ownership.
• Summer signings Mark Travers and Tom King were recruited as support options rather than replacements, and Pickford has said he still feels short of his peak.