{"id":239096,"date":"2025-07-05T03:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239096\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T03:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:39:10","slug":"michael-keane-will-stay-at-everton-for-another-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239096\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Keane will stay at Everton for another year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751653786-GvB50u8W4AAmIzc-sm.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Michael Keane has signed a new deal with Everton, that will keep him at the club until June 2026. The centre-back will spend a ninth season with the Blues despite his previous contract running out at the end of last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Keane, who arrived on Merseyside from Burnley in 2017, has made 230 appearances for the Blues \u2013 197 of them in the Premier League. He has also scored 16 goals during that period and earned 9 of his 12 England caps while playing at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI love Everton and have been massively proud to play for this club since the day I joined so I\u2019m delighted to extend my stay here,\u201d Keane told the club website after extending his contract.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe manager wants a competitive squad and I still feel I have a lot to give to Everton.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been through a difficult few years but it\u2019s an exciting time ahead for us as players and our brilliant fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got a world-class new stadium to play in, and our form under the manager last season shows there are a lot of reasons to be positive. I\u2019m looking forward to being part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 32-year-old made 18 appearances across all competitions last season and played a supporting role to the usual protagonists in defence James Tarkowski and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/season\/24-25\/news\/46350.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jarrad Branthwaite<\/a>. He is likely to continue in that role next season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Branthwaite, along with club captain Seamus Coleman, also signed a new deal with the club. Idrissa Gana Gueye, whose deal with the club has also run out, is also expected to sign a new deal in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Reader Comments (52)<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallprint\">Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. <a href=\"#disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a name=\"comments\" id=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496798\" id=\"1496798\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tKevin Molloy                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>1\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      14:58:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        We&#8217;ve all been there with Michael Keane and his lapses.   But we are needing to replace ten players this year Its&#8217; too many,  we have to have some continuity, so a back up player that already knows the place backwards, it makes sense to cut this deal (and Jack H).   And I think he will improve under Moyes.  Centre backs always do.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496802\" id=\"1496802\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRob Halligan                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>2\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      15:12:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Keane has obviously been told by Moyes that he will not be a regular starter, apart from maybe the early rounds of the Carabao Cup. He\u0092s been a \u201cFree Agent \u201c for three days, so could have gone anywhere, but as Ray says the most likely destination would probably have been any of the promoted teams which he probably never fancied.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496835\" id=\"1496835\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>3\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:26:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Newcastle on the last day of the season Dave. He took 3 defenders out of the game, because they were so bothered by him, leaving Alcaraz free to nod it in.<\/p>\n<p>He took his goal at Fulham really well.<\/p>\n<p>For all his faults, I like him. And he will score goals.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496841\" id=\"1496841\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMike Gaynes                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>4\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:02:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Michael Keane has just signed.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496844\" id=\"1496844\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>5\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:09:51\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Yes Si. It&#8217;s on the club official website. One-year deal.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496848\" id=\"1496848\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>6\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:35:40\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        One year deal for Keane plus an option for a second. Makes even more sense to keep him. Financially at least.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496861\" id=\"1496861\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMatthew Johnson                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>7\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:32:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I&#8217;m not unhappy with this, he&#8217;s a solid backup player, and can score the odd important goal.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496862\" id=\"1496862\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJames Marshall                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>8\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:39:23\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        This is good news. Remember we&#8217;re going to be without Tarkowski for a while at the start of the season so Keane will likely play.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496866\" id=\"1496866\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDave Abrahams                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>9\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:55:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        James (5), <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is good news\u201d? <\/p>\n<p>The bad news is \u201cKeane will likely play\u201d         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496868\" id=\"1496868\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tKevin Naylor                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>10\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:56:59\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Ultimate professional who never moans when not selected and gives his all when he is. <\/p>\n<p>Has his faults but always gives 100%.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496870\" id=\"1496870\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJames Marshall                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>11\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:58:33\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Dave, I don&#8217;t mind Keane. <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s had some stinkers but he&#8217;s had equally as many good games for us which I think people often overlook.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496871\" id=\"1496871\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>12\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:00:01\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Dave, you&#8217;ve got me smiling. You know we feel similar about Keane. Apart from the odd great goal and good performance, he mostly worries me.<\/p>\n<p>Would I have wanted it? Probably not, but I thought weeks ago, this could happen, so it is expected.<\/p>\n<p>My son hasn&#8217;t mentioned it to me, nor me to him. He&#8217;s worse than me. When he sees his name on the team sheet or his number come up on the sub&#8217;s board, he goes into a proper rant!!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496873\" id=\"1496873\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDavid West                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>13\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:04:50\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        It&#8217;s news, just wouldn&#8217;t call it good news! <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s an honest guy.  Given his all when called upon. He knows he&#8217;s not first choice, second or even third choice centre-back. I imagine he&#8217;s a good guy in he dressing room and a good example of how to behave if you&#8217;re out of favour. <\/p>\n<p>The one gripe I have is, isn&#8217;t there a centre-back we could bring through, buy at a young age that could match his output? <\/p>\n<p>Will Tarkowski continue at his previous level ? Isn&#8217;t O&#8217;Brien due a run a centre-back? Wouldn&#8217;t that leave Tarkowski in Keane&#8217;s current role? <\/p>\n<p>I know there&#8217;s other positions that need strengthening but thought he&#8217;d probably run his course here.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496874\" id=\"1496874\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tAnnika Herbert                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>14\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:15:42\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Not too pleased with this, but I do understand the reasoning behind it.<\/p>\n<p>I just hope he doesn&#8217;t get to play too often.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496876\" id=\"1496876\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMike Gaynes                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>15\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:21:09\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I get it. We have a lot of holes to fill in a limited period of time, and only a partial recruiting team to bring in that many players. <\/p>\n<p>Filling one open reserve spot with a known quantity, and not having to scout him, compete for him or go through an extended negotiation, saves time and effort that can be directed towards more crucial needs.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody&#8217;s dancing in the streets about this, but it makes sense.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496878\" id=\"1496878\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tSi Pulford                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>16\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:26:00\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Kevin (1) I\u0092ve been saying this for a while. Moyes has a knack of improving 30 odd year old centre backs. I\u0092m not unhappy with Keane staying on one bit. We need senior pros and continuity.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496879\" id=\"1496879\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDerek Knox                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>17\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:26:39\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        No, No, NO to Jack Harrison coming back!<\/p>\n<p>Keane&#8217;s 1-year deal makes sort of sense.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496880\" id=\"1496880\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tGrant Rorrison                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>18\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:30:42\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Not fussed about this.  He is only 4th choice.   We cant afford the level of investment needed to bring in 10 players of greater quality than we have.  We need to be keeping quite of lot of the current squad and then adding some genuinely better players plus a few loans\/frees etc.  <\/p>\n<p> Derek 17.   If Harrison was right footed I&#8217;d have him at the quoted 7m as cover for a decent first choice right winger.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496881\" id=\"1496881\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tTed Roberts                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>19\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:32:45\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I&#8217;m happy with this outcome, just need Idrissa now to sign on the dotted line and then the priority of signing right-back, right-wing and striker positions can be addressed in whichever financial permutation works to suit the budget. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a quick fix transfer window opportunity, but I&#8217;d like to think that if decent acquisitions for the above mentioned positions can be sourced then it will be a decent enough start to the rebuild process that&#8217;s needed for the progress of the club to achieve greater things on the trophy trail home and abroad.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496882\" id=\"1496882\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMike Hayes                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>20\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:34:08\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Like mentioning Doucoure in the line up, Keane got a few groans from all corners\u2026 but he knows the club, knows the team, knows what we fans expect, and Moyes will sort him out. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a no-brainer given the amount of players we&#8217;ve let go. As for Harrison he&#8217;s a workhorse but has no end product \u2013 who&#8217;s next, Broja \ud83e\udd37\ud83d\udc99        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496883\" id=\"1496883\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJim Bennings                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>21\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:39:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        It&#8217;s a no-brainer for me.<\/p>\n<p>Love him or hate him, if we let Keane go then that&#8217;s another pointless chase for a defender to replace him with.<\/p>\n<p>The pressing matters should be striker\/s and a right back is absolutely paramount, so too some genuine pace out wide.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496885\" id=\"1496885\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDerek Knox                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>22\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:52:53\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Grant @ 18, his work ethic can&#8217;t be faulted but the headless chicken syndrome will always be there for crossing and finishing! Better looking elsewhere or from within.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496886\" id=\"1496886\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDave Abrahams                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>23\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:54:15\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        James (11) I don&#8217;t mind Keane the man but could without Keane the footballer \u2014  oh and James, come on, mate \u2014 he&#8217;s had as many good games as bad ones, really James? <\/p>\n<p>Have a look at his last supposedly good game, described by one poster as superb, v Newcastle and the phase where Newcastle had four successive corners and got two good attempts in when Michael and his partner O&#8217;Brien stood like dummies when the corners came in. <\/p>\n<p>Newcastle were the team under pressure fighting to get into the Champions League next season and ran out of steam and all Keane and O&#8217;Brien had to defend were routine centres. They got away with it, but wait \u2018til we are the team under pressure fighting \u2014 I can see Keane now, he&#8217;ll \u2014 oh fuck that, it&#8217;s really not worth thinking about! <\/p>\n<p>Then again, Moyes might work his magic on an aging centre-back; that will be worth watching!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496887\" id=\"1496887\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJake FitzGerald                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>24\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:54:38\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Could do with a left-back too. <\/p>\n<p>We all assume Mykolenko&#8217;s going to stay fit most of the season.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496888\" id=\"1496888\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tKevin Molloy                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>25\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:02:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I think our most vulnerable area is actually centre mid.  We play three there, and who do we have?  <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully Gana, Garner, Iroegbunam and Alcaraz?   That is so light it&#8217;s untrue.  And if Gana gets injured, God help us.  <\/p>\n<p>Doucoure got a lot of stick but he scored goals, and was terrific out of possession.  Big boots to fill,  I&#8217;d be thinking we need to spend there more than any other position.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496891\" id=\"1496891\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>26\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:18:02\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        The thing I like about this is that, despite all the flaws we know he has, it&#8217;s not clear to me how you get a better 4th choice centre-back than a guy like Keane. <\/p>\n<p>The goal of getting the next O&#8217;Brien or Branthwaite doesn&#8217;t work out so easily, because if they&#8217;re young with 1st team potential, you either want them out on loan and playing or at worst 3rd choice in case your top 2 get injured. <\/p>\n<p>But what big prospect wants to come to a club like ours on lowish wages and be 4th choice, yet still be a meaningful asset to us? Maybe other clubs on our level have better options in this type of situation, but I&#8217;m skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>Given all of that, and the priorities being elsewhere, this seems like a very sound decision. Harrison, meanwhile, need to go read about those rumblings, will feel very differently if he&#8217;s being brought back as a starter. If everyone&#8217;s healthy, I guess you could push Ndiaye out right, McNeil to the left, Alcaraz, Gana and Garner in the middle \u2014 but even then, right wing is a position I&#8217;d rather buy young for impact sub potential than return to Jack.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496892\" id=\"1496892\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tTony Abrahams                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>27\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:19:23\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Good point, Kevin, but I think we currently have a few areas in the squad that all need strengthening.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496893\" id=\"1496893\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tChristy  Ring                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>28\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:27:53\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Keane for me, deserves another year, never let&#8217;s us down.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496894\" id=\"1496894\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tIan Bennett                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>29\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:28:23\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Currently he&#8217;s not 4th choice. <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s first choice.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no guarantee that Tarkowski is going to be fit for the start of the season, or that he&#8217;s not going to have a reoccurrence of a hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Please tell me I am wrong that the current back 4 isn&#8217;t Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Keane and Obrien as it stands.<\/p>\n<p>This to me is a worry.  Coleman cant stay fit, Patterson is garbage, yet we are going into a season with Keane as first choice for the first game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we might sign a new right back.  But equally we could lose Mykolenko that picks up a knock easily, or we lose Branthwaite or Obrien for a period.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone on the squad you&#8217;ve got to be happy is good enough to play.  Not hoping you&#8217;ll never need them.<\/p>\n<p>I get money is tight, I get we have bigger issues in the side.  But let&#8217;s not kid ourselves hes 4th choice when you need at least 2 centre backs in a side.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496895\" id=\"1496895\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJosh Horne                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>30\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:33:51\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Was anyone else actually interested.in signing Keane? Is anybody else interested in signing Harrison? <\/p>\n<p>I just don&#8217;t get the continuity, knows the club angle. I would prefer no continuity of the level of performance either offer. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As many good games as stinkers&#8221;, how reassuring.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496896\" id=\"1496896\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tSi Pulford                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>31\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:37:55\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Dave 23. A game where we kept a clean sheet seems a strange choice to slag a defender off.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496898\" id=\"1496898\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>32\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:42:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Ian 29, what you&#8217;re saying makes sense only if we don&#8217;t bring in a starting right back or at the very least a quality back who can back up the left and the right. One of those two is a certainty. <\/p>\n<p>Sure, he&#8217;s a step up above Tarkowski right now, but you can&#8217;t plan for a season as if Tarkowski won&#8217;t get healthy if all signs are that his hamstring recovery are on track. If they are, then at best he&#8217;s third choice with O&#8217;Brien out on the right once Tark is healthy. <\/p>\n<p>As I predicted previously, I think it&#8217;s time for O&#8217;Brien to take over permanently from Tarkowski, and I also think we&#8217;ll bring in a new starting right back or at least someone they feel can compete for that spot. I think Tarkowski then becomes the new Keane for us, a back-up we&#8217;re glad to have for a few years who only plays when necessary.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496903\" id=\"1496903\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRay Robinson                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>35\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:58:42\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Jonathan. I think it&#8217;s racing certainty that Tarkowski (if fit) and Branthwaite will continue to be first choice centre backs next season. I think Tarkowski &#8216;s experience and influence is vastly underestimated by some and he&#8217;s got at least another season at the top in him.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496907\" id=\"1496907\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tIan Bennett                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>38\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:11:05\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I think you under estimate the demands of the Premier league.<\/p>\n<p>We have only one left back.<\/p>\n<p>We have 4 centre backs, 1 is injured and 1 is clearly not good enough. One might need to play right back.<\/p>\n<p>The club captain played 282 minutes last season with every likelihood he plays the same amount of time next year.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we might get a new right back.  But our first choice signing option played 22 games last season and he turned us down.  The liklihood is we are looking for inferior players to Tete.<\/p>\n<p>If we were blessed in good full backs, good full back cover, and 3 fit centre backs, then Keane as 4th wouldn&#8217;t matter.  But that isn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n<p>Its been highlighted we are desperately short in the middle of the park, and it is the same at the back.<\/p>\n<p>A back 4 of Coufal, Obrien Keane &amp; Coleman could be our starters come December and into a busy Christmas period.  If thsts the case, youre losing matches.<\/p>\n<p>I think Colin Glassar wrote that nothing is changing at Everton, and commented it was dithering davy if I recall it right.  The first part is right.  Nothing is changing.  Its not the manager, the last 4 odd managers have all found there&#8217;s no money to spend, the squad is thin and the quality is shite.<\/p>\n<p>No manager can turn that around.  You want a good team, performing well, then you need good players.  You can talk tactics till the cows come home, but you need players that can play.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496910\" id=\"1496910\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMartin Berry                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>39\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:35:01\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Keane knows the club and we obviously need another centre back as cover so why let him go and spend unnecessary probably more money on his replacement.<br \/>More cover at the back for another year, make sense to me.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496912\" id=\"1496912\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJeff Armstrong                  <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>40\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:41:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        So Dave23, in your words Newcastle  fighting for Champions League football and forcing four successive corners where Keane and your latest not too keen on player Jake O\u0092Brien ( who most supporters think is decent ) kept them out and a clean sheet was not real pressure? Just Newcastle going through the motions and not really wanting to win but hoping other results would go their way.<\/p>\n<p>Get a grip, give praise when its due, not some pre-conceived nonsense to back up your already stubborn opinion.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496913\" id=\"1496913\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>41\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:42:40\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Time will tell, Ian. I was in favor of not making a big striker signing to shore up defense and midfield, but if Barry proves true, then I was wrong there. Maybe there\u0092s money for 2 more big signings, plus 2-4 loans. If so, we all know the priority positions. Neither David Moyes nor any supporter nor any reasonable person wants Michael Keane or Jack Harrison playing significant minutes this season, so let\u0092s see how things play out. We also don\u0092t want to overpay for average quality, something that could certainly prove true with the Barry signing. I\u0092m giving the new ownership and Moyes the benefit of the doubt until the close of the transfer window, even if that means we don\u0092t have a ton of depth to start the season.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496917\" id=\"1496917\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tScott Hamilton                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>42\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:11:40\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        It\u0092s OK lads, he\u0092s signed for another year so you can slag him off again. <\/p>\n<p>I\u0092m sure he appreciated the pause in vitriol whilst we all awaited the outcome of his contract negotiations! \ud83d\ude1c        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496921\" id=\"1496921\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJake FitzGerald                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>43\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:24:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I\u0092m loathe to slag off anyone who pulls on the royal blue jersey, but Keane really tests my resolve far too many times. An absolute disaster waiting to happen in every other game.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496922\" id=\"1496922\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tPaul Kossoff                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>44\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:30:41\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Yeeeees!!! Oh, I&#8217;m so happy.\ud83d\ude01<br \/>And now our word of the day. <br \/>Sarcasm. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496924\" id=\"1496924\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRick Cole                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>45\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:43:09\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        He seems a great bloke. And a good influence in the dressing room. Definitely a threat from set pieces too. Unfortunately he is not very good at defending.<br \/>I see Arsenal have released Tomiyasu. If he can stay fit he would be a great solution at right back, as well as begin able to cover in the middle and on the left.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496927\" id=\"1496927\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tStu  Gre                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>46\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:52:56\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        This almost isn&#8217;t news worthy to me. How many teams have a player like Keane as their 4th choice centre back? Crazy that people would question this decision. Not a starter, but a very decent back up.<\/p>\n<p>Now when will Dithering start signing some new players? History says we won&#8217;t get what we really need.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496928\" id=\"1496928\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRobert Tressell                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>47\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      04\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:55:02\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        By the time the window closes, I doubt we&#8217;ll be too worried at having re-signed Keane.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496930\" id=\"1496930\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>48\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:04:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>Here we go again<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dithering\u0092 <\/p>\n<p>Give it a rest <\/p>\n<p>Moyes isn\u0092t in charge of transfers in any case         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496932\" id=\"1496932\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>49\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:11:47\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Ryan #48<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cautious Committee&#8221;&#8230; just does not cut it in the lazy labelling social media world.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496933\" id=\"1496933\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tLester Yip                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>50\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:40:15\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Sensible move. <\/p>\n<p>There will be times we need to defense for a lead or draw by sitting deep against piling up pressure. He is good at low block and his long pass is pretty good too. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s focus on the Striker and the Left Back\/Right Back first.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496934\" id=\"1496934\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>51\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:57:33\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I don&#8217;t think Dave or anyone else is praising or &#8220;slagging off&#8221; Keane for one or two good or bad matches. <\/p>\n<p>As for O&#8217;Brien, yes, bags of potential, who we all rate highly. But he is young and developing. Admittedly, playing out of position, he had a few lapses in concentration, usually early the game, but you can see he&#8217;s going to be a good player. <\/p>\n<p>Dave is a very astute football and Everton supporter and says what he sees, with little room for popularism either way. He wasn&#8217;t shy in pointing out that Branthwaite wasn&#8217;t performing to his high standards early last season and was correct. A player we both and just about all of us rate as one of the best centre backs in England right now.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t like the phrase slagging off. We can be critical of a player&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>The opinions on Keane have been formed over several seasons and the poor performances outweigh the good ones. It&#8217;s not slagging off, it&#8217;s on observation over time.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t have been my choice but Keane is useful to retain as backup. It saves us having to buy someone else, but he&#8217;ll still worry me, as he has done for most of his time at Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin @25, we mostly played with 2 in the middle in front of the back four in a 4-2-3-1. Gana and Garner, once fit, played there. The 3 in front ended up being a mix of Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Doucoure and Harrison. Depending who we sign, and depending on how we set up, we could need another midfielder. Right now, that might be Armstrong. But, you are right, providing Gana stays, it only takes an injury, then we are light on the ground there.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496935\" id=\"1496935\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tLiam Mogan                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>52\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:58:40\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        9 years at Everton? Don&#8217;t like to be nasty, but 9 minutes was too much. Never has been, and never will be, good enough. <\/p>\n<p>Not a good sign for where we will end up, squadwise, come August.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496936\" id=\"1496936\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tJohn Atkinson                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>53\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      01:00:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I&#8217;ve been a reflector on Keane. He comes up with game changing goals. I&#8217;d love to see him upfront for the last 25 minutes         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496937\" id=\"1496937\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tMark Taylor                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>54\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      01:13:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I&#8217;m ok if he comes cheap (not his previous wages) and he is 4th choice. Could do worse and we have so many other positions to fill.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with both full backs( arguably 2 RB&#8217;s needed if Patterson goes), at least one more CM (even assuming we re-sign Gana), at least 1 RF and a striker ( Barry might fit that role if he comes) And probably a reserve goalie although those are easier and cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>So 6 more at a minimum (7 if you include Gana which hopefully we can). Given the limited resources we have, especially if we spend \u00a335m plus on Barry, I can see the logic in Keane, if not the excitement         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496938\" id=\"1496938\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tDale Self                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>55\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      01:16:44\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Si 31, with all due respect, much respect, let Dave rip whomever he wishes. He has been in spectacular form of late and I like the delivery.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1496941\" id=\"1496941\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong class=\"commentAuthor\"><br \/>\n                \t\t\tSteve Brown                 <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>56\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      05\/07\/2025      at<br \/>\n      03:18:52\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        It is always exciting to guess which Keane is on the pitch &#8211; Beckenbauer or Frank Sinclair?<\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"contribute\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"midemphasis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/members\/patrons.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get rid of these ads and support TW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 ToffeeWeb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Keane has signed a new deal with Everton, that will keep him at the club until June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-239096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114798550442979443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}