New deals for Pickford and Garner set to follow Tarkowski’s renewal | OneFootball

Jordan Pickford and James Garner are set to follow their vice-captain James Tarkowski and sign new deals with Everton in the coming days, reports Paul Joyce of The Times.

“James Tarkowski has agreed a new contract at Everton that will run until 2028. Deals expected to follow shortly for Jordan Pickford and James Garner,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Signed from Burnley in 2022 as a free agent, Tarkowski’s new contract will see him staying on Merseyside until the summer of 2028. He has been influential in leading the backline for Everton and hasn’t missed a single minute of competitive football this season after returning from a hamstring injury at the start of the campaign.

Tarkowski suffered that injury against Manchester City on April 19, which brought to an end his streak of 109 consecutive starts for the club in the Premier League.

Pickford and Garner are expected to be the next to follow. While Pickford’s contract is set to expire in the summer of 2027, Garner is in his final year on his current deal.

Pickford, signed from Sunderland for an initial fee of £25 million, then the third most expensive goalkeeper ever, has been one of the most important players in the club’s modern history.

He has been consistently reliable in between the sticks and has played a major role in ensuring the Blues’ continued presence in the top-flight. The 31-year-old has also been England’s undisputed number 1 in goal for nearly eight years now and is expected to continue with the club for the foreseeable future.

Meanwhile, Garner was signed from Manchester United for £9 million in 2022. The 24-year-old midfielder has begun the current season on a spectacular level and has been one of the standout players for Everton during the early stages of the campaign so far.

He has been dominant in his usual position in the middle of the pitch and has also excelled at makeshift assignments in the full-back role.

David Moyes has lauded Garner’s performances and has suggested that the England camp take a closer look at him. When asked about the prospect of offering a new contract to the 24-year-old in the pre-match press conference before Everton faced Aston Villa last month, Moyes said, “I don’t know if he’s in the last year of his contract. I’m sure there will be a clause in there where we’ve got him so, I couldn’t even answer that question.”

The Blues boss then turned to head of media Andy Neild who accompanies him at all press functions, who remarked: “We don’t go into clauses.”

Idrissa Gana Gueye, Michael Keane, Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman had also signed new deals with the club this summer.

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These two guys are nailed-on starters, so their extensions have to be sorted.

Pickford is world class, nuff said, and Garner's stock is rising, we are seeing both his versatility and his quality in good measure this season.

The players all seem to love the new stadium and I hope we can do more business in January to improve our first season at The Dock.

Raymond Fox 3 Posted 09/10/2025 at 15:45:31

I've said before it's a complete mystery to me that a Top 6 side has not tried to sign Pickford. Maybe they have... who knows?

I'm extreamly grateful that they have not because he has kept us in the Premier League at least twice and he seems to be improving each season.

Ian Jones 4 Posted 09/10/2025 at 17:39:30

Raymond, I agree about Jordan Pickford. I assumed he might want a greater chance to win trophies or play in the Champions League but, for the moment, he seems settled with us. He also seems to have a stable family relationship so all good for him and us.

It's a little bit like Paul Scholes. Never seemed to be linked with any team although for him, staying at Man Utd generally meant winning trophies.

As for James Garner, hopefully, he'll prove to be another decent purchase from Man Utd. He's heading in that direction.

Dave Abrahams 5 Posted 09/10/2025 at 18:24:07

Iliman Ndaiye is the one player I'd love to see get his contract extended with a good pay rise. I know he signed a 5-year contract on his his wage, he is reportedly being watched by a few clubs.

Although he seems to love being at Everton, he could become unsettled, or his agent might, if he is left on the current wages he is on.

Mark Taylor 6 Posted 09/10/2025 at 18:37:24

Dave,

I seem to recall an Italian club was sniffing around Ndiaye over the summer, talk of a £40M bid, but I agree with you, he is one player we need to keep.

Pickford also. I think he has got better at avoiding howlers, especially knowing when it needs a hood forward or out, rather than trying to 'play'. Even got a bit better defending his 6-yard box and he continues to be, imho, one of the leagues very best shot-stoppers.

Not so convinced about Tarkowski, though. He doesn't look the player he was, and I'd be concerned we might not be so thrilled with what he is doing at 35.

Robert Tressell 8 Posted 09/10/2025 at 19:13:35

Inter Milan offered £40(+)M for Ndiaye over the summer, apparently. Pre the takeover, we'd have sold him. Since the takeover, we're a different kettle of fish. Hopefully we don't need to sell anyone we want to keep anymore.

Garner was the urgent one because he would have been a free agent in summer 2026.

Interesting to see what we do with Mykolenko, also out of contract in summer 2026.

Ian Bennett 9 Posted 09/10/2025 at 19:14:46

Think Moyes let it slip there is an option for both Robert.

Everton midfielder James Garner has a one-year extension option in his contract, which the club is reportedly set to activate. He originally signed a four-year deal with Everton in September 2022 after transferring from Manchester United.

Key details about the contract option:

Original signing: When he joined Everton for an initial £9 million, the 21-year-old signed a four-year contract.

Extension option: This deal included the option for Everton to extend the contract for an additional year.

Activation talks: In October 2025, reports indicated that new contract discussions were underway for Garner and his teammate Jordan Pickford, suggesting the club plans to trigger the option and potentially negotiate a new long-term deal.

Performance: Garner has become a reliable and important player for Everton since his arrival, which has led to the club's desire to secure his future.

Mike Hayes 11 Posted 09/10/2025 at 19:28:33

Get them signed up and settled once and for all.

Fingers crossed they are looking to add more players in January, especially a striker-- the two we have have gone on strike!

Kevin Molloy 12 Posted 09/10/2025 at 20:05:16

Robert yes agreed, it's worth reflecting on the upturn in form on several of the players in the squad since Moyes got here. Keane Garner Beto O'Brien all significantly better.

Andy Crooks 13 Posted 09/10/2025 at 20:14:02

Written with a straight face, Kevin, I like it!!

Jack Convery 14 Posted 09/10/2025 at 21:06:04

Good news all round.

This is what happens when you have grown-ups running the club.

Paul Kossoff 15 Posted 09/10/2025 at 23:45:38

Everton are looking into a potential move for Manchester City's England midfielder? ( Last time he played for England, 20th November 2023.) Kalvin Phillips, 29, in January. (Football Insider.)

Please please let his be utter bullshit! Moyes banned the useless, over paid, pineapple headed twat from the West Ham team because he was shocked about his attitude in training. If Moyes gets this Ponce in, then I'm done with him. Back handers time is it D M, haven't you got enough cash already? Put the fkg team first, not your account.

Jack Convery 16 Posted 10/10/2025 at 04:47:05

8 clean sheets on the bounce for England and counting. 78th Cap. When he gets 100th will Dixon et al still be saying there's better English goalkeepers. Jordan Pickford IS DYNAMITE.

Mike Gaynes 17 Posted 10/10/2025 at 05:46:22

Raymond #3, it’s because the big 6 go in for tall, skillful, glamorous international keepers. They are not at all interested in a 6 foot short-armed Englishman. Even if he does happen to be England’s number one and the best shot stopper around.

And you are absolutely right that we it not for Pickford, we would now be talking about our game this weekend against Preston or Derby or Millwall.

Or our new local rivals, Wrexham.

Ray Roche 18 Posted 10/10/2025 at 07:52:44

Paul Kossoff@15So, some click bait crap on Newsnow claims Everton are after a “pineapple headed twat”, who is also a “Ponce”, and this revelation leads you to claim that Moyes is after a backhander and is only interested in his bank account? Really?You need help.

Brent Stephens 19 Posted 10/10/2025 at 09:10:34

Ray #18 well said.

John Williams 20 Posted 10/10/2025 at 09:18:14

Paul,What makes you think that Moyes is the guy who chooses the players to buy ?Its more likely the D of F these days and the coach has to get on with it.Not sure it was Moyes who brought in Phillips from City while at West Ham, more likely Brady.

The signing of Garner shows there is value in the market, provided you sign players with good potential early.

During the Moshiri era, we tended to over-pay on transfer and salary for more experienced players from bigger clubs who might accelerate us to regular European football - Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin, Digne, Gomes, Mina, Kean to name just a few.

Most were surplus to requirements at their clubs for a reason. We had to write off the investment in most of them and let them leave on frees.

I was reading yesterday that we spurned the recommendation of scout Dave Worthington to sign some high potential players - "A list of his firm recommendations for Everton in 2017 includes Pedro Porro, Bruno Fernandes and Rodri, then at Girona, Sporting and Villarreal respectively."

Instead, Everton decided to spurn Rodri and spend 30 million euros on Yerry Mina.

It actually made me depressed reading this!

Dave Abrahams 22 Posted 10/10/2025 at 10:35:20

Steve (21), Yes I think James Garner has been a very good signing, I never mentioned him in my previous post on this thread but I’m very happy that he will getting and signing a new contract he certainly deserved one and the uplift in his wage packet.

Si Cooper 23 Posted 10/10/2025 at 10:56:48

John (20), why do you think the situation is likely to be so one-sided / dictatorial?

The DoF is looking for continuity, players to fit a long term strategy, but that doesn’t mean the manager can’t have plenty of input or a veto as he has to make a functional team out of the players he has got to work with.

I’m guessing it’s much more of a collaboration than some people think.

Robert Tressell 24 Posted 10/10/2025 at 13:00:00

Another couple of rounds of spending and the squad should be in good shape. At the very least we should become a club that qualifies for Europe more often than not - and genuinely competes for domestic and European cup trophies.

John Williams 25 Posted 10/10/2025 at 14:41:30

Si,We sold a player to Rangers, who in my opinion was fairly bog standard.Was it Thelwell who did the transaction or Russell Martin ?The latter has now lost his job. I would love to know, if it was the managers choice.

Christy Ring 26 Posted 10/10/2025 at 15:05:32

Steve#21 Steve it’s even more depressing that we could have signed Haaland as well, and we could have got Wharton before Palace and for less, but still couldn’t afford him. Garner was a great signing for £9m, even Utd fans couldn’t believe it.

Paul Kossoff 27 Posted 10/10/2025 at 15:18:13

Ray 18. So you think backhanders in football dosn't exist? Oh, ok, Ray, you need help more than I do, you are very naive. Most of the things I say on here are tongue in cheek, but on Phillips I really do think he's a low quality, lazy, talentless, pineapple headed, bog standard, not fit for purpose, Ponce, who has stole a living because of some idiot's who thought he was quality. Oh and I would rather have ten Tom Davies than him. Is Moyes mate the ex red Charlie Adam our set piece coach still here? No favours or backhanders in football?

Paul Kossoff 28 Posted 10/10/2025 at 16:15:18

John 20. What makes me think Moyes buys the players? Read this article about Moyes and Philips, you will change your mind.https://www.hammers.news/news/david-Moyes-makes-bizarre-yet-extremely-honest-kalvin-phillips-admission-thatll-raise-some-eyebrows/

I can't remember another article that points to a worse signing than Philips to West ham. Hope he dosn't come to Everton, because if he does, then I'll never trust Moyes again.