Everton secures their talents' future

CAIRO – 15 December: Everton signed new contracts with their young trio, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Mason Holgate and Jonjoe Kenny to secure their future with the club.

“We're delighted that these young men have committed long-term to the club, and there's no doubt in my mind that they will play big roles at Everton for a long time to come,” Everton manager, Sam Allardyce told press on Thursday.

Mason Holgate and Jonjoe Kenny signed new contracts until 2023, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin signed a new contract through 2022.

The three players are Everton academy products; Jonjoe Kenny joined the club when he was just 9-years-old while Mason Holgate and Dominic Calvert-Lewin joined the club in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Calvert-Lewin spoke on the club official website after signing his contract saying, “It's an exciting time to be here, and for me learning from players such as Wayne Rooney couldn't be better for my ongoing development.”

Kenny is happy to stay at such a big club he said, “Everton is a top club and I'm convinced we can go and do great things as a team, if we all stick together we can compete at the highest level and we have the desire to do this.”

Holgate also revealed his happiness to be in Everton saying, “It is a good time to be young at Everton. You get a lot of chances. Every now and then, clubs get a spurt of players from the same generation coming through and hopefully that is what is happening here.”