EVERTON have been dubbed the “reverse Chelsea” due to the club’s worrying contract situation.
The Toffees only have TWELVE players in their 24-man squad who are contracted past the end of the season.
That means the Everton could lose star players such as Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Michael Keane for nothing next summer.
Veteran stars such as Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young are also in the final year of their contracts at Goodison.
While four stars, Jack Harrison, Armando Broja, Jesper Lindstrom and Orel Mangala, are with Sean Dyche’s side on loan.
Everton do have the option to make both Broja and Lindstrom permanent deals at the end of the season.
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By comparison, SunSport revealed this week how Chelsea have TWENTY-ONE players contracted into the 2030s.
And fans were amazed by the difference.
One fan posted: “The reverse Chelsea.
A second wrote: “Wonder how many of them [the 12 under contract] have relegation clauses.”
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A third commented: “Chelsea’s got 27 they can borrow.”
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A fourth said: “The anti-Chelsea.”
A fifth joked: “It’s fine. You can only play with 11 players anyway.”
Chelsea’s ten longest contracts
Here are the ten players at Chelsea with the longest contracts…
- Cole Palmer, contract expiring 2033
- Enzo Fernandez, contract expiring 2032
- Joao Felix, contract expiring 2031
- Pedro Neto, contract expiring 2031
- Filip Jorgensen, contract expiring 2031
- Moises Caicedo, contract expiring 2031
- Nicolas Jackson, contract expiring 2031
- Renato Viega, contract expiring 2031
- Mykhailo Mudryk, contract expiring 2031
- Noni Madueke, contract expiring 2030
Another added: “Tbf if you had to choose 12 players to keep out of this Everton squad, it would look like this for the most part.”
Chelsea have only one star, young goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom, whose contract expires at the end of the season.
While Enzo Maresca’s side have star men such as Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez tied down until 2033 and 2032, respectively.
Ben Chilwell is the only big name that the club could lose on a free transfer, should his contract not be renewed by June 2027.
Everton do have some key players tied down to longer deals, including Jordan Pickford and summer signings Jake O’Brien and Iliman Ndiaye.
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But, with Everton in relegation trouble this season, all three could be looking to move on should the club drop down to the Championship.
That could leave the already cash-strapped Toffees needing to build an entirely new squad in the second tier.
Everton’s expiring contracts
Here is a full look at the players that could leave Everton at the end of the season…
- Ashley Young, contract expiry 2025
- Seamus Coleman, contract expiry 2025
- Abdoulaye Doucoure, contract expiry 2025
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, contract expiry 2025
- Michael Keane, contract expiry 2025
- Idrissa Gueye, contract expiry 2025
- Joao Virginia, contract expiry 2025
- Asmir Begovic, contract expiry 2025
- Armando Broja, loan contract expiry 2025 (option for permanent)
- Jesper Lindstrom, loan contract expiry 2025 (option for permanent)
- Orel Mangala, loan contract expiry 2025
- Jack Harrison, loan contract expiry 2025
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
