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EVERTON HAVE YET TO CONFIRM THE FUTURES OF SEAMUS COLEMAN, IDRISSA GUEYE, MICHAEL KEANE AND DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN AMID A COMPLICATED START TO THE SUMMER IN WHICH DAVID MOYES IS TRYING TO

FIND PROGRESS WITHOUT EXPOSING HIS SQUAD TO TOO MUCH RISK 11:16, 01 Jun 2025 Four senior Everton first team players have entered the final month of their Blues contracts with their futures

unresolved. Idrissa Gueye, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Michael Keane and Seamus Coleman are on deals that will expire at the end of June. Talks remain ongoing and clear hints have been dropped on

what David Moyes hopes to do with several of them. But the club is in the unusual position of entering the summer transfer window - which has opened weeks earlier than typical due to the

upcoming Club World Cup - without having confirmed who will stay and who will go from the existing squad, publicly at least. READ MORE: Managing Everton - Ben Doak admired as two signings

announced and midfield options emergeREAD MORE: I know what David Moyes will be targeting at Everton - Newcastle and Aston Villa have done it Here is what we know so far. SEAMUS COLEMAN The

question over the club captain has, for months, been whether he will accept the opportunity he has to remain at Everton and, if so, in what capacity. Article continues below There was little

surprise when Moyes confirmed three months ago that he wanted to retain Coleman’s influence beyond the summer. His pronouncements at the time meant Moyes was willing to express hope over

the Republic of Ireland international’s situation before he was happy to concede he had led Everton to safety with the form he inspired across late January and February. Speaking in early

March, Moyes said: “You don’t just keep people for the sake of keeping them because if you did every club would have hundreds of old players there, but if we had our way we would try and

keep Seamus around definitely.” At the time, Moyes highlighted all options - for Coleman to remain in the playing squad, become an academy coach or play a hybrid player/coach role. Last

month, Moyes went a step further over the defender he so famously signed for just £60,000 in his first stint back in 2009, acknowledging it was his hope Coleman would remain in the playing

squad. “The plan is to keep him on a playing contract”, he said before the win over Southampton. “But we'll decide when we need to use him and when we won't. It might change,

obviously Seamus is getting much further down the road and he's picked up a lot of injuries, so we'll see what fits, but generally he'll be staying next season.” Coleman

started the Goodison farewell game against Southampton but was forced off with injury inside the first 20 minutes. His exit did not have the hallmarks of a goodbye - unlike that of teammate

Abdoulaye Doucoure, whose tears suggested, as would prove to be the case, that he would leave the club this summer. Moyes is aware this summer will be one of serious transition, with the

playing squad overhauled and the team moving to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium. He values the input Coleman could have during a turbulent time in the dressing room, hence his eagerness to

keep him as a player. Coleman has completed his coaching badges and, after partnering Leighton Baines in the dugout for the FA Cup game that fell between the reigns of Sean Dyche and Moyes,

said he was open to going into management. Whatever the final decision, everything points to Moyes doing what he can to ensure he retains Coleman’s influence in some form as the player heads

towards his 37th birthday. IDRISSA GUEYE Gueye is another veteran who, like Coleman, is a key personality at Finch Farm and who, like Moyes, is enjoying a resurgence in his second stint at

the club. The 35-year-old was voted player of the season by supporters and his importance in the streak of wins that followed Moyes’ arrival was clear. Amid an injury crisis in the middle,

Gueye was the consistent presence who helped Everton retain a resolute core. While his age - he will turn 36 in September - means there is an awareness his intensity may start to reduce

there has been no sign of that yet. The Senegal international was responsible for more tackles than any other Premier League player this season and, while his energy levels are as high as

they remain, Moyes sees clear value in the former Paris Saint Germain player’s presence. Moyes hopes to strengthen his central midfield this summer and part of that will mean trying to put

in place a framework that allows Everton to be less reliant on Gueye being on top of his game, all of the time. There is an understanding that getting the best out of him for as long as

possible will mean offering him the protection of a midfield unit that can be trusted should he need or want a rest. His future has not been confirmed but there have been indications over

the direction of travel. Talks over a new deal were understood to be progressing well through this week and Gueye, who typically keeps a low profile on social media, sent a flurry of posts

about the “bright future” of the club and responded to Blues who had messaged him about his contract position. None amounted to an official announcement but it did not look like the activity

of a player on the verge of saying goodbye. MICHAEL KEANE For much of this season the assumption was that Keane’s time at Everton would draw to a close this summer. The centre back has

endured a rollercoaster of emotions on Merseyside - he is one of many who has had to fight through the turmoil on and off the pitch over recent years but has produced so many standout

moments that his highlight reel is more impressive than most to have donned Royal Blue across the recent past. Keane started the famous, survival-clinching comeback against Crystal Palace

with his clever finish, thundered in from long-range against Tottenham Hotspur and produced a lethal strike against Ipswich Town that only strengthened his credentials as one of the best

finishers at the club. Once Everton moved for towering centre back Jake O’Brien last summer, Keane appeared to slip down the pecking order to the point that a clean break felt inevitable

when his contract expired. Yet the 32-year-old has, quietly, enjoyed an impressive season. Dyche caused surprise when he turned to Keane over O’Brien amid Branthwaite’s injury issues at the

start of the campaign and, after a difficult opening for the whole team, the experienced defender was unfortunate to lose his place when Branthwaite returned. Amid injuries at the back at

the end of the season, Moyes turned to Keane and was left impressed. A tough second half cameo against Manchester City was later followed by dominant performances in the wins at Fulham and

Newcastle United. Moyes, like Dyche, has been left impressed with Keane’s professionalism and his ability to provide cover for those in front of him. Even before James Tarkowski’s

season-ending hamstring injury, Everton were set to enter this summer unsure whether a rival might test their resolve with a big offer for Branthwaite. O’Brien has proved himself capable in

the middle but Moyes will want four centre back options next season, with out-of-contract Mason Holgate also expected to depart after two seasons away on loan. As a result, Keane’s form has

left him considering whether he is better off sticking with a figure he can trust than entering the market in yet another position. There have been talks between the club and player’s camp

but there is interest in Keane from elsewhere, adding to the complexity of the situation. DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN Perhaps the most complicated of the contract calls is the decision to be made

over Calvert-Lewin. Moyes is confident the striker can produce more than he did in the first half of this season, when he maintained his fitness but laboured in front of goal in a Dyche

setup that relied on him doing a lot of work without being provided much service. That started to change when Moyes returned and the 28-year-old produced a cute finish in the win over Spurs

as his confidence began to grow. Article continues below Two problems have since emerged for Calvert-Lewin though. The first is that, having done so well to put the injury problems of his

past behind him, fears over his durability returned to the fore when he was ruled out for months with a hamstring issue suffered at Brighton and Hove Albion. The second was that, when he was

fit, he missed chances - shooting over from Jesper Lindstrom’s pull-back in Moyes’ first game back against Aston Villa and then missing a glorious opportunity to end the contest late in the

final day win at Newcastle United. Set against the goalscoring form of his main rival Beto during his absence, it has been a tough six months for the striker, who opted against signing

fresh terms when they were offered to him last summer. Moyes has spent weeks trying to weigh up whether he can place faith in the troubling fitness record of a player he believes has a level

of quality he would otherwise find difficult to bring to the club. The expected loss of the battle to sign Liam Delap, who last week appeared set to join Chelsea, will have added further

intrigue to a fluid situation.