Everton's Mason Holgate doesn’t see players wanting to leave Goodison Park this summer unless they get offers of Champions League football.
Star names Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jordan Pickford have all been linked with summer moves but after Everton’s Premier League survival was guaranteed in dramatic fashion against Crystal Palace on Thursday night, Holgate says only a handful of clubs could be considered an upgrade.
‘We’ve had one bad season so it is easy to overlook the size of Everton,’ said the defender.
’We’re under no illusions that the top four are going to be appealing to players who are good enough and want to challenge for titles and play in the Champions League but the clubs underneath that bracket, I wouldn’t class them as a step up.