Everton are running out of time to make their moves on the players who are set to run out of contract.
The Toffees have held strong in their decision against handing out any new deals before they secured mathematical safety.
David Moyes has now accepted Everton are safe from Premier League relegation after their last two outings.
It is going to be an interesting summer on Merseyside and there may well be a few players who Everton would like to keep ahold of for the new season.
Moyes would like to keep Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Everton, but there are other players showing a lot more desire to stay than the striker.
But the 61-year-old manager has admitted the club will not be pushed into their decisions.
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David Moyes shares Everton contract message after Abdoulaye Doucoure celebration
After scoring the winning goal on the weekend, Abdoulaye Doucoure made it clear he wants an Everton contract.
The Mali midfielder spoke about his desire to stay at the club following his cheeky celebration in front of the away end.
Speaking on Thursday to the media, Moyes reflected on the celebration but said it will not be forcing the club’s hand.
“We’re still in a situation where we want to keep everybody right. We’ll not wait until the last minute, but we’ll certainly do it when we’re ready; it won’t be dictated by the players that are under contract at the moment,” Moyes said.
“The club will decide at the right time when they look to make a decision on the players. Their [players] job is to make it easy to go in their favour.”
Micah Richards loved Doucoure’s celebration at the City Ground on the weekend.
However, it is apparent the club are more interested on what he produces on the pitch rather than his comments off it.
Abdoulaye Doucoure may be willing to wait for Everton
Gary Lineker also praised Doucoure following the weekend, but perhaps his actions have not played in his favour.
In celebrating the way he did and saying what he said after the game, Doucoure has shown his hand.
Now, Everton are well aware what Doucoure wants and the expectation will be the Mali midfielder will not jump into any other possibilities.
On the other hand, Idrissa Gana Gueye is receiving interest from Saudi Arabia, which may well force Everton into getting a wriggle on.
Although Moyes has admitted the club won’t be pushed, interest coming from elsewhere may be the factor to force them into action.
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