David Moyes gives Everton contract and injury updates before Tottenham

David Moyes' pre-match briefing before Tottenham was really about Everton's squad planning. Idrissa Gueye is 36 and sits on 25 Premier League starts, one short of the automatic extension trigger. Vitaliy Mykolenko is close to a new deal, while Jack Grealish is still working back from surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot.

Gueye, Mykolenko and the contract picture

Moyes was asked directly about Gueye’s future and kept it deliberately guarded. “We'll make an announcement on that when we're ready to do so,” he said. The numbers around the midfielder do most of the talking anyway. Twenty-five league starts leaves Everton with a decision to make, and the club are clearly not rushing it.

Mykolenko’s situation sounds much closer to resolution. Moyes said, “Yeah, I think we're very close to something with Myko, yes.” The brief says his current four-and-a-half-year contract expires this summer, so this is not a loose rumour or background noise. It is a contract that needs sorting and looks close.

That matters because Everton are trying to keep the spine of the squad stable without overcomplicating the summer. Gueye’s case is still open. Mykolenko’s is moving towards a finish.

Grealish’s recovery is still a summer story

Grealish is not being framed as a quick fix. Moyes said Everton have “looked after Jack all the time since his injury” and explained that he has “had quite a bad break in his foot, which has been pinned.” He then added that the recovery is “looking in good order now” and that the surgeon is speaking well about it.

That is careful language, and probably the right language. Everton are still managing the loan player’s recovery, but the brief is clear that this remains a longer timeline. Moyes also said, “We've got two players on loan, Tyrique and Jack. Obviously, at the moment, they go back to their clubs and we'll take it from there.”

So the story around Grealish is not about an imminent return or a permanent move. It is about rehabilitation first, then whatever happens once he goes back to his parent club.

The wider picture is straightforward enough. Everton are 12th on 49 points after 37 matches, so their final-day focus is personnel, not panic. Tottenham, by contrast, are 17th on 38 points after 36 matches, and that is why their side of the fixture still carries survival pressure. The final whistle will matter in both dugouts, just for very different reasons.