The 23-year-old has been one of Everton’s best players this season.
The 23-year-old wasn’t expected to be as big a part of the first-team as he has so far this season. Holgate spent a successful year on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season where he almost helped the Baggies return to the Premier League.
Marco Silva only used him for 18 minutes in Everton’s first nine games in the league this season. However, Holgate has played the full 90 minutes in all but one game since and he has been incredible.
Holgate has featured mainly in the heart of defence but he has shown that he is more than capable of playing as a number six. His performance there against Manchester United in December was very impressive, but he has been Everton’s standout performer in defence this term.
The Mirror reported about a week ago that Premier League champions Manchester City were weighing up an offer to sign him.
It was claimed that John Stones could be offered back to Everton as a part of the deal but, with Holgate signing a new deal, the Toffees have made a big statement.
With both Holgate and Richarlison tied down to long-term deals, Everton will look to build their squad around the duo and Toffees fans could not be more excited about the future with Carlo Ancelotti at the helm.
Everton supporters were delighted with the big news about Holgate and here is how a few of them reacted on Twitter:
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