New contract for Coleman as Moyes looks for more bargains

Everton manager David Moyes rewarded defender Seamus Coleman with a new five and half year deal and then expressed his hope there were more bargains like him to be found in the lower leagues.

The 22-year-old cost the Toffees £60,000 when they bought him from Sligo Rovers in January 2009 and his progress since has seen him establish himself in the first-team squad. That development – and the potential for significantly more – saw Moyes tie the Irishman down to a new five-and-a-half-year contract.

“He deserves it as he’s worked really hard since the early days when we brought him in from Ireland,” said the Scot.