Séamus Coleman relieved his injury isn't career threatening

“Coming back at 35, nearly 36, would have led to a lot of weighing up to do but thankfully and surprisingly, though this injury was significant, thank God it wasn’t career threatening.”

WAY BACK IN: Seamus Coleman was speaking at the SPAR Better Choices Back to School campaign.

His ability to battle back from their cruelest of injuries has defined the career of Séamus Coleman but it’s the mental exhaustion from Everton turmoil that presented a career crossroads in the summer.

As club captain, the Irish defender saw his beloved Toffees teeter with relegation two seasons in the row, only saved on the second last and final day respectively.