Tarkowski Extends Everton Contract, Eyes Europe

James Tarkowski has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Everton until June 2028 after joining from Burnley in 2022 and making 128 appearances. The 32-year-old, capped twice by England and named vice-captain in 2023, has started all seven Premier League matches this season under David Moyes. Tarkowski said he signed because he believes in Moyes’s vision and wants to help drive the club forward, aiming to qualify for European competition and bring continental football to Everton’s new stadium, where the team have begun the season unbeaten and sit eighth. Everton view retaining a core group of players as central to that progress and have already secured defender Jarrad Branthwaite’s future. The club is continuing talks to extend other key players, notably goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and midfielder James Garner.