Everton transfer news: Vitaliy Mykolenko reveals “realistic dreams” after signing contract extension

Everton person announced that left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko has committed his aboriginal to the nine by signing a caller three-year declaration until the extremity of June 2029.

The 27-year-old arrived connected the bluish broadside of Merseyside successful January 2022 from Dynamo Kyiv and has since made a full of 157 appearances for the nine crossed each competitions.

Mykolenko has established himself arsenic a first-team regular nether manager David Moyes and played 33 times successful the Premier League during the 2025-26 season, arsenic the Toffees finished 13th successful the table.

The Ukraine planetary was owed to spot his archetypal declaration astatine Everton expire this summer, but helium has expressed however contented and comfy his is to proceed his vocation astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

“I consciousness excited to motion this caller declaration – precise excited and proud,” Mykolenko told evertontv aft penning his caller deal.

Mykolenko signs caller Everton declaration until June 2029

Vitalii Mykolenko has signed a caller three-year Everton declaration to perpetrate his aboriginal to the Club until the extremity of June 2029. ✍️

“I retrieve the archetypal connection I received from Seamus [Coleman] erstwhile I signed successful 2022. I retrieve speechmaking it and thanking him for welcoming me. He gave maine that assurance instantly that I'm successful a due household here.

“In the archetypal fewer years of my clip present we were struggling, but our team, arsenic a household – each idiosyncratic successful the gathering gave everything to get done it. What we person present is stronger and we are getting amended each season.

“For me, it's astir important to consciousness assured and consciousness comfy successful the situation and I person that here, truthful I’m truly happy.”

As Mykolenko prepares to participate the premier years of his career, helium has expressed his tendency to triumph silverware with Everton successful the adjacent future.

Mykolenko targeting silverware, European glory with Everton  

“Since the manager (Moyes) came in, I deliberation we are gathering up. He's a precise bully person, which is important for maine and, arsenic a manager, helium gave maine state connected the pitch.

“It's been a bully travel for maine truthful acold and present I deliberation we are taking steps successful the close absorption to get higher and higher successful the table. Next season, we privation to decorativeness overmuch higher.

“I similar to person realistic dreams... winning a trophy oregon possibly a European trophy, arsenic immoderate different teams person done successful the past fewer years.

“Individually, conscionable to play each azygous game, and beryllium accordant arsenic [James Garner] was this season. That was a bully illustration for maine due to the fact that of however superb and however accordant he's been. I similar that and privation to execute it, too.”

Mykolenko’s caller declaration comes a mates of months aft chap defender Michael Keane signed a caller one-year woody with Everton, though determination is inactive uncertainty implicit the aboriginal of 36-year-old midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who volition spot his declaration expire connected June 30.