Phil Jagielka opts to stay on at Everton

David Moyes’s has been roped in as a replacement for Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, putting an end to his eleven year reign at Everton. He won’t be the only one leaving the club after this season. It has been revealed that captain Phil Neville will also be following Moyes out of Everton.

The captaincy position in turn has been offered to Phil Jagielka, who was linked with a £10 million Old Trafford transfer to the Scot. When asked if he saw a future at Merseyside, Jagielka replied: “Yes, definitely. I was made captain for next season when David Moyes was in charge. We will have to wait and see what happens with the new manager. But hopefully he will keep me in that role and it is something that I am looking forward to doing.”

The 30-year-old insists he is keen to continue and fulfil his duties with the club, putting the transfer rumours to rest.

Yesterday, he played alongside the English team, ahead of the upcoming Three Lions’ friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil.

“We all knew the situation. It wasn’t sprung upon us because we had a couple of games to deal with it towards the end of the season when we knew the manager was leaving.

I’m not really thinking about Everton until we report back in July and hopefully by then, we will have a manager sorted and we will see where it takes us from there”, he said. It is unsure as to who Moyes’s successor is going to be although Roberto Martinez has been considered as a viable candidate.