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title: "Everton fans urge club to hand Baines another contract extension"
canonical: "https://readeverton.com/everton-fans-urge-club-to-hand-baines-another-contract-extension/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-03-04T12:58:44Z"
modified: "2020-03-04T12:58:45Z"
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# Everton fans urge club to hand Baines another contract extension

Several Everton fans have encouraged the club to offer Leighton Baines a new contract.

[The Blues announced](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51730260) that Mason Holgate had signed a new five-year contract on Tuesday, while [Football Insider claim](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-everton-expect-to-announce-blockbuster-new-deal-this-month/) that Dominic Calvert-Lewin is next in line to receive a bumper pay rise with a new deal.

However, a number of fans have called on the Toffees to hand 35-year old Baines another contract extension.

The former England international full-back has [played in Everton’s previous two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leighton-baines/leistungsdaten/spieler/13507) Premier League fixtures, deputising for the injured Lucas Digne, and he has largely impressed in the Frenchman’s absence, turning back the clock at Goodison Park.

With Everton’s longest-serving player set to see his current [£65k-a-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/everton-f.c/payroll/) deal [expire at the end of the season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leighton-baines/profil/spieler/13507), a number of supporters have taken to social media to call on the club to offer Baines another one-year contract extension to keep him on Merseyside for one more campaign.

> Twitter: @RBMersey Definitely. He easily has another year in him as backup but if push comes to shove Delph or Holgate can play there (@WAJG\_96)

> Twitter: @RBMersey Keep him forever. Player, manager, ball boy, ticket taker. He should grow old as a Toffee and when he lea… https://t.co/a27A93eSbi (@Otte\_Writes)

> Twitter: @RBMersey yes 100% hes played like hes never missed a game (@JohnTul49872059)

> Twitter: @RBMersey Without doubt,still has it,A proper Evertonian in the changing room and complete pro (@callumlaps)

> Twitter: @RBMersey Yeah definitely keep Leighton he’s timeless (@Andy\_B1997)

> Twitter: @RBMersey Absolutely. To be fair to the lad hes played better than Digne at times this season. He still had some wa… https://t.co/ytTyCzNhfC (@RicosTroopers)

> Twitter: @RBMersey Another year is a no brainer as back up to Digne (@PaulChe81054143)