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title: "Pickford insists he never thought about leaving Everton"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-09-27T16:55:34Z"
modified: "2018-09-27T16:56:11Z"
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# Pickford insists he never thought about leaving Everton

After putting pen to paper on a new long-term deal at Everton, Jordan Pickford has insisted that he didn’t give any consideration to a summer exit from the club.

The England shot-stopper was [among the favourites to replace](https://readchelsea.com/2018/07/27/pickford-chelseas-first-choice-to-replace-courtois/) Thibaut Courtois when it became clear that he would be leaving for Real Madrid.

Chelsea are said to be huge admirers of Pickford but were always going to face a battle to land him given he had only recently joined Everton in a big-money deal.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2018/09/1026625942.jpg)

Speaking at a recent press conference, [as reported by ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/everton/story/3649233/everton-goalkeeper-jordan-pickford-i-ignored-chelsea-transfer-speculation), Pickford explained that he could not afford to let any speculation get to him after an impressive World Cup in Russia.

> You see it all over on your Twitter or Sky Sports, you know what I mean? I don’t let it affect my performances. I just knuckled down and knew I had a contract with Everton.

> At any time, I didn’t think anything other. I just worked hard when I was away with England and, even with the new manager coming in, it was all about England at the time. I came back here and it was all about getting back to work with Everton.

Pickford has signed a six-year contract at Goodison Park and will be keen to continue his progression on Merseyside in the near future.