{"id":508529,"date":"2026-04-02T07:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508529\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:08:14","slug":"michael-keane-to-fume-with-everton-as-john-stones-love-affair-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508529\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Keane to fume with Everton as John Stones love affair continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Split<\/p>\n

Credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\"Aheed <\/p>\n

Wed 1 April 2026 18:40, UK <\/p>\n

Michael Keane has every right to feel frustrated with his situation at Everton<\/a> ahead of the upcoming transfer window.<\/p>\n

The centre-back has arguably been one of the Toffees\u2019 best players this season, but there seems to be no urgency to offer him a new contract.<\/p>\n

While the 33-year-old wonders whether he\u2019ll be a free agent in the coming months, the Blues have continued their love affair with Manchester City\u2019s John Stones on the side.<\/p>\n

It looks like any decision about the former Burnley defender\u2019s future at Hill Dickinson Stadium will only be made once the Merseyside outfit have assessed other options, which certainly feels unfair.<\/p>\n

The Friedkin Group should offer Keane<\/a> a new deal sooner rather than later, but David Moyes and the hierarchy haven\u2019t shown eagerness yet.<\/p>\n

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Michael Keane has edge over John Stones at Everton<\/p>\n

Stones\u2019 situation is being monitored by the Toffees ahead of his Man City contract expiring in June, according to talkSPORT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old has every trophy there is to win, including six Premier League titles, and may look for pastures new in the summer.<\/p>\n

StatisticsMichael KeaneAppearances27Goals3Clean sheets7Interceptions per game1.2Clearances per game6.4Total duels won per game4.8 (61%)Average Sofascore rating6.97Keane\u2019s Premier League record this season, as per Sofascore<\/a><\/p>\n

While there\u2019s no doubt about the defender\u2019s quality, his persistent fitness issues make him unreliable.<\/p>\n

Keane has shown at Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/a> that he can put in an impressive shift whenever called upon, and the centre-back has done that in Jarrad Brathwaite\u2019s prolonged absence.<\/p>\n

The English defender has every right to fume if the Merseyside outfit keep delaying his renewal amid their interest in Stones.<\/p>\n

David Moyes should shift transfer focus at Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/p>\n

Moyes<\/a> has plenty of quality centre-backs at his disposal at Everton and the focus should be on signing new full-backs.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelCredit: Imago<\/p>\n

James Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Keane and Jake O\u2019Brien can cover in the centre of defence, but the Scottish manager\u2019s options out wide are clearly limited.<\/p>\n

Nathan Patterson has failed to win Moyes\u2019 trust at the Toffees, Seamus Coleman is arguably in the final stretch of his playing career, Vitalii Mykolenko could soon be a free agent and Adam Aznou\u2019s prospects in L4 seem suspect.<\/p>\n

The coming months will surely be a test of the Merseyside outfit\u2019s ambitions under TFG going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Wed 1 April 2026 18:40, UK Michael Keane has every right to feel frustrated with his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,62236,116437,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-508529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gb","tag-john-stones","tag-michael-keane","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}