Vitality Mykolenko has committed his future to Everton with a new three-year contract until June 2029.
Mykolenko joined Everton from Dynamo Kiev in January 2022 and has gone on to contribute four goals and assists apiece in 157 total appearances across all competitions across his initial four-and-a-half year contract with an option to extend for a further year.
Everton however decided to instead tie Mykolenko’s future down with a fresh three-year contract rather than activate the one-year option, with the 27 year-old Ukrainian “very excited and proud” to sign his new deal as he explained to Evertontv.
“I feel excited to sign this new contract – very excited and proud.
“I remember the first message I received from Seamus [Coleman] when I signed in 2022. I remember reading it and thanking him for welcoming me. He gave me that confidence immediately that I’m in a proper family here.
“In the first few years of my time here we were struggling, but our team, as a family – every person in the building gave everything to get through it. What we have now is stronger and we are getting better every season.
“For me, it’s most important to feel confident and feel comfortable in the environment and I have that here, so I’m really happy.”
Mykolenko also praised manager, David Moyes for turning the Toffees into a progressive mid-table Premier League team, having endured a period of flirting with relegation prior to Moyes’ return after nearly 12 years away in January 2025.
“Since the manager came in, I think we are building up. He’s a very good person, which is important for me and, as a manager, he gave me freedom on the pitch.
“It’s been a good journey for me so far and now I think we are taking steps in the right direction to get higher and higher in the table. Next season, we want to finish much higher.
“I like to have realistic dreams… winning a trophy or maybe a European trophy, as some other teams have done in the past few years. Individually, just to play every single game, and be consistent as Jimmy [Garner] was this season. That was a good example for me because of how brilliant and how consistent he’s been. I like that and want to achieve it, too.”
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