Alex Iwobi backed to explode at Everton after source’s reveal – expert
A new contract on improved terms is the “perfect” reward for Alex Iwobi’s start to the season with Everton.
That’s according to former Rangers and Scotland boss Alex McLeish, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the ex-Arsenal man’s form.
On 10 October Football Insider revealed Everton have opened preliminary new contract talks with Iwobi following his impressive start to the season.
The 26-year-old’s current deal expires in the summer of 2024.
He has started and completed all nine of Everton’s Premier League matches after dropping into midfield and becoming a key part of Frank Lampard’s setup.
McLeish is not surprised to see a new contract in the offing.
“It looks like Frank has found a solution,” McLeish told Football Insider’s Ben Wild.
“He seemed like one of these in-and-out players, now he has more of a strict role, in terms of the midfield. You have to track back.
“Frank will be demanding the tracking back off all of his players but he is trying to get Iwobi and to turn him into a more complete player, rather than a flair player.
“That is how people have viewed him. He is now getting the absolute workhorse element into his game. He is not perfect yet, he did lose a couple of balls in the midfield against Man United last week.
“There is room for improvement but he has been so good this season and I think he will only get better.
“But he’s learning new tricks of his trade and a new contract seems like the perfect reward.”
Iwobi joined Everton from Arsenal in the summer of 2019 and has now made 107 appearances for the club in all competitions.
He has scored 11 goals for the Toffees.
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