MX23RW : Monday, November 25 09:02:05| >> :120:59543:59543:

Alan Stubbs: 'Everton must keep Ross Barkley, he's the future'

Everton coach Alan Stubbs believes that the club need to keep Ross Barkley because he is the "future" at Goodison Park.

Everton coach Alan Stubbs believes that the club need to refuse any offers for midfielder Ross Barkley because he is the "future".

The 20-year-old's impressive performances this season are believed to have attracted interest from Manchester United and Merseyside rivals Liverpool.

However, Stubbs believes that the Toffees are in a position where they do not need to sell their prized assets following Leighton Baines's decision to commit to the club earlier this season.

"We've now got players in abundance who can kick us on to the next level," Stubbs told talkSPORT. "It's important now as a club that we start to keep these players, rather than sell one or two every now and then. Barkley is the future."

Barkley has been tipped to be included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

ID:154042: cacheID:154042:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1480:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
England manager Roy Hodgson looks on at the start of the international friendly football match between England and Scotland on August 14, 2013
Read Next:
Sports Mole's England World Cup squad
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!