Everton midfielder Tom Davies is setting his sights on a regular first-team role after pledging his long-term future to the club.
The 18-year-old has penned a new five-year contract with the Blues that will take him up to the summer of 2021 at Goodison Park.
Davies, the nephew of Everton’s 1970 title-winning forward Alan Whittle, has been with the club since he joined their academy ranks at the age of 11.
Since making his senior debut as a late substitute during April’s draw with Southampton, he has gone on to earn rave reviews in a royal blue shirt.
And after featuring in three of four pre-season friendlies for Ronald Koeman’s side, he is determined to go one better in the new Premier League campaign.
He said: “It’s great motivation knowing I’ll be here for five years and that I can really push on and hopefully develop to become a really good player for the team and go on to do really well.
“Coming back from the off season and going straight back with the first team has been a good insight for me into what’s required of me for the season and to be around the players, play as much as I have and train with them, it’s been vital for my progression as a player.
“I just want to become a regular first, that’s something I am going to work towards and hopefully with the help of the staff and learning from other players I can get there.”