Source: SKY_Sports
Rodwell signs Toffees deal
Everton starlet Jack Rodwell has inked a new five-year contract at the club.[LNB] The highly-rated midfielder agreed terms on the new deal earier this week and he has now put pen-to-paper on the contract.[LNB]Rodwell, who made his debut last season, has made 13 appearances this term and scored his first goal for the club in last weekend's FA Cup win over Aston Villa.[LNB]Toffees boss David Moyes was delighted to tie down Rodwell until 2014.[LNB]Big contribution"When we get good young players, we want to sign them up and keep them here. That's always the way that we have gone about it," Moyes told the club's official website.[LNB]"Jack has got a long way to go and it wasn't ideal that we had to pitch him in at the start of the season - we threw him in at the deep end.[LNB]"He played well in those games at times but we took him away from it for a while to give him a break and let him see what it's all about.[LNB]"But when he came back in against Liverpool he looked really good and he made a big contribution against Aston Villa. The signs from him were positive."[LNB]
