Silva tackles Jagielka's future after winning Burnley

Marco Silva refused to discuss Phil Jagielka's future at Everton, insisting that the club captain's late visit in Burnley's 2-0 win was not for sentimental reasons.

Jagielka has been at the heart of Everton's defense for more than a decade, but his contract is in effect at the end of a season where he was limited to seven appearances.

The last one has arrived The last game of the Everton campaign at Goodison Park, where he received an enthusiastic welcome after replacing Gylfi Sigurdsson in overtime.

Silva revealed that he had met Jagielka this week and that he was planning another conversation with the 36-year-old player in the coming days.

However, when asked to disclose the details of the discussion, Silva said, "What I told him was staying between him and him.

"I did not talk only about the future, we talked about the whole season, a lot of things. In the end, he is our captain, not just what you want to do.

"But when I made this decision (to replace him with a replacement), it's not because he will be here or not next season. I had another one to do. "

Everton have kept their low hopes of placing in the top seven, two goals in three minutes in the first half, a deserved reward after a series start, have conceded a fourth consecutive home win Friday night.

The Richarlison attack in the 17th minute was decisive for Burnley defenseman Ben Mee, while Seamus Coleman took the advantage on the return of the ball while Everton took a point behind Wolves in seventh. position.

This is a position that seals a place for the Europa League if Manchester City beats Watford in this month's FA Cup final, but Everton's goal will be extinguished if the Wolves beat Fulham, already relegated. weekend.

Silva said, "It was a very good performance. In my opinion, the first 30 minutes were fantastic, almost all in the first period, but the first 30 minutes were very good.

"Of course, the second half was not so good. We tried to control the game, not with the ball, without doing the same things.

"But we really deserve the three points. All the credit to our players, they have done well again. Our work this weekend is over, let's see what others can do. "

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