article_snippet: The midfielder, pictured in action against Arsenal on Sunday, joined Everton in the summer of 2013 for £13m .
article_snippet: James McCarthy signed a five-year contract on summer deadline day in 2013 but is not one of Everton's big earners and the nature of the last-minute negotiations
article_snippet: meant assurances were given that a £13million deal would be revised as James McCarthy Goodison career progressed.
article_snippet: However, though other Everton players have since opened discussions over new terms, James McCarthy has yet to be approached.
article_snippet: Tim Howard, Seamus Coleman, Ross Barkley and John Stones all agreed new deals last year with manager Roberto Martinez, who James McCarthy signed a new deal last June, seeking to maintain a long-term core to James McCarthy squad.
article_snippet: Ross Barkley is one of a number of young players to have signed a new long-term deal with Everton .
article_snippet: James McCarthy has not been approached about a new contract despite James McCarthy good form for the Toffees .
article_snippet: Everton's faltering season though has given the team a sense a deal could be brokered in the summer.
highlights_snippet: The midfielder joined Everton from Wigan for £13m in the summer of 2013 .
  
highlights_snippet: The midfielder signed a five-year contract but is yet to be offered a new deal .
  