Martyn to be offered extended contract

Koen Freriks

21 april 2006, 23:39

Everton boss David Moyes has not ruled out the possibility of handing veteran goalkeeper Nigel Martyn a new deal.The 39-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and an ankle injury that has kept him on the sidelines since January has hindered his bid to earn a new deal.However, Moyes still views Martyn as a Premiership goalkeeper and plans to give him the chance to prove his fitness before making a final decision about his future."I hope Nigel will come back. He sees a specialist in the middle of next week, his right foot and ankle are in plaster, and he has problems with the other ankle too," said Moyes.

"The decisions will be made once the specialist has had a good look at him, and then how Nigel sees his own future."All we can do is wait and see. We would want Nigel to stay here, but he will need the all-clear from the specialist and from his point of view he would want to make sure he was not going to damage himself in any way that would affect his future life."He has been great for us, we got him for virtually nothing and he has been a fantastic signing for us. That is why Richard Wright has had to play second fiddle because Nigel has done so well."