Everton re-sign young duo

Everton duo Seamus Coleman and Victor Anichebe will both remain at the club until 2015 after signing new contracts on Thursday.

The pair both penned new four-and-a-half-year deals that will keep them at Goodison Park for the foreseeable future.

The news will come as a relief for manager David Moyes, who will pleased that two of his most talented youngsters are staying with the club after South African Steven Pienaar left to join Tottenham earlier this week.

The form of Coleman, 22, has been nothing short of outstanding this season with the former Sligo Rovers product announcing himself to English football with five goals from 22 appearances.

Signed in 2009 for just 60,000 pounds, Coleman was immediately shipped out on loan to Blackpool, before returning to Merseyside and making a dramatic impact in his first full season with the club.

The signing of Anichebe – also 22 – will be met with joy, with the Nigerian striker’s deal due to expire at the end of the current Premier League season.

Anichebe has struggled for first-team football with constant injuries in the last two seasons but after veteran striker Yakubu departed on loan to Leicester City, there was no way Moyes was letting go of another of his forwards.

Anichebe has made just six appearances this season, but can expect more first-team football if he is fit throughout the second half of the Premier League season.