Gabby George has extended her stay with Everton after putting pen-to-paper on a new three-year contract.
The new deal will make it a decade the 24-year-old will spend with the Blues as the team embarks on an exciting new chapter.
The young defender experienced a difficult spell through injury over the course of 2020, having ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in February 2020 and was unable to undergo surgery until four months later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the defender is getting back to her best after making her comeback against Tottenham Hotspur in the new year.
With the injury behind her, George says she now wants to become one of the world’s best defenders.
“It’s been a long-time coming,” she told evertontv.
“It’s been a difficult previous year for me and I’m happy that the Club have extended my contact so I can show what I can bring to the table.
“I think the next three years are going to be vital in terms of the player that I want to become.
“Since Willie [Kirk] has come in, I have developed as a person and as a player.
“I want to continue to do that and take my game to the next level.
“I’ve always been a player that’s been driven internally.
“External things don’t motivate me; it all comes from within.
“There’s no point doing something if you’re going to do it to be the best that you can.
“I want to set out goals that are big and goals that I think that this Club can help me reach.”
Manager Kirk was pleased to retain the services of a player who knows what it means to fight for the Everton badge.
“It’s great news for us,” he told evertonfc.com.
“Since I’ve been here, Gabby has been a pivotal member of the squad.
“We missed her quite a bit when she had that long-term ACL injury.
“As we expected, she came back even stronger and in an even better physical condition.
“She got a run of games last season which will set her up well for next season.”
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